''One Second'' is the sixth album released by British metal band

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. The album marks the group's transition from a

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direction. It is the bestselling record of their career and enabled the band to sign with the German branch of major label

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. ''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 Jamie Gomez Arellano and an additional disc with audio from a Paradise Lost's concert at

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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 ''

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Musical style

About the musical style of ''One Second'',

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Track listing

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

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and Music for Nations reissue ;

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reissue ;

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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

– 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

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, 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

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/strings by Stephan Brisland-Ferner * Arranged by Sank, Stefan and Gregor Mackintosh * Cover photo concept idea by

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* Band photograph by David Tonge * Other photography by Susan Andrews for Refocus * Design and layout by Design Ministry

Charts

Release history

References

External links

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