Icons of goth and doom, PARADISE LOST have revealed a new music video for the song ‘Salvation’ from the band’s widely acclaimed new album, Ascension. Directed by longtime collaborator Ash Pears, the stunning, cinematic portrayal of one of 2025’s most haunting tracks provides further evidence of their unyielding creative vision decades into the band’s legendary career.
Commenting on the song and video, vocalist Nick Holmes states:
“Salvation embraces the belief in a higher power and seeking forgiveness for a lifetime of transgression, typically prompted by the approach of death or a significant crisis. However, the video, and given that it is Christmas, takes perhaps a more optimistic view. It portrays the connection between two individuals committed to upholding a beacon, a symbol they will protect until their last breath and pass on for others to embrace. Whether this force is ultimately good or bad will always remain a mystery.“
PARADISE LOST’s first album in 5 years, following 2020’s acclaimed Obsidian, was produced by the band’s revered guitarist Gregor Mackintosh and mixed/mastered by Lawrence Mackrory and is adorned with artwork by renowned British artist George Frederic Watts’ classic painting The Court of Death (1870-1902). Their latest, critically lauded masterpiece soaked in misery and grief, soars with song’s like ‘Tyrants Serenade,’ ‘Serpent on the Cross’ and ‘Silence Like The Grave,’ that take listeners on an unforgettable journey through morose despair forged in soundscape of massive riffs and searing solos.
PARADISE LOST will embark on the second leg of their “Ascension of Europe” tour in February. Tickets are on sale now at: https://tix.to/Ascension
Purchase/Stream Ascension: https://paradiselost.bfan.link/ascension
Ascension Tracklist:
1. Serpent On The Cross
2. Tyrants Serenade
3. Salvation
4. Silence Like The Grave
5. Lay A Wreath Upon The World
6. Diluvium
7. Savage Days
8. Sirens
9. Deceivers
10. The Precipice
Produced by Gregor Mackintosh at Black Planet Studios in East Yorkshire, UK & NBS and Wasteland Studios in Sweden
Mixed/Mastered by Lawrence Mackrory
PARADISE LOST Tour Dates:
Jan 29-Feb 2 – Miami, FL – 70000 Tons Of Metal
Feb 6 – Leeuwarden, NL – Neushoorn
Feb 7 – Hamburg, DE – Markthalle (SOLD OUT)
Feb 8 – Aarhus, DK – Voxhall
Feb 10 – Gothenburg, SE – Pustervik
Feb 11 – Oslo, NO – Rockefeller
Feb 13 – Karlstad, SE – Nöjesfabriken
Feb 14 – Norrköping, SE – Arbis
Feb 15 – Stockholm, SE – Debaser
Feb 18 – Lahti, FI – Finlandia-Klubi
Feb 19 – Tampere, FI – Tavara-Asema
Feb 20 – Helsinki, FI – Ääniwalli
Feb 21 – Tallinn, EE – Helitehas
Feb 22 – Riga, LV – Spelethall
Feb 24 – Vilnius, LT – Loftas
Feb 27 – Gdansk, PL – B90
Feb 28 – Warsaw, PL – Progresja
Mar 2 – Wroclaw, PL – A2
Mar 3 – Berlin, DE – Huxleys
Mar 4 – Leipzig, DE – Felsendkeller
Mar 5 – Hannover, DE – Capitol
Mar 6 – Zoetermeer, NL – Boerderij (SOLD OUT)
Mar 20 – Belfast, UK – Limelight
Mar 21 – Dublin, IE – Academy
Mar 22 – Limerick, IE – Dolans
June 26 – Pilsen, CZ – Basinfire Fest
July 1 – Ballenstedt, DE – Rockharz Festival 2026
July 26 – Plovdiv, BG – Hills of Rock Festival 2026
July 31 – Wacken, DE – Wacken Open Air 2026
Aug 1 – Halifax, UK – The Piece Hall
Aug 21 – Pindelo dos Milagres, PT – Milagre Metaleiro Open Air Festival
About PARADISE LOST:
More than three decades into their career, and with over two million albums sold, PARADISE LOST remain the undisputed kings of metal’s dark side. Formed in Halifax in 1988, the band quickly became noted as the pioneers of gothic metal through their early groundbreaking albums like 1991’s aptly-titled Gothic, a mixture of heaviness intertwined with shadowy melody and atmosphere.
Never a group to remain creatively static, across their career they’ve explored a myriad of avenues of dark music, from sludgy doom-death roots, to conquering the metal mainstream with the enormous, lush sounds of 1995’s Draconian Times, to more experimental, electronic leanings, leaving an influence on a trail of artists as varied as CRADLE OF FILTH, HIM, GATECREEPER and CHELSEA WOLFE.
Now, in 2025, the Yorkshire quintet return with their staggering 17th album, Ascension, a record that sees their crown continue to gleam as it underlines just how they attained their position. Produced by guitarist Gregor Mackintosh at Black Planet studios in East Yorkshire, with drums and vocals captured at NBS and Wasteland studios in Sweden, its 10 tracks traverse the multitude of sounds in the band’s arsenal, from full-bore heavy metal to sky-high melody, all the while keeping a minor-key melancholy that remains irresistible.
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