
“I don’t like being too predictable”, says Nick Holmes in the following interview. And he never was, not once, in the 25 years he’s spent with Paradise Lost. The doom/gothic metal band’s musical U-turns have often surprised the audience over the years, but they always remained true to themselves and the changes were always successful. So it was basically just another surprise to learn he’d joined Swedish death metal supergroup Bloodbath, alongside several members of Katatonia and Opeth, to replace heavyweight singer Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth). For the vocalist, it was a perfect opportunity to slip back into his “Old Nick” persona, retrace his steps and revive his teenage passions, which never really left him.
For us, it’s also a good opportunity to talk about his relationship with death metal, his beginnings with Paradise Lost, and what drove him to try his voice at growls again. As a counterpoint to his interview, guitarist Anders “Blakkheim” Nyström, a long-time fan of the singer and of Paradise Lost and a lover of old school Swedish death metal, gives us the other side of the story, for an even more complete understanding of Grand Morbid Funeral, Bloodbath’s new album.
The last part of the interview contains a few revelations about Paradise Lost’s upcoming album, comments on the band’s live experience with the Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, and a report on the progress of Katatonia’s next album.
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