A *Paradise Lost angol gothic
metal együttes, amely 1988-ban
alakult Halifaxban.
A Paradise Lost – a My
Dying Bride és azAnathema zenekarokkal
közösen – a doom-death
metal és a gothic
metal stílusalapítói voltak az 1990-es
évek elején. Az együttes nevét John
Milton angol költő 1667-ben
írt Elveszett
Paradicsom című művéről kapta.
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| Title page of the first edition (1668) |
A Nick Holmes énekes, Greg Mackintosh
gitáros, Aaron Aedy gitáros, Stephen Edmondson gitáros és Matthew
Archer alkotta csapat debütáló albuma 1990-ben jelent meg Lost
Paradise címmel a Peaceville kiadónál.
Következő lemezük, a stílusdefiniáló Gothic egy
évvel később jelent meg. A korábbi death
metal stílusjegyeket a doom
metal vontatottabb tempójával ötvözték, Nick Holmes
durva hörgő énektémáival kontrasztban pedig operás női éneket
is alkalmaztak. A Music
For Nations kiadóhoz szerződve a következő albumokon
egyre inkább letisztult a Paradise Lost hangzása, a metal mellett
folyamatosan egyre több teret kaptak a gothic
rock hatásaik. Népszerűségük csúcsát az 1995-ben
megjelent Draconian
Times albumuk idején érték el. Ekkor már Lee Morris
dobolt az együttesben.
Az 1997-es One
Second lemezen új irányba fordult a Paradise Lost, amikor
beemelték hangzásukba az elektronikus zenékre jellemző gépi
effekteket, loopokat és hangmintákat, nagy csalódást okozva ezzel
a korai éra rajongóinak, de egyben újakat is toborozva. Az EMI-nál
megjelent következő albumon (Host,
1999) még tovább léptek ebbe az irányba és a gitárok szinte
teljesen eltűntek a dalokból. Azóta lemezről lemezre fokozatosan
hoznak vissza egyre többet régi énjükből. Legutóbbi, 2007-es In
Requiem című albumukat (amely már a Century
Medianál jelent meg) a kritikusok az 1993-as Icon c.
klasszikus Paradise Lost lemezhez hasonlították. A Lee Morris
helyére 2004-ben érkező Jeff Singer dobos 2008-ban lépett ki az
együttesből. A Paradise Lost új dobosa Adrian
Erlandsson (ex-At
the Gates, ex-Cradle
of Filth) lett. A zenekar jelenleg új albumának a "Tragic Idol"-nak felvételén
dolgozik a Lincolnshire-i The Chapel Studios-ban . Megjelenés tervezett dátuma 2012. április 23-a!
Tagok
Tagok
- Nick Holmes – ének (1988-napjainkig)
- Greg Mackintosh – szólógitár (1988-napjainkig)
- Aaron Aedy – ritmusgitár (1988-napjainkig)
- Steve Edmondson – basszusgitár (1988-napjainkig)
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- Matthew Archer – dobok (1988-1994)
- Lee Morris – dobok (1994-2004)
- Jeff Singer – dobok (2004-2008)
- Mark Heron – dobok (2008)
- Peter Damin – dobok (2009)
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- 2003 – At the BBC (Live 1992-1995)
- 1997 – The Singles Collection (kislemezek gyűjteménye)
- 1998 – Reflection (Best of 1988-1998)
- 1990 – Live Death (koncert)
- 1994 – Harmony Breaks (koncert)
DVD
- 2002 – Evolve (Harmony Breaks + One Second Live)
- 2007 – Over the Madness (documentary)
- 2008 – The Anatomy of Melancholy (koncert)
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*Paradise
Lost is an epic
poem in blank
verse by the 17th-century English poet John
Milton. It was originally published in 1667 in ten books, with a
total of over ten thousand individual lines of verse.
A second edition followed in 1674, changed into twelve books (in the
manner of the division ofVirgil's Aeneid)
with minor revisions throughout and a note on the versification.
The poem concerns the Biblical story
of the Fall
of Man: the temptation of Adam
and Eve by the fallen
angel Satan and
their expulsion from theGarden
of Eden. Milton's purpose, stated in Book I, is to "justify
the ways of God to men." Paradise
Lost is often considered one of the greatest literary works in
the English language.
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| Gustave Doré, Depiction of Satan, the antagonist of John Milton's Paradise Lostc. 1866 |
Paradise Lost
band that formed in
1988 in Halifax,
England.
Their
first three full-length albums are examples of the death/doom style,
although the latter two incorporated some melodic and gothic
elements. However, with the release of the albums Icon (1993)
and Draconian Times (1995), Paradise Lost also became known
as pioneers of the gothic
metal subgenre. In
accordance with the change in musical approach, vocalist Nick Holmes
changed his singing style. He used a death
grunt on the band's first three albums, but on Icon refined
his voice to have a cleaner tone. Later (circa 1997), the band began
experimenting with electronic styles but after four albums reverted
again to gothic metal.
Their line-up
has remained stable for such a long-standing heavy metal band,
consisting of singer Nick Holmes, guitarists Greg Mackintosh and
Aaron Aedy, and bassist Steve Edmondson. Holmes and Mackintosh are
the principal composers,
with almost all of the band's songs credited to them. During the
years, the band has only changed drummers, with original
member Matthew
Archer replaced in 1994 by ex-Marshall
Law drummer Lee
Morris In March 2004, Morris left the band. Jeff
Singer took Morris' place and has played on all subsequent
releases, though he was not listed as a permanent band member until
the release of the single "The
Enemy" in 2007. In a recent video interview, Mackintosh and
Holmes revealed that Singer had already auditioned for the band when
Archer left, but they chose Morris instead because "[Singer] had
a pink drumkit".
