As the European release date of Gothic Metal masters PARADISE LOST's highly anticipated new DVD The Anatomy Of Melancholy is drawing closer, the band has revealed a first impression of this brilliant live-recording. Fans have the opportunity to listen to four songs taken off the upcoming live document at the band's official MySpace page.

Starting with the UK live debut of 'The Enemy' from Paradise Lost's latest album In Requiem, the set-list includes songs the band hadn't played live in a long time prior to that night, such as 'Eternal' and 'Gothic' from their 1991 album Gothic, the rare B-side 'Sweetness' from their 1994 Seals The Sense single and other classics from their impressive album roster.

Guitarist Greg Mackintosh comments:

"The release of Anatomy Of Melancholy is quite exciting for us. Not only is it a DVD but it is also our first live album in the history of Paradise Lost! It incorporates pretty much every era of our career. Jens Borgen has mixed the DVD and in my opinion he did a sterling job with the mix. It has so much energy to it and you can really feel the atmosphere of this special night! Also Seths' artwork is beautiful as always. For us this is definitely a great way to celebrate our 20th anniversary."

Singer Nick Holmes:

"After 20 years and 11 albums, we figured it was maybe time to release our first live album. We wanted a good cross section of what we feel are our most popular "live"-songs, whilst also representing a good proportion of our albums so far. I feel that all the songs chosen for this DVD sit very well side by side in a live environment, despite our musical career being somewhat varied at times. Already, there are already people who disagree with some of our song choices, but if that means that we have more than one good song, I guess that's a positive."

A trailer for The Anatomy Of Melancholy will be posted online soon. Here are the exact release dates:

Germany / Austria / Switzerland / Benelux / Italy: Friday, May 23, 2008.

Uk / France / Greece / Denmark / Norway / Rest Of Europe: Monday, May 26, 2008.

Spain / Portugal: Tuesday, May 27, 2008.

Sweden / Finland / Hungary: Wednesday, May 28, 2008.

The Anatomy Of Melancholy will also available as strictly limited 2DVD+2CD and 2LP.

Paradise Lost Live:

May

11 - Gelsenkirchen, Germany - Rock Hard Festival

June

20 - Clisson, France - Hellfest
25 - Budapest, Hungary - Zold Pardon

July

19 - Vaasa, Finland - Rockperry Festival

August

9 - Hildesheim, Germany - M'era Luna Festival
16 - Jaromer, Czech Republic - Brutal Assault Festival