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On April 12th 2007, UK Gothic Metal pioneers PARADISE LOST played a sold-out show at the Koko club in the heart of Camden, London to record a DVD. Fans and media from all over the world came to the beautiful Baroque style venue to celebrate a band that, 20 years since its conception in 1988, is still one of the most exciting bands of their self-defined genre.

Starting with the UK live debut of ‘The Enemy’ from PARADISE LOST's latest album ‘In Requiem’ (which came out one month later), the set-list includes songs the band hadn't played live in a long time prior to that night, such as ‘Eternal’ and ‘Gothic’ from their 1991 album ‘Gothic’, the rare B-side ‘Sweetness’ from their 1994 ‘Seals The Sense’ single and other classics from their impressive album roster. With a track list like this it's easy to win over the audience and be rewarded with enthusiastic feedback, but even the highly critical UK press were convinced by the band's honest and pure energy: "Perhaps it's simply due to the greatest hits nature of the show, but the band's output is given a continuity tonight somehow missing on previous occasions. To some extent, it's as though Paradise Lost have come full circle, now visibly comfortable with their various incarnations…" (Terrorizer, June 2007).

The live show was filmed and directed by Paul M Green and his Dash Productions team (who already worked with OPETH, THE DAMNED, GARY NUMAN, SIOUXIE SIOUX, and many more). Jens Bogren (OPETH, KATATONIA, AMON AMARTH, SYMPHONY X, etc.) mixed the brilliantly captured live sound at Fascination Street Studios in Sweden, and the dark enchanting cover artwork was done again by Greek artist Seth who already worked on the band's last two album covers. Click HERE to view it in higher resolution!

Here are the exact release dates:
GERMANY / AUSTRIA / SWITZERLAND / BENELUX / ITALY: Friday, May 23, 2008.
UK / FRANCE / GREECE / DENMARK / NORWAY / REST OF EUROPE: Monday, May 26, 2008.
SPAIN / PORTUGAL: Tuesday, May 27, 2008.
SWEDEN / FINLAND / HUNGARY: Wednesday, May 28, 2008.
Also available as strictly limited 2DVD+2CD and 2LP!

The bonus material features interviews with all band members, quotes from the fans at the Koko, a half hour road movie from the following European tour in Fall 2007 and the highly acclaimed "The Enemy" promo video, shot on the Crimean peninsula by Russian avant-garde director Edward 209. With the band's 20th anniversary in 2008, this DVD is the perfect entertainment for your private anniversary party. A trailer for ‘The Anatomy of Melancholy’ will be posted online soon!


PARADISE LOST – ‘The Anatomy Of Melancholy’ DVD
Live at the Koko, London (1:38:28)
01. Intro
02. The Enemy (from the album In Requiem, 2007)
03. Grey (from the album Paradise Lost, 2005)
04. Erased (from the album Symbol Of Life, 2002)
05. Red Shift (from the album Paradise Lost, 2005)
06. So Much is Lost (from the album Host, 1999)
07. Sweetness (from the single Seals the Sense, 1994)
08. Praise Lamented Shade (from the album In Requiem, 2007)
09. Pity The Sadness (from the album Shades Of God, 1992)
10. Forever Failure (from the album Draconian Times, 1995)
11. Once Solemn (from the album Draconian Times, 1995)
12. As I Die (from the album Shades Of God, 1992)
13. Embers Fire (from the album Icon, 1993)
14. Mouth (from the album Believe In Nothing, 2001)
15. No Celebration (from the album Symbol Of Life, 2002)
16. Eternal (from the album Gothic, 1991)
17. True Belief (from the album Icon, 1993)
18. One Second (from the album One Second, 1997)
19. The Last Time (from the album Draconian Times, 1995)
20. Gothic (from the album Gothic, 1991)
21. Say Just Words (from the album One Second, 1997)

Bonus material
- Interview with Paradise Lost (14:27)
- Fans at the Koko (8:48)
- Lost In Europe (2007 tour report) (27:30)
- promo videos:
01. The Enemy (3:39)
02. Praise Lamented Shade (4:05)
03. Over The Madness - documentary trailer (1:31)

Source: http://paradiselost.co.uk/

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