British metallers PARADISE LOST have issued the following update:

Tragically, lead guitarist Greg Mackintosh will be unable to continue with Paradise Lost's Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us tour of Europe due to a terminal illness within his family.

Greg's father was taken critically ill some weeks ago, yet Greg decided to commence the tour anyway in the hope that future news from home would be positive.

This unfortunately was not the case, therefore (as of 6th November 2009), Greg will remain in England to support his relatives during this difficult time.

Everyone involved with the band would like to offer Greg our support and to let him know all our thoughts are with him.

The tour will not end here though.

Milly Evans, (Paradise Lost's long-standing guitar technician, and keyboardist from TERRORVSION), will fill in for Greg with immediate effect.

Having worked with the band for many years, Milly knows Paradise Lost’s repertoire far more than most, and will endeavour to provide a seamless transition between guitarists. Milly is highly regarded among Paradise Lost's fan-base and is the best person to fill Greg’s role in the band for the rest of the European tour.

We apologise in advance to those of you who will be joining us for the European dates and will no doubt be disappointed by Greg's absence. However, I am sure you will appreciate this unfortunate situation was unavoidable and everyone is doing everything they can to ensure the shows run as smoothly as possible."

Paradise Lost recently released their new album, Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us, via Century Media Records.

The limited formats of this landmark gothic metal opus include two orchestral versions of the album tracks 'Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us' and 'Last Regret', which were recorded by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra in July 2008. To already give you an impression of how brilliant the Lost in Prague Orchestra Mixes turned out, watch the video featuring footage from the recordings, below.

The Lost in Prague Orchestra Mixes are only available on the limited formats of the release.

The tracklisting of the standard CD is as follows:

'As Horizons End'

'I Remain'

'First Light'

'Frailty'

'Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us'

'The Rise Of Denial'

'Living With Scars'

'Last Regret'

'Universal Dream'

'In Truth'

The Limited Edition Deluxe 2CD includes a special packaging (DVD-sized Mediabook with O-Card in a special leather look) and the brand new track 'Cardinal Zero' as bonus on Disc 1 plus a separate bonus CD including the Lost In Prague tracks.

Do not forget to watch the brand-new video clip for the new album's title-track, below.

To present you their new opus live, the band are out on a massive headlining tour through Europe and UK.

Upcoming Paradise Lost dates include:

November

7 - Enschede, Netherlands - Atak
8 - Vosselaar, Belgium - Biebob***
10 - Utrecht, Netherlands - De Helling***
11 - Stuttgart, Germany - Die Roehre*
12 - Leipzig, Germany - Conne Island*
13 - Berlin, Germany - Columbia Club*
14 - Mannheim, Germany - Alte Feuerwache*
15 - Munich, Germany - Backstage*
16 - Saarbrucken, Germany - Garage*
18 - Bielefeld, Germany - Ringlokschuppen*
19 - Hannover, Germany - Capitol*
20 - Cottbus, Germany - Glad-House*
21 - Erlangen, Germany - E-Werk*
22 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle*
24 - Copenhagen, Denmark - The Rock*
25 - Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser*
26 - Oslo, Norway - John Dee**
28 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Brew House**
29 - Malmo, Sweden - KB Halle**

December

1 - Warsaw, Poland - Stodola**
2 - Krakow, Poland - Studio**
4 - Sofia (BG) Hristo Botev Hall**
5 - Zagreb, Croatia - Boogaloo**
6 - Wien, Austria - Arena**
8 - Milan, Italy - Musicdrome**
9 - Rome, Italy - Alpheus**
10 - Winterthur, Switzerland - Salzhaus**
11 - Dusseldorf, Germany - Phillipshalle / Heavy Christmas Meeting
12 - Solothurn, Switzerland - Kofmehl**
14 - Lyon, France - Le Transbordeur**
15 - Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz 2**
16 - Madrid, Spain - Sala Heineken**
17 - Bilbao, Spain - Kafe Antzoky**
18 - Cognac, France - Les Abattoirs**
19 - Paris, France - Elysee Montmartre**

* with Samael, Ghost Brigade

** with Samael

***with main support act (TBA), Ghost Brigade