British gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST have entered the studio to begin recording their new CD for an early 2012 release via Century Media Records. The band
states, « Half of the drums for the new album are done!! Rocking, shocking and downright obscene blasts!! Fookin fast!! »
PARADISE LOST‘s last full-length effort, « Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us », came out in October 2009. The CD landed at position No. 148 on the Top New Artist
Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200. The follow-up to
2007’s « In Requiem » was recorded at Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden with producer Jens Bogren. The album’s artwork, which is based
upon a « Danse Macabre » woodcut by Hans Holbein the Younger (first published in 1538), was created by Stefan Wibbeke at
Medialogistics (LACUNA COIL, POISONBLACK).
PARADISE LOST recently released the « Draconian Times MMXI » DVD via Century Media.
Sony Music reissued PARADISE LOST‘s seminal 1995 album « Draconian Times » through the « Legacy » series; featuring the entire digitally remastered
album, including a 5.1 Dolby Surround mix in a brand-new collector’s edition digipak box set, so fans could hear the album like never before. Along with this release, the band performed
« Draconian Times » live at a series of seven exclusive gigs this past spring in Utrecht, Bochum, London, Paris, Athens, and Thessaloniki.
« Draconian Times MMXI » features the London show at The Forum on April 1, a documentary from the whole tour filmed by the band’s bass player Steve Edmondson,
interviews about the history of « Draconian Times » with producer Simon Efemey, Nick Holmes (vocals), Greg Mackintosh (guitar),
Aaron Aedy (guitar), Steve Edmondson (bass) and Andy Farrow (manager since 1990) and the two promo videos from PARADISE LOST‘s
latest album, « Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us ».
