Background
On 24 March 2023, Paradise Lost announced on their Facebook page that touring drummer Guido Montanarini had become an official member of the band. [4]
In a November 2023 interview with Portugal's Metal Global, Nick Holmes said that Paradise Lost had been working on new material for the follow-up to Obsidian: "Hopefully at the beginning of next year, we can have a few months downtime so we can actually get working more on the album. But... I think we've got a few songs done; we need to review them. So, yeah, we'll hopefully write an album next year, anyway. Whether it's gonna be recorded [next year], I don't know, but hopefully at least written". [5]
In May 2025, prior to the release of Ascension, Montanarini became the sixth drummer to leave Paradise Lost; [3] he was replaced by Jeff Singer, who had previously drummed for Paradise Lost during the 2000s. [6] On 6 June 2025, the band announced the release date of Ascension, while also releasing the album's lead single entitled "Silence Like the Grave". [1] [2]
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