Released 28 April 1999 Producer Steve Lyon Release date 28 April 1999 | Length 53:00 | |
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Recorded September 1998 - February 1999 Genres Gothic rock, Synth-pop, Electronics in rock music, Hard rock, Pop rock Similar Paradise Lost albums, Industrial music albums | ||
Paradise lost so much is lost
Host is the seventh studio album recorded by British band Paradise Lost. The singles "So Much Is Lost" and "Permanent Solution" both have music videos released. Due to an injury, Gregor Mackintosh often played keyboards instead of guitar while touring the album with his guitar technician playing his guitar parts.
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The album saw the band moving further away from their previous metal sound to something more akin to a melancholy style of synthpop incorporating downtempo, leftfield, and trance electronic styles. Songs were constructed primarily of programmed drums and synthesizer melodies, with simple, rock-style guitar added for choruses. Vocalist Nick Holmes resolved to simple melodies with his clean singing style, often doubled and harmonized; the resultant material resembled crossover acts like Psykosonik. Holmes commented on this album in 2007, stating:
From Host through to Believe In Nothing, we didn't really kind of know where we were going. We were really in a dilemma.
Paradise lost host
Paradise Lost
Songs
1So Much Is Lost4:16
2Nothing Sacred4:02
3In All Honesty4:02