Gregor Mackintosh

Gregor Mackintosh (born 20 June 1970) is a British guitar player. He is the lead guitarist in the metal band Paradise Lost, which he founded in 1988 together with singer Nick Holmes, rhythm guitarist Aaron Aedy, and bassist Steve Edmondson. He is the main composer of one of the pioneer bands and founding fathers of the gothic metal genre, considered to be influential to many other artists.[1][2][3]

Greg Mackintosh
Mackintosh in 2012
Mackintosh in 2012
Background information
Birth nameGregor John Mackintosh
Born (1970-06-20) 20 June 1970
OriginHalifax, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
GenresGothic metal, doom metal, death metal, death-doom, blackened death-doom, gothic rock, dark wave, synth-pop, electronic rock
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
Years active1988–present
LabelsNuclear Blast, Century Media, Music For Nations, Peaceville, Season of Mist
Member ofParadise Lost, Vallenfyre Strigoi, Host

Mackintosh also plays keyboards (on several Paradise Lost albums) and also uses them to compose music.[4] He produced Hull industrial metal act Systemyk. Also he founded the bands Vallenfyre,[5] Strigoi,[6] and Host.[7]

Regarding his influences, Mackintosh remarked, "I was into punky stuff when I was really young, then I started to delve into the goth stuff – Siouxsie and the Banshees, Bauhaus and especially The Sisters of Mercy."[8]

References
  1. Interview – Greg Mackintosh of Paradise Lost, crypticrock.com
  2. Greg Mackintosh - Paradise Lost, metal-temple.com
  3. PARADISE LOST's GREG MACKINTOSH Speaks To HEAVY METAL ARTWORK (Video), blabbermouth.net
  4. Holger Stratmann: Die harte Schule, in: Rock Hard, no. 123, August 1997
  5. PARADISE LOST: Songwriting mit der Schere – Interview mit Greg Mackintosh, vampster.com (in German)
  6. Interview: Greg Mackintosh, Gitarre & Bass, gitarrebass.de (in German)
  7. Review Host – IX, metal-hammer.de (in German)
  8. Everley, Dave (30 April 2020). "The 10 best Sisters Of Mercy songs by Paradise Lost's Gregor Mackintosh". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
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