This coming 18th of July, 35th anniversary editions of Paradise Lost’s timeless debut of brutal atmospheric death metal, Lost Paradise, will be reissued though Peaceville Records.
Formed in Halifax, West Yorkshire back in 1988, Paradise Lost’s debut album arrived in 1990 and was one of the early highlights in the formative years of Peaceville even back all that long ago. Recorded at Academy Studios (My Dying Bride, Anathema, Cradle of Filth) in Yorkshire, England, Paradise Lost created a dark and atmospheric style of death metal as opposed to one based on speed, with the sombre guitar leads of Gregor Mackintosh permeating through the compositions.
Their genre-defining second album, the highly influential Gothic, is where they came to be considered the founders of the Gothic death/doom metal genre.
Having released two albums, for the UK’s Peaceville Records and later helping to establish the label as home to the finest trio of UK doom bands (alongside My Dying Bride and Anathema), Paradise Lost then signed with fellow UK label, Music For Nations which eventually led to the band breaking through to mainstream rock and metal audiences as their style evolved, becoming one of the UK’s most essential metal exports around the globe in the process.
Returning to their original label, the anniversary editions of Lost Paradise will be available as CDs and magenta + white marble vinyl editions – Both editions include remastered audio courtesy of Jaime Gomez at Orgone Studios. The album can be ordered here.
