PARADISE LOST Cancels Shows

U.K. gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST have issued the following statement:

"As some of you may be aware, we have had to use a stand-in guitarist (Milly Evans) to replace Greg Mackintosh for a few dates due to a serious illness within Greg's family. We did this with the sole purpose to prevent having to cancel any shows and to avoid disappointing fans that had already bought tickets and were looking forward to the concerts. So it is with great regret that we have to unavoidably announce that some gigs must be postponed for now and rescheduled as soon as possible. This is due to prior commitments Milly Evans has with his own band. We are working round these to fly him back and forth wherever possible to minimize any disruption to the tour, but we ask you to bear with us in this difficult time."

Affected dates are as follows:

Dec. 03 - Romania
Dec. 04 - Bulgaria
Dec. 05 - Croatia
Dec. 10 - Switzerland
Dec. 11 - Germany
Dec. 12 - Switzerland

"The Rise Of Denial", the new video from PARADISE LOST, will premiere this Saturday (November 14) on Scuzz TV's "The Metal Hammer War Metal Battle Chart".

The first showing will be at 2:00 a.m. on Saturday night. Then it will be on all week on "The Metal Hammer War Metal Battle Chart".

Scuzz TV can be found on Sky 374.

PARADISE LOST's new album, "Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us", registered the following first-week chart positions:

U.K.: #16 (Rock Albums)
Germany: #22
Finland: #22
Sweden: #29

The limited formats of this landmark gothic metal opus include two orchestral versions of the album tracks "Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us" and "Last Regret", which were recorded by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra in July 2008.

The limited-edition deluxe two-CD includes special packaging (DVD-sized Mediabook with O-Card in a special leather look) and a bonus track, "Cardinal Zero", on Disc 1 plus a separate bonus CD featuring the "Lost In Prague" tracks. All vinyl lovers will be delighted to hear that the album is available as a limited-edition gatefold LP, including the bonus track "Cardinal Zero", the orchestra mixes on a separate bonus 7" EP, the entire album on CD (in a blank sleeve),and an exclusive poster.

The highly anticipated follow-up to 2007's "In Requiem", "Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us" was recorded at Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden with producer Jens Bogren.

The album's artwork, which is based upon a "Danse Macabre" woodcut by Hans Holbein the Younger (first published in 1538),was created by Stefan Wibbeke at Medialogistics (LACUNA COIL, POISONBLACK).