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The Anatomy of Melancholy - Band Comments - 09th May 2008

As the European release date of Gothic Metal masters PARADISE LOST's highly anticipated new DVD "The Anatomy Of Melancholy" is drawing closer, the band has revealed a first impression of this brilliant live-recording. From now on you have the opportunity to listen to four songs taken off the upcoming live document at the band's official MySpace page: www.myspace.com/paradiselostuk!

Starting with the UK live debut of "The Enemy" from PARADISE LOST's latest album "In Requiem", the set-list includes songs the band hadn't played live in a long time prior to that night, such as "Eternal" and "Gothic" from their 1991 album "Gothic", the rare B-side "Sweetness" from their 1994 "Seals The Sense" single and other classics from their impressive album roster.

Guitarist Greg Mackintosh comments:
"The release of "Anatomy of Melancholy" is quite exciting for us. Not only is it a DVD but it is also our first live album in the history of PARADISE LOST! It incorporates pretty much every era of our career. Jens Borgen has mixed the DVD and in my opinion he did a sterling job with the mix. It has so much energy to it and you can really feel the atmosphere of this special night! Also Seths' artwork is beautiful as always. For us this is definitely a great way to celebrate our 20th anniversary."

Nick Holmes, Vocals:
"After 20 years and 11 albums, we figured it was maybe time to release our first live album. We wanted a good cross section of what we feel are our most popular "live"-songs, whilst also representing a good proportion of our albums so far. I feel that all the songs chosen for this DVD sit very well side by side in a live environment, despite our musical career being somewhat varied at times. Already, there are already people who disagree with some of our song choices, but if that means that we have more than one good song, I guess that's a positive."

With the band's 20th anniversary in 2008, this DVD is the perfect entertainment for your private anniversary party. A trailer for "The Anatomy Of Melancholy" will be posted online soon!

Here are the exact release dates:
GERMANY / AUSTRIA / SWITZERLAND / BENELUX / ITALY: Friday, May 23, 2008.
UK / FRANCE / GREECE / DENMARK / NORWAY / REST OF EUROPE: Monday, May 26, 2008.
SPAIN / PORTUGAL: Tuesday, May 27, 2008.
SWEDEN / FINLAND / HUNGARY: Wednesday, May 28, 2008.

Also available as strictly limited 2DVD+2CD and 2LP!

PARADISE LOST Live:

11.05.2008 Gelsenkirchen, Rock Hard Festival - Germany
20.06.2008 Clisson, Hellfest - France
25.06.2008 Budapest, Zold Pardon - Hungary
19.07.2008 Vaasa, Rockperry Festival - Finland
09.08.2008 Hildesheim, M'era Luna Festival - Germany
16.08.2008 Jaromer, Brutal Assault Festival - Czech Republic

www.paradiselost.co.uk
www.centurymedia.com

Unholy Trinity Anniversary Shows - 08th May 2008

To celebrate Paradise Lost's 20th Anniversary this year, they will be performing two special shows this September alongside Anathema and My Dying Bride.

These shows will be taking place on the following dates:

September 18th 2008 - Bataclan, Paris, France
September 19th 2008 - The Forum, London, U.K

Listen to four tracks from "The Anatomy of Melancholy" - 24th Apr 2008

As from today, you can preview four new tracks from the upcoming Paradise Lost DVD, "The Anatomy of Melancholy" - which is due to be released next month.

The tracks were recorded at the Koko club in London on April 12th 2007. The audio was mixed by producer Jens Bogren, who has previously worked with artists such as Opeth, Soilwork and Katatonia.

The four tracks are as follows:

1) Sweetness
2) Pity the Sadness
3) No Celebration
4) Say Just Words

Click here to visit the Paradise Lost Myspace site

The Anatomy of Melancholy - 11th Apr 2008

On April 12th 2007, UK Gothic Metal pioneers Paradise Lost played a sold-out show at the Koko club in the heart of Camden, London to record a DVD. Fans and media from all over the world came to the beautiful Baroque style venue to celebrate a band that, 20 years since its conception in 1988, is still one of the most exciting bands of their self-defined genre.

Starting with the UK live debut of "The Enemy" from Paradise Lost's latest album "In Requiem" (which came out one month later), the set-list includes songs the band hadn't played live in a long time prior to that night, such as "Eternal" and "Gothic" from their 1991 album "Gothic", the rare B-side "Sweetness" from their 1994 "Seals The Sense" single and other classics from their impressive album roster. With a tracklist like this it's easy to win over the audience and be rewarded with enthusiastic feedback, but even the highly critical UK press were convinced by the band's honest and pure energy: "Perhaps it's simply due to the greatest hits nature of the show, but the band's output is given a continuity tonight somehow missing on previous occasions. To some extent, it's as though Paradise Lost have come full circle, now visibly comfortable with their various incarnations…" (Terrorizer, June 2007).

