As previously announced, PARADISE LOST will celebrate their 25th anniversary with a very special show at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards that will be held on June 17 at London's esteemed Indigo2 venue (headlined by the other British legends MOTÖRHEAD).

Parsdise Lost invited their friends Cristina Scabbia (LACUNA COIL) who will sing 'Say Just Words' in a duet with Nick Holmes and Gus G (FIREWIND, OZZY OSBOURNE) who will join the band to pay tribute to the godfathers of metal, BLACK SABBATH, for an 'Into the Void' cover version.

Nick Holmes about Cristina Scabbia: “Really looking forward to singing with Cristina I think it will be a lot of fun. She has an amazing voice, and I'm looking forward to being completely overshadowed!”

Greg Mackintosh about Gus G: "It is the dream job of any guitarist to play for Ozzy and Gus achieved that. I watched him at Graspop festival and he slayed the crowd. It will be awesome playing my favourite Sabbath song with Gus."

Gus G comments: “Paradise Lost are one of the most kick ass bands to ever come out of the UK and pioneers in their own genre. Looking forward to jamming with them on stage and what better place to do so, at the coolest award show that heavy metal could ever have - The Golden Gods Awards!”

With a career dating back to 1988, and their official recording debut in 1990 (Lost Paradise), Paradise Lost has been riding a rollercoaster of highs and lows.

Guitarist Aaron Aedy remembers the early days: "I remember our first rehearsal at Studio X in the Dean Clough complex of Halifax, it was Saturday March 26th between the hours of one and four pm. We had a few ideas flying around and managed to write our first opus 'Blood-filled-eyes' and start our 2nd 'Plains of Desolation', I can only describe these songs as unique. Afterwards we all went to the pub after to celebrate. Three and a half months later we were playing live, supporting Acid Reign and Re-Animator at the legendary Frog and Toad Night Club in Bradford. We had a 30 minute slot and only 15 minutes of music so we played one song twice, attempted a Sodom cover we hadn't even learned and Nick [Holmes, vocals] did his stand up for the rest of it."

Paradise Lost anniversary shows:

October

30 - Wolverhampton, UK - Wulfrun Hall
31 - Glasgow, UK – ABC

November

1 - Manchester, UK – Ritz
3 - London, UK – Roundhouse

A special VIP package is available to buy (limited to 25 per venue) which includes:

- An exclusive deluxe box containing two engraved beer glasses featuring all the bands album titles and crown of thorns logo.
- Exclusive VIP Only T-Shirt with artwork from the forthcoming Tragic Illusion album.
- A 180 gram vinyl copy of the reissued landmark Gothic, personally signed by all the band members.
- Crown of Thorns Tote Bag
- VIP lanyard and laminate allowing you access to the show
- Early access to the show
- Meet and greet with the band
- Photo opportunity with the band (please bring your own camera)

More information about Paradise Lost can be found on Facebook.