Believe in Nothing explained
| Believe in Nothing |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Paradise Lost |
| Cover: | Paradise Lost - Believe in Nothing.jpg |
| Released: | 26 February 2001[1] |
| Recorded: | April–September 2000 |
| Studio: | Albert Studios, London
The Strongroom, London
Chapel Studios, Lincolnshire |
| Genre: |
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| Length: | 46:00 |
| Label: | EMI Electrola |
| Producer: | John Fryer, Greg Brimson |
| Prev Title: | Host |
| Prev Year: | 1999 |
| Next Title: | Symbol of Life |
| Next Year: | 2002 |
Believe in Nothing is the eighth studio album by British metal band Paradise Lost, released on 26 February 2001.
Release
The release for the album was postponed with the first release date being 18 September 2000,[3] before settling to its current date.[4] The band released commented on the reason for the delay stating:
Style, artwork, and reception
It is one of the last albums in the much lighter sound which characterised the band's sound since One Second and that may have been contributed when composer Gregor Mackintosh stated that "doesn't really exist for him", as it was an album in which the band was out of creative control; the album went under strict instructions from the label. Mackintosh has also said that he feels some songs, such as "World Pretending", deserved a better sound and production.[5]
There was more negativity of the album when the band's vocalist Nick Holmes was asked by fans of a Q&A session about in general how does the band choose who does the album artwork, Holmes stated "Don't ask me about the BIN cover, I think we (the band) had our drinks spiked that day!"[6]
In 2007, Holmes elaborated:
In 2018, Holmes stated, regarding the remixed version of the album:
Track listing
All tracks written by Gregor MacKintosh and Nick Holmes
- 2002 reissue
Japanese edition
Koch Records reissue
2018 remix
Single
The single "Mouth" was remixed and ended up on the aforementioned single. The single has a music video.
Personnel
Paradise Lost
- Nick Holmes – vocals and lyrics
- Gregor Mackintosh – lead guitar, keyboards, programming, string arrangements, and all music
- Aaron Aedy – rhythm guitar
- Steve Edmondson – bass
- Lee Morris – drums and backing vocals
Additional musicians on tracks 3, 7, 9 and "Gone"
- Sally Herbert – violin, strings
- Jacqueline Norrie – violin
- Claire Orsler – viola
- Clare Finnimore – viola
- Sophie Harris – cello
- Dinah Beamish – cello
Production
- John Fryer – engineering, programming
- Gerhard "Anyway" Wölfle – mixing
- Michael Schwabe – mastering
Notes and References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20010406075851/http://www.paradiselost.co.uk/startnf.htm Paradise Lost – official website
- Wesolowski, David Peter. Believe in Nothing tuonelamagazine.com. Retrieved on 2021-01-06.
- Web site: Believe in Nothing | Paradise Lost Official Website . 2013-11-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130214212049/http://www.paradiselost.co.uk/news/2000/believe-in-nothing-apr-27.html . 14 February 2013 .
- Web site: Believe in Nothing | Paradise Lost Official Website . 2013-11-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130214212044/http://www.paradiselost.co.uk/news/2000/believe-in-nothing-jul-12.html . 14 February 2013 .
- Web site: PARADISE LOST Frontman: 'Believe in Nothing' Represented A Really Dark Time in My Life . . Justin Donnelly. 18 August 2013.
- Web site: Fans questions answered! | Paradise Lost Official Website . 2013-08-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200425/http://www.paradiselost.co.uk/news/2004/fans-questions-answered-oct-25.html . 29 October 2013 .
- Web site: Chart Log UK: Rodney P. – The Pussycat Dolls. zobbel.de. 12 December 2021.
