Paradise Lost are a metal band formed in 1987 in Halifax, England. They are considered (along with Anathema & My Dying Bride) as one of the bands responsible for creating the death/doom genre and later the gothic metal genre as well.

Paradise Lost - initally one of the premier death/doom bands (along with their former labelmates Anathema and My Dying Bride ) that later incorporated electronic elements in their music. They formed in 1988 in Halifax, UK. Along with bands like Dream Death , Sempiternal Deathreign , Asphyx , Winter etc… they are also credited for helping develop the subgenre known as “gothic” metal. Ironically, the band is almost unknown in their home country, but in mainland Europe they have been extremel