Paradise Lost are bloody miserable. Since forming in the rain-soaked North of England in 1988, the Bradford bunch have tried their hand at everything from death/doom to synthpop. However, they’ve never once done it with a smile on their face.
Those 35-plus years of sorrow and dynamism have made this band influential across metal, with the likes of Nightwish, Him, Katatonia and Lacuna Coil all bowing before them. But it’s also made knowing where to start with their 17-album back-catalogue a bit of a challenge. Fortunately, us super-fans here at Hammer have listened to it all in-depth, from debut album Lost Paradise to this year's scintillating Ascension. This, then, is our ranking of Paradise Lost’s despondent discography, from worst to best.
