Paradise Lost

Fact Sheet

Country	England, UK
Years active	1987-

Paradise Lost is a Heavy metal/Goth metal band from Yorkshire, UK, founded in 1989. Ironically, they are almost unknown in their home country, but in mainland Europe they have been extremely popular for many years, especially in Greece and Germany where they are regarded as mainstream rock stars.

Though often credited with pioneering Goth metal, throughout their career the band have also confounded fans and critics alike with their perpetual taste for reinvention and experimentation, a desire to work with producers from other musical genres, and an oft-stated refusal to repeat themselves for fear of stagnation. Despite criticism from traditionalists, this bold approach has also garnered them many new fans along the way, and cemented the loyalty of progressive "old-timers."

Paradise Lost's line-up has remained remarkably consistent for a long-standing heavy metal band, consisting of singer Nick Holmes, guitarists Greg Mackintosh and Aaron Aedy, and bassist Steve Edmonson. Holmes and Mackintosh are the principal composers, with almost all of the band's songs credited solely to them.

Only the band's drumming position has changed, with original sticks man Matthew Archer leaving in 1994 to be replaced by ex-Marshall Law drummer Lee Morris. In March 2004, Morris also left the band. Drummer Jeff Singer is now working with the band, but as of this writing, he is not a permanent replacement.

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