Commented drummer Jeff Singer: "The whole process for 'In Requiem' has been very different to the experience of recording [the self-titled 10th album]. The last album was very much a case of 'go with the flow' as I came in very late with the writing pretty much finished. There were bits and pieces changed during pre production but it was about fitting in the right drum parts without much time to work on them and although I think it is a great album I didn't feel I had time to work with the songs and really create my feel.

"Being the 'newbie' at that time meant just keeping my head down and getting the job done. Two and a half years later and after touring with the band I felt a lot more settled, part of the unit and very much part of the creative process.

"It must be a year now since the first ideas were being sent across but it was around August that the first album pre-production took place. It was clear that the bar had been [raised] in terms of the performance that was needed and without putting too fine a point on it I had some hard work to do. I had four months of worry. Let's pull no punches here, love or hate PARADISE LOST, this is an iconic band and as the drummer I have to be a good representation of the band...and now I had been settled in for three years I had alot to prove! It was clear to me that as a band we were all a lot more focused and we rehearsed a lot harder for this album. Fact is that it shows and I genuinely can't wait for people to hear it.

"At this point I have to mention Rhys [Fulber, producer]. He is a really strong part of the team and is with you all the way. He bolstered me up big time and was totally confident and positive with regard to my performances. This is incredibly important to us delicate flowers that they call musicians....alright drummers! We concentrated very much on getting a great drum sound (thanks Gretsch and Sabian) and trying to get a perfect take during recording as opposed to edits or drop-ins. We also worked harder on tempos to make sure each song had a better flow and it really shows.

"One thing that made me laugh was Nick [Holmes, vocals] mentioning that he and Greg [Mackintosh, guitar] were in the studio, in adjacent rooms all day sending insults on Messenger...it is totally true LOL!!

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C'est bon le prochain sera très heavy et dark.

Salutations métalliques,

British gothic metallers PARADISE LOST have been confirmed as the support act for NIGHTWISH on their upcoming North American tour. The trek will be only PARADISE LOST's third visit to the U.S. after previously supporting MORBID ANGEL and OPETH.

Commented PARADISE LOST singer Nick Holmes: "We can't wait to get to the U.S. on a great tour, and try and make an impact after years of focusing on Europe."

PARADISE LOST supporting NIGHTWISH:

Oct. 15 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
Oct. 16 - Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
Oct. 18 – New York, NY @ Nokia Theatre
Oct. 20 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
Oct. 21 - Montreal, QC @ The Medley
Oct. 23 - Toronto, ON @ The Docks
Oct. 24 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s Down Under
Oct. 26 - Detroit, MI @ Harpo’s
Oct. 27 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
Oct. 28 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
Oct. 31 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
Nov. 01 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
Nov. 02 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
Nov. 04 - West Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues
Nov. 06 - Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
Nov. 07 - Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theater
Nov. 08 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
Nov. 10 - San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
Nov. 11 - Dallas, TX @ Palladium
Nov. 12 - Houston, TX @ Meridian
Nov. 14 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
Nov. 15 - Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues
Nov. 17 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade

PARADISE LOST has set "In Requiem" as the title of its 11th album, due in the U.K. on May 21 via Century Media Records. The artwork for the CD will be created by Seth Siro Anton, who was the artwork designer for the group's last album, "Paradise Lost".

PARADISE LOST will play an exclusive show in London at Camden's Koko on April 12. The band will perform songs from across their ten-album career which will be filmed for the definitive DVD, entitled "From Gothic to Paradise Lost", to be released later this year.

Commented Nick Holmes: "We're all really excited to be playing this show at Koko. After playing so many venues in our career it'll be cool to play a different venue. It's going be a really special show as we're playing songs spanning our whole career and hopefully we'll be able to play something very new for you. The show will be filmed for our new DVD so you'd better get those lighters ready! Come along — it should be a night to remember."

G.U.N./ Sony/BMG in Europe and Abacus Recordings in the U.K. and the U.S released the band's last album, "Paradise Lost". Century Media Records is re-releasing the album in the U.K. and U.S.

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Surprenant en première partie de Nightwish. On ne sait toujours pas quelle est la chanteuse du groupe en plus.
en espérant que le prochain album ne sonne pas hardcore quand même.

Tres bon pour PL cette tournée, Nightwish a un certain poids aux Statesn ça devrait leur permettre de gagner du public

New Single "The Enemy"


On April 13th, 2007 long-running British gothic metal leaders PARADISE LOST will release the first single taken off their much anticipated upcoming Century Media Records debut "In Requiem", which sees the band combine the classic heaviness of "Draconian Times" with the melodic feel of their more recent studio albums. The new single "The Enemy" will only be released in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy.

