--- title: "Paradise Lost" type: "MusicGroup" url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/paradise-lost" genre: "Gothic Metal" country: "United Kingdom" formed: 1988 --- # Paradise Lost **Paradise Lost** is a gothic metal band, from United Kingdom, active 1988 to present. Paradise Lost are a British gothic metal band. Formed in Halifax, West Yorkshire, in 1988, they are considered to be among the pioneers of the death-doom genre, and regarded as the main influence for the later gothic metal movement. As of 2005, Paradise Lost have sold over two million albums worldwide. Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_Lost_(band) ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Name | Paradise Lost | | Genre | Gothic Metal | | Parent genre | Doom Metal | | Origin | Halifax, United Kingdom | | Formed | 1988 | | Releases in catalog | 21 | ## Genres [Gothic Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/gothic-metal) · [Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/doom-metal) · [Death-Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-doom) · [Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-metal) ## Line-up | Musician | Instruments | Years | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Jeff Singer](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jeff-singer) | Drums (drum set) | 2004 to present | Current | | [Gregor Mackintosh](https://themetalnet.com/musician/gregor-mackintosh) | Guitar | 1988 to present | Current | | [Nick Holmes](https://themetalnet.com/musician/nick-holmes) | Lead vocals | 1988 to present | Current | | [Aaron Aedy](https://themetalnet.com/musician/aaron-aedy) | Guitar | 1988 to present | Current | | [Steve Edmondson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/steve-edmondson) | Bass guitar | 1988 to present | Current | | [Adrian Erlandsson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/adrian-erlandsson) | Drums (drum set) | 2009 to 2016 | Former | | [Waltteri Väyrynen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/waltteri-vayrynen) | Drums (drum set) | 2016 to 2022 | Former | | [Guido Zima](https://themetalnet.com/musician/guido-zima) | Drums (drum set) | 2023 to 2025 | Former | | [Lee Morris](https://themetalnet.com/musician/lee-morris) | Drums (drum set) | 1994 to 2004 | Former | | [Matthew Archer](https://themetalnet.com/musician/matthew-archer) | Drums (drum set) | 1988 to 1994 | Former | ## Discography | Year | Release | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 1990 | [Lost Paradise](https://themetalnet.com/album/cded9ffe-242a-37c5-a0bf-33b6a2282126) | Album | | 1991 | [Gothic](https://themetalnet.com/album/2f3ebae3-fa82-3e19-8cfe-8a15a83d3f7d) | Album | | 1992 | [Shades of God](https://themetalnet.com/album/c13adb43-63c7-3b26-88fa-fe84631a1bef) | Album | | 1993 | [Icon](https://themetalnet.com/album/549cb4dc-bccc-3576-9b04-cba691eb2c59) | Album | | 1994 | [Gothic EP](https://themetalnet.com/album/fe654f1a-b70a-41a9-a0ab-4a11d6202e74) | EP | | 1994 | [Seals the Sense](https://themetalnet.com/album/cdda32bf-6f93-36d1-9afb-0e094da7c297) | EP | | 1995 | [Draconian Times](https://themetalnet.com/album/564ebe39-4d24-32c7-982d-416149393780) | Album | | 1997 | [One Second](https://themetalnet.com/album/0f332ed4-1745-32cd-b5a4-49b8b58d5d7a) | Album | | 1999 | [Host](https://themetalnet.com/album/8c9b7275-47bf-36ff-a1eb-cd1624a7809e) | Album | | 2000 | [Believe in Nothing](https://themetalnet.com/album/35f15fcb-2dcd-41ef-9fcf-c7ff731c60e0) | EP | | 2001 | [Believe in Nothing](https://themetalnet.com/album/fedf0d76-66f3-3bcd-9b4d-1b0bbff7d0b1) | Album | | 2002 | [Symbol of Life](https://themetalnet.com/album/2424df9a-46b5-3632-99e9-12de7235cac6) | Album | | 2005 | [Paradise Lost](https://themetalnet.com/album/b2ba1301-34f3-3d55-9f08-912801529110) | Album | | 2007 | [In Requiem](https://themetalnet.com/album/a07cbaff-aa79-35a9-9932-af7335f306eb) | Album | | 2009 | [Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us](https://themetalnet.com/album/409d0336-1ee2-4168-9079-445341f8404f) | Album | | 2012 | [Tragic Idol](https://themetalnet.com/album/5a072aef-bfdb-4dfd-83a0-72b150e8fd96) | Album | | 2015 | [The Plague Within](https://themetalnet.com/album/3f8e1077-b2ee-4bdd-8291-13b9e1c041ec) | Album | | 2017 | [Medusa](https://themetalnet.com/album/1693e927-a325-4cfe-9c30-cb7594fad3b1) | Album | | 2020 | [Obsidian](https://themetalnet.com/album/c7632b5e-fa15-4a8f-b388-19541c16ed27) | Album | | 2023 | [Icon 30](https://themetalnet.com/album/2d8762f9-9781-473a-a19f-574c6700264e) | Album | | 2025 | [Ascension](https://themetalnet.com/album/d406f0b2-c329-41a7-b75f-1bbb21b55227) | Album | ## Related bands - 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facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paradiselostofficial - x: https://twitter.com/OfficialPL - deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/3021 - spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0gIo6kGl4KsCeIbqtZVHYp - bandcamp: https://paradiselostofficial.bandcamp.com/ - instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialparadiselost/ - youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv2XsuBQWgkiW3CQxPCb_zA - apple music: https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/6967607 - website: https://paradiselost.co.uk/ --- Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/paradise-lost](https://themetalnet.com/band/paradise-lost). 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