Paradise Lost are a heavy metal band formed in 1988 in Halifax, England. While the band's earlier albums are classified as death/doom metal, they later began to incorporate several different styles of rock into their recordings and are now mainly considered a gothic metal band.
Paradise Lost also became known as pioneers of the Gothic metal subgenre.
In accordance with the change in musical approach, vocalist Nick Holmes changed his singing style. He used a death grunt on the band's first three albums, but on Icon refined his voice to have a cleaner tone. Later (circa 1997), the band began experimenting with electronic styles but after four albums reverted again to Gothic metal.
