Album
Host
Host is the seventh studio album by Paradise Lost, the British gothic metal band, and it came out in May 1999 on EMI. It follows One Second from 1997 and sits in the middle of a long run of studio records that began with Lost Paradise in 1990 and has carried on into the 2020s.
This is the record where the band's sound moves furthest from its metal beginnings. Its genres are listed as gothic rock and synth-pop, so expect electronics and a darker, more song-led approach rather than the heavy guitar weight of Draconian Times, which preceded One Second. It is worth hearing if you want to follow how far the group stretched its style before Believe in Nothing arrived in 2001.
Host: tracklist, credits and charts
13 tracks · 53:39Tracklist
- 1So Much Is LostGregor Mackintosh and Nick Holmes4:19
- 2Nothing SacredGregor Mackintosh and Nick Holmes4:04
- 3In All Honesty4:05
- 4Harbour4:26
- 5Ordinary Days3:31
- 6It’s Too Late4:47
- 7Permanent SolutionGregor Mackintosh and Nick Holmes3:19
- 8Behind the GreyGregor Mackintosh and Nick Holmes3:15
- 9Wreck4:44
- 10Made the SameGregor Mackintosh and Nick Holmes3:36
- 11Deep4:03
- 12Year of Summer4:19
- 13Host5:12
- Produced by
- Steve Lyon
- Recorded at
- 262 Studios, Great Linford Manor, Haremere Hall
- Recorded
- September 1998 – February 1999
- Mixed by
- Steve Lyon
- Mixed at
- Matrix Studios
- Engineered by
- Steve Lyon
- Mastered by
- Howie Weinberg
- Artwork
- Stylorouge
- Photography
- Paul Postle
- Label
- EMI
- Length
- 53:39
Line-up
- Aaron Aedy · guitar · guest
- Gini Ball · violin · guest
- Dinah Beamish · cello · guest
- Susan Dench · viola · guest
- Steve Edmondson · bass guitar · guest
- Gregor Mackintosh · guitar, keyboard · guest
- Lee Morris · drums (drum set) · guest
- Leo Payne · violin · guest
- Audrey Riley · cello · guest
- Chris Tombling · violin · guest
- Nick Holmes · vocals · guest
- Shereena Smith · background vocals · guest
Singles
- “So Much Is Lost” · 26 April 1999
- “Permanent Solution” · 13 September 1999
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 1999 | 61 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 1999 | 3 |
| German Albums · 1999 | 4 |
| Finnish Albums · 1999 | 7 |
| Swedish Albums · 1999 | 19 |
| Austrian Albums · 1999 | 33 |
| Norwegian Albums · 1999 | 38 |
| French Albums · 1999 | 67 |
| Scottish Albums · 1999 | 96 |
From MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Only what the sources record is shown.
48.5
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
950
ListenBrainz listeners
14k
Wikipedia views, last 12 months
2.3k
Deezer fans (all editions)
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1991
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1992
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1993
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1994
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1995
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1997
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 1999-05-24 vs 1999-05-21 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 21 May 1999 | ignored lone early release dated 1999-04-28 |
| Wikipedia infobox | 24 May 1999 | |
| Wikidata | 1999 | |
| UK / Europe release | 21 May 1999 | earliest UK or European date |
7 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 April 1999 | JP | EMI | 4988006768260 | original |
| 21 May 1999 | XE | EMI | 724349994720 | other |
| 21 May 1999 | XE | Chrysalis | 724352056729 | other |
| 17 June 2016 | XW | [no label] | 5053760023449 | other |
| 16 March 2018 | XE | Nuclear Blast | 727361430801 | remaster |
| 16 March 2018 | XW | [no label] | 5053760037958 | remaster |
| 16 March 2018 | XE | Nuclear Blast | 727361430818 | remaster |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| coverartarchive | 1180×1180 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |