Album · 25 years old this year
Believe in Nothing
Believe in Nothing is the eighth studio album by Paradise Lost, the British gothic metal band. It came out in February 2001 on EMI, and its genres are listed as alternative metal and gothic rock.
The record arrived between Host (1999) and Symbol of Life (2002), which places it at the turn of the millennium in a catalogue that stretches from Lost Paradise in 1990 to Ascension in 2025. For anyone tracing how the band moved through the years after Draconian Times and One Second, it is the next step along that path, and it is worth hearing for the alternative metal and gothic rock leanings that sit at its centre.
Believe in Nothing: tracklist, credits and charts
12 tracks · 45:59Tracklist
- 1I Am NothingGregor Mackintosh and Nick Holmes4:02
- 2MouthGregor Mackintosh and Nick Holmes3:46
- 3FaderGregor Mackintosh and Nick Holmes3:57
- 4Look at Me NowGregor Mackintosh and Nick Holmes3:38
- 5IlluminationGregor Mackintosh and Nick Holmes4:31
- 6Something RealGregor Mackintosh and Nick Holmes3:35
- 7DividedGregor Mackintosh and Nick Holmes3:27
- 8Sell It to the WorldGregor Mackintosh and Nick Holmes3:12
- 9Never AgainGregor Mackintosh and Nick Holmes4:38
- 10ControlGregor Mackintosh and Nick Holmes3:29
- 11No ReasonGregor Mackintosh and Nick Holmes3:15
- 12World PretendingGregor Mackintosh and Nick Holmes4:29
- Produced by
- John Fryer, Greg Brimson
- Recorded at
- Albert Studios (LondonThe Strongroom, LondonChapel Studios, Lincolnshire), Strongroom, Chapel Studios
- Recorded
- April–September 2000
- Mixed by
- Gerhard Wölfle
- Mixed at
- Horus Sound Studio
- Engineered by
- John Fryer, Paradise Lost
- Mastered by
- Michael Schwabe
- Artwork
- microdot
- Photography
- Martyn Goodacre
- Labels
- EMI, EMI Electrola
- Length
- 45:59
Line-up
- Aaron Aedy · guitar · guest
- Steve Edmondson · bass guitar · guest
- Gregor Mackintosh · guitar, keyboard · guest
- Lee Morris · drums (drum set) · guest
- Nick Holmes · vocals · guest
- Gini Ball · violin · guest
- Dinah Beamish · cello · guest
- Clare Finnimore · viola · guest
- Sophie Harris · cello · guest
- Sally Herbert · violin · guest
- Jacqueline Norrie · violin · guest
- Claire Orsler · viola · guest
- Anne Shepherd · violin · guest
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 2001 | 144 |
| German Albums · 2001 | 10 |
| Finnish Albums · 2001 | 18 |
| Austrian Albums · 2001 | 31 |
| Swedish Albums · 2001 | 31 |
| Swiss Albums · 2001 | 41 |
| French Albums · 2001 | 48 |
From MusicBrainz, Wikipedia and Wikidata. Only what the sources record is shown.
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Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
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4.6k
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Lost Paradise
1990
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1991
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1992
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1993
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1994
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1994
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1995
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1997
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1999
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2002
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2005
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2007
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 2001-02-26 vs 2001-04-11 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 11 April 2001 | ignored lone early release dated 2001-02-26 |
| Wikipedia infobox | 26 February 2001 | |
| Wikidata | 2001 | |
| UK / Europe release | 26 February 2001 | earliest UK or European date |
7 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 February 2001 | GB | EMI | 724353070724 | original |
| 11 April 2001 | JP | EMI | 4988006789920 | other |
| 13 August 2002 | US | KOCH Records | 099923843320 | other |
| 17 June 2016 | XW | [no label] | 5053760023456 | other |
| 29 June 2018 | XE | Nuclear Blast | 727361430917 | remaster |
| 29 June 2018 | XE | Nuclear Blast | 727361430900 | remaster |
| 29 June 2018 | XW | Nuclear Blast | 5053760039969 | remaster |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: minor: best source 1415x1402, upscaled to 1500 (x1.07)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1415×1402 | upscaled: minor: best source 1415x1402, upscaled to 1500 (x1.07) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |