Nick Holmes, the stalwart gothic metal pioneer is a
right ‘gobby’ bloke (for someone who's boring after three pints of
lager, as described in his own self-deprecating Twitter bio) – it’s a
requisite for the job as singer in the morose doom metal outfit Paradise Lost.
In the early 1990s in Yorkshire, Paradise Lost seemingly channeled the
lament of long-haired youth who were witnessing their metal greats
blundering about aimlessly as grunge invaded the popular consciousness.
In comparison, grunge’s flirtation with despondency was piecemeal in
comparison to the UK doom scene’s dyed-in-the-wool, consummate romance
with bleakness and sorrow.
Read the complete interview at the AU Review.
Read the complete interview at the AU Review.
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