One Second (Paradise Lost album)

One Second is the sixth studio album released by British metal band Paradise Lost. The album marks the group's transition from a gothic metal act to a more electronic direction. It is the bestselling record of their career and enabled the band to sign with the German branch of major label EMI. One Second is Paradise Lost's first album recorded in digital format.

A 20th Anniversary Edition was released on 14 July 2017, which contained the original album remastered by Jaime Gomez Arellano and an additional disc with audio from a Paradise Lost's concert at Shepherd's Bush Empire on 26 January 1998. The concert was part of the tour in support of the One Second album release. The concert was previously released as part of the Evolve DVD, and is released on CD for the first time.

In 2020, it was named one of the 20 best metal albums of 1997 by Metal Hammer magazine.

Musical style
About the musical style of One Second, Nick Holmes told Decibel: "'After we recorded Draconian Times and toured it non-stop, we just felt like doing something else—something a bit less up-tempo and darker, also Greg bought a keyboard! The result was One Second. It was greeted on the whole very positively, but quite a departure from Draconian Times and pissed off a few people naturally. However, it's very much a part of the band's journey—like every album has been—and we enjoyed making it.'"

Track listing
All tracks by Nick Holmes and Gregor Mackintosh except as indicated.


 * Metal Mind Productions and Music for Nations reissue


 * The End Records reissue


 * Pony Canyon Inc. and Jive Records reissue


 * 20th Anniversary Edition reissue (Music for Nations), second disc, live at Shepherd's Bush Empire, London on 26 January 1998

Credits

 * Nick Holmes – vocals
 * Gregor Mackintosh – lead guitar, keyboards
 * Aaron Aedy – rhythm guitar
 * Steve Edmondson – bass guitar
 * Lee Morris – drums, backing vocals

Liner notes

 * Recorded at Battery Studios, London, and Rockfield Studios, Monmouth, Wales
 * Produced, engineered and mastered by Sank for Toytown Productions
 * Mixed by Stefan Glaumann and Sank at MVG Studios
 * Additional backing vocals by Greg & Sank
 * Additional engineering by Richard Flack
 * Sampling, programming and keyboards by Sank and Gregor Mackintosh
 * Violin/strings by Stephan Brisland-Ferner
 * Arranged by Sank, Stefan and Gregor Mackintosh
 * Cover photo concept idea by Ross Halfin
 * Band photograph by David Tonge
 * Other photography by Susan Andrews for Refocus
 * Design and layout by Design Ministry