Early on, Paradise Lost were inspired by Kreator, Celtic
Frost, Candlemass, Death, Morbid
Angel, and Repulsion. Up
to 1989, the band recorded demo cassettes, then signed
with Peaceville
Records for their first album (recorded at The
Academy), Lost Paradise. Their
debut was well received by press and fans alike. In
November 1990, Paradise Lost went back to The Academy to work on the
second album. 1991's Gothic (also on Peaceville) was the
band's stylistic breakthrough, eventually
becoming an influential album within the extreme
metal circles. The album was labeled a "classic"
and was rated highly by both fans and critics. The
album expanded beyond the original death/doom format
by being more melodic and featuring symphonic orchestra and female
vocals by Sarah Marrion. With
this album the band pushed "gothic" into the metal scene
and started a new genre - gothic metal. Paradise Lost was signed to
the Music for Nations label, and in July 1992 released Shades Of
God. The
album contained the song "As I Die," later released as a
single/EP. In summer 1993, the band commenced work on their fourth
full-length record, Icon which was released on September in
the same year. The album hit the German charts at number 31, It
solidified the band's position in the mainstream metal
scene. Draconian
Times, one of the band's most successful albums came in June 1995; a
limited edition digipack offered a second disc, dubbed "Live
Tracks, Demos & B-Sides," with five live recordings as well
as demos and outtakes. To promote the album, Paradise Lost went on a
tour through Europe, South America, Australia, and Japan.
On the album One Second (1997), the band began to
experiment with Depeche
Mode-esque synth
pop and electronica. The
album turned out to be one of the band's most important releases,
cracking the German and Swedish top ten charts and giving the band a
boost in popularity everywhere, it seemed — except the UK. The
band later contracted EMI Electrola in Germany for its next
album, Host, released in 1999, on which they continued to
experiment with new sounds, appearing to shed their metal
roots. On
the next album, Believe in Nothing (2001), Paradise Lost
continued the synth direction, but adding rock elements to the music.
In May 2002, the band signed to GUN records, and on the album that
followed,Symbol of Life, the metallic roots of the band began to
resurface.
Paradise Lost released their 10th, eponymous album in 2005 on GUN
records. The eleventh album, In Requiem, was released in Spring
2007 on Century
Media; it
was generally well-accepted and highly rated by both critics and
fans, pleased to see the band returning to their heavier, gothic
metal sound similar to that of earlier albums like Draconian
Times. The
full-length was preceded by a single, "The Enemy."
In November
2007, Century Media released the DVD Over The Madness, which
documents the impact Paradise Lost has had on gothic
metal and provides insight into the mindset and workings of
Paradise Lost. Disc 2 includes further interviews, rehearsal footage,
plus backstage and memorabilia sections.
On 13 August 2008, drummer Jeff
Singer announced his departure from the band on the Paradise
Lost official website. He wanted to be with his family, had an
upcoming job, and the then-upcoming South American tour would
interfere with that. As a result, Paradise Lost had to cancel the
South American tour dates that they had planned. Soon
after, on 28 August 2008, the Paradise Lost official website
announced that the cancelled South American tour has been
reconfirmed and
that Mark
Heron from Oceansize would
take over on drums.
At the beginning of 2009, Paradise Lost recorded an album with
producer Jens Bogren in Fascination Street Studios in Örebro,
Sweden. At the time there was no full-time replacement for Jeff
Singer and drums were played by Swedish drummer Peter Damin. On
16 March 2009, when the album was already finished with being
recorded, the band recruited Adrian
Erlandsson (ex-At
the Gates, ex-Cradle
of Filth) as a full-time drummer for the band.
On 18 June
2009, Paradise Lost officially announced Faith
Divides Us - Death Unites Us as the title of their album to
be released on Century Media Records on 25 September 2009 in Germany,
on 28 September 2009 in the rest of Europe and on 6 October 2009 in
the US.
In late 2011,
Paradise Lost began recording its 13th studio album Tragic
Idol in The Chapel Studios in Lincolnshire. The release date is
23 April 2012.
- Nick Holmes - vocals (1988–present)
- Greg Mackintosh - lead guitar (1988–present)
- Aaron Aedy - rhythm guitar (1988–present)
- Steve Edmondson - bass guitar (1988–present)
- Matthew Archer – drums (1988–1994)
- Lee Morris - drums (1994–2004)
- Mark Heron - touring drums (2008)
- Peter Damin – studio drums (2009)
- Milly Evans - touring guitar (2009–2010), touring keyboards and backing vocals (2011)
Discography
- Lost Paradise (1990)
- Gothic (1991)
- Shades of God (1992)
- Icon (1993)
- Draconian Times (1995)
- One Second (1997)
- Host (1999)
- Believe in Nothing (2001)
- Symbol of Life (2002)
- Paradise Lost (2005)
- In Requiem (2007)
- "Live Death" (1990) (VHS)
- At the BBC (2003)
- The Anatomy of Melancholy (2008) (Live double-DVD set, and Live double-CD set)
Link: Paradise Lost official site: http://www.paradiselost.co.uk/
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ERASED
I don't owe anything
I don't owe anyone
Shoot pride for all it's worth
I don't belong
In a situation now
That I could not repair
I assert myself to sleep
Show others that I've cared
How cold is this poor life
Lay ashes at my grave
If it takes me away from you
A subtle gesture
I don't know anyone (cherish my
religion)
I don't know anyone (faith is only
fiction)
I don't know anyone (cherish my
religion)
I don't know anyone (faith is only
fiction)
This is erased I promise not a trace
This is erased I promise no delay not a
trace
The End...No!
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