Paradise Lost

death doom, later gothic metal · Halifax

Founded

1988

City

Halifax

Hub region

English Midlands

Status as of 5 September 2026

active; Ascension (2025)

Connections

13 edges, 11 distinct neighbors · betweenness 0.017 (rank 34 of 371) · people and production 0.007 (rank 48)

Confidence

Medium · sources: [W] [WDD] [MA] (register)

Lost Paradise (1990, produced by Hammy) and Gothic (1991) on Peaceville begin death doom in Britain. Nick Holmes fronts Bloodbath from 2014.

Connections

People and personnel

• founderNick Holmes1988 to present
• produced byHammyLost Paradise1989

Lineage

• spawnedBloodbathNick Holmes2014

Influence

• influenced byHellhammer and Celtic Frost1980s
• influenced byAutopsySevered Survival as the death doom root1989
• influencedMy Dying Bride1990
• influencedAnathema1990
• influencedKatatonia1991
• influencedEvoken1994

Labels, festivals, tours, collaborations

• collaborationAnathemaThe Peaceville death doom trio, with My Dying Bride1991
• collaborationMy Dying Bride1991
• labelPeaceville Records1990 to 1991
• labelNuclear Blast2017 to present