PARADISE LOST BELIEVE IN NOTHING ALBUM EMI RELEASE: FEBRUARY 26, 2001 REVIEW: FEBRUARY 17, 2001

Paradise Lost have returned. And they have also returned to a harder, more guitar-driven style. The last two albums have been an excursion into the synthetic world of music, and now they take the lessons learned there and incorporate them with their old sound. To further drive the point home, the chosen producer is John Fryer, who has worked with Nine Inch Nails, amongst others.
The result is a very well produced and technically proficient album, but it still seems like you have heard it all before. Nor the song writing, neither Nick Holmes singing, has changed much. This can be seen as a good quality though, as you can instantly recognise Paradise Lost.
There are moments of grandeur of course, such as the opening track “I am Nothing” and “Fader”, but this doesn’t really help an otherwise mediocre album. This record might win back some fans that deserted the band by the time of “One Second”, but I don’t think it will win them new ones.

JOHAN CARLSSON