The single will be available to UK fans in the April edition of Metal Hammer Magazine, and signed copies will be available at the Koko gig in London, as well as the Metalmania Festival in Poland. We will also be stocking the single for sale in the Paradise Lost online shop.

The new album was produced by Rhys Fulber (who already produced the last two PARADISE LOST albums as well as Fear Factory, Frontline Assembly, etc.) and mixed by Mike Frazer (AC/DC, Aerosmith, Metallica, etc.).

Vocalist Nick Holmes on the new masterpiece: "We wanted to make a heavier, darker PARADISE LOST album. But it was also important to write songs that encompass the melody that has become very much an integral part of our music over the last 10 years".

Greg Mackintosh (lead guitar) adds: "The album "In Requiem" is a very conscious decision by us to take our sound in a more raw, organic, less polished direction. Musically, it is about finding the balance between brutality and empathy, between horror and beauty. Neither a celebration nor a lamentation. Simply the emotions that arise, being surrounded by life and death."

And drummer Jeff Singer answers the question number one – how does the new album sound? "Very heavy, very dark and lots of double bass drums...".

The album "In Requiem" will be released on May 21st, 2007 in Europe.

The single "The Enemy" includes a trailer of the upcoming PARADISE LOST documentary "Over The Madness" (directed by Diran Noubar and debuting at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2007) as video enhancement and the exclusive non-album track "Godless".

Here the full track-listing for PARADISE LOST's new single "The Enemy":

1. The Enemy
2. Beneath Black Skies
3. Godless (exclusive single bonus track)

Don’t miss them live:

24.03.2007 Poland, Metal Mania Festival, Katowice

12.04.2007 UK, Koko Club, London (Gig to be filmed for new Live DVD)

More shows and summer festivals to be confirmed soon.

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Hier soir j'avais une idée bien précise de la direction du prochain disque. Et là ce matin en lisant cette new je vois que ça à l'air d'aller assez dans le sens de mon idée, si c'est ça j'en suis très content.

Il est sorti hier et on ne le savait même pas ?
La direction de l'album ? Une synthèse entre Draconian Times et Symbol of life/Paradise Lost ? Sachant qu'avec ces derniers on renoue quand même assez avec le style d'antan :/
J'aurais préféré une synthèse entre Draconian et Host.

Non le 15 mars c'est la date de la new, le single c'est le 13 avril.
Je vais virer ça.

Me suis pris Icon à pas cher Amazon
Finalement je devrais finir par tous les avoir avec le Gothic que tu m'as donné

Bah écoute franchement j'ai préféré avoir le Stormwitch, déjà plus mélodieux, plus frais, plus culte, plus mature et créatif. Et surtout plus trippant.

Pour Icon je ne connais pas cette version

Par contre le single ne sort pas ici...

Amazon.com

Etant donné que je refuse les mp3, oui je crois que je n'ai pas le choix. Encore que Virgin et Gibert font l'import...
Mais en fait je vais peut être plutôt attendre l'album. Je crois que je préfèrerai tout découvrir à la fois.

Il sort en Allemagne, ça devrait aller pour moi pour le trouver, et je dois dire que je suis tres impatient de l'entendre, je le sens bien ce disque, je ne saurais dire pourquoi mais je sens un très grand cru de PL, j'ai presque envie de jouer le jeu aussi et d'attendre la sortie pour écouter, ça marque quand même plus je dois le reconnaitre que des MP3

Oui je me tâtais de prendre le single pour patienter...en fait je vais attendre comme vous la sortie de l'album et prendre le single en même temps.
Pas de mp3 pour les groupes que j'aime (The Gathering, Blackmore's Night, Paradise Lost, Therion)

Memorisons la date de sortie, et ne revenons plus dans ce topic alors

Putain deux mois quand même à attendre, il va falloir m'attacher je le sens pour que je résiste

Plus de 2 mois

Le disque existe là, il est fini, y en a qui l'ont dans les mains...

Oui bon deux mois et 4 jours d'accord, je ne pense pas que les promos soient déjà partis de toute façon, j'espere qu'ils sauront le proteger un maximum de temps avant que ça ne fuite

un petit extrait de The Enemy :

http://www.myspace.com/paradiselostuk

Les deux premières minutes me font un peu peur, ça fait un peu gothique de pacotille quand même. La seconde m'enchante déjà beaucoup plus et s'apparente déjà plus à leurs dires, on se raproche de Draconian Times tout en gardant la prod des albums plus récents (que je ne connais pas tous, remarquez...)

Ben, pour moi, c'est tout comme le dernier, en un peu plus pêchu.
Je suis enchanté