The live show was filmed and directed by Paul M Green and his Dash Productions team (who already worked with Opeth, The Damned, Gary Numan, Siouxie Sioux, and many more). Jens Bogren (Opeth, Katatonia, Amon Amarth, Symphony X, etc.) mixed the brilliantly captured live sound at Fascination Street Studios in Sweden, and the dark enchanting cover artwork was done again by Greek artist Seth who already worked on the band's last two album covers. Click HERE to view it in higher resolution!

Here are the exact release dates:

GERMANY / AUSTRIA / SWITZERLAND / BENELUX / ITALY: Friday, May 23, 2008.

UK / FRANCE / GREECE / DENMARK / NORWAY / REST OF EUROPE: Monday, May 26, 2008.

SPAIN / PORTUGAL: Tuesday, May 27, 2008.

SWEDEN / FINLAND / HUNGARY: Wednesday, May 28, 2008.

Also available as strictly limited 2DVD+2CD and 2LP!

The bonus material features interviews with all band members, quotes from the fans at the Koko, a half hour road movie from the following European tour in Fall 2007 and the highly acclaimed "The Enemy" promo video, shot on the Crimean peninsula by Russian avant-garde director Edward 209.

With the band's 20th anniversary in 2008, this DVD is the perfect entertainment for your private anniversary party. A trailer for "The Anatomy Of Melancholy" will be posted online soon!

PARADISE LOST – "The Anatomy Of Melancholy" DVD

Live at the Koko, London (1:38:28)

01. Intro
02. The Enemy (from the album In Requiem, 2007)
03. Grey (from the album Paradise Lost, 2005)
04. Erased (from the album Symbol Of Life, 2002)
05. Red Shift (from the album Paradise Lost, 2005)
06. So Much is Lost (from the album Host, 1999)
07. Sweetness (from the single Seals the Sense, 1994)
08. Praise Lamented Shade (from the album In Requiem, 2007)
09. Pity The Sadness (from the album Shades Of God, 1992)
10. Forever Failure (from the album Draconian Times, 1995)
11. Once Solemn (from the album Draconian Times, 1995)
12. As I Die (from the album Shades Of God, 1992)
13. Embers Fire (from the album Icon, 1993)
14. Mouth (from the album Believe In Nothing, 2001)
15. No Celebration (from the album Symbol Of Life, 2002)
16. Eternal (from the album Gothic, 1991)
17. True Belief (from the album Icon, 1993)
18. One Second (from the album One Second, 1997)
19. The Last Time (from the album Draconian Times, 1995)
20. Gothic (from the album Gothic, 1991)
21. Say Just Words (from the album One Second, 1997)

Bonus material

- Interview with Paradise Lost (14:27)
- Fans at the Koko (8:48)
- Lost In Europe (2007 tour report) (27:30)
- promo videos:

01. The Enemy (3:39)
02. Praise Lamented Shade (4:05)
03. Over The Madness - documentary trailer (1:31)

Visit PARADISE LOST's websites for further info:

www.paradiselost.co.uk
www.myspace.com/paradiselostuk
www.centurymedia.com

Forums temporarily offline - 11th Apr 2008

We are currently performing some upgrades to the Paradise Lost forums. We aim to have them back online by this evening.

Thanks for your patience!

Banner for Metal Hammer Award - 09th Apr 2008

For those of you who wish to help spread the word of Paradise Lost's nomination for "Best U.K Band" in the Metal Hammer 2008 Golden Gods awards, we now have a banner online which you can include on your own websites, forum signatures, myspace pages etc.

Please use the following HTML code to include the banner:

The above code will generate the following banner:

Paradise Lots nominated for "Best UK Band" - 08th Apr 2008

Paradise Lost have been nominated in tomorrow's (April 9th) edition of Metal Hammer for "Best U.K Band" in the 2008 Golden Gods Awards.

Other nominees include Iron Maiden, Bullet for my Valentine, Saxon and Judas Priest.

As of tomorrow, you will be able to vote for your favourite band at the following address:

http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/gods/

We would like to ask for you all to please show your support for Paradise Lost by voting for us there!

Thank you, x

Shop back Online - 04th Apr 2008

The Official Paradise Lost Web shop has now been re-opened, and is now provided by Bandstores.co.uk.

We hope that this will provide a simpler and convenient way for you all to order merchandise. Please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have regarding the new store, and we will do our best to help you.

Shop Closure - 26th Feb 2008

We have closed the Paradise Lost web shop in order to perform upgrades to the system. If you have paid for an order that you have not yet received, please e-mail us at orders@paradiselost.co.uk and we'll check our system to give you a status update.

Thank you for your patience!

HIM Shows Selling Fast! - 23rd Jan 2008

If you're hoping to catch Paradise Lost on their european tour with HIM starting in February and haven't already bought your tickets, we strongly advise you to buy them now as they are selling out very quickly!

München, Dortmund, both Hamburg shows, Amsterdam and Zurich have already all sold out, and the remaining shows are expected to do the same.