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1992's Shades of God is a transition album for British doom metal legends Paradise Lost.
Though the band continues to rely on ominous post-Sabbath guitar riffing for most of the album, lead guitarist Gregor Mackintosh begins to integrate clean melodies and quieter passages into the songs, while vocalist Nick Holmes takes his first cautious stabs at actual singing instead of grunting.
"Mortals Watch the Day" and "Your Hand in Mine" are the most effective examples of this and serve as a blueprint for the songs on their following album and commercial breakthrough, Icon.
"As I Die" provides the proper send-off for the band's death/doom past, and is undoubtedly the album's strongest cut.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EmbracedGregor MacKintosh | Paradise Lost | Play | 04:29 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 2 | Daylight TornGregor MacKintosh | Paradise Lost | Play | 07:52 | 18 MB | 50 MB |
| 3 | Pity the SadnessGregor MacKintosh | Paradise Lost | Play | 05:05 | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| 4 | No ForgivenessGregor MacKintosh | Paradise Lost | Play | 07:36 | 17 MB | 47 MB |
| 5 | Your Hand in MineGregor MacKintosh | Paradise Lost | Play | 07:08 | 16 MB | 47 MB |
| 6 | The Word Made FleshGregor MacKintosh | Paradise Lost | Play | 04:40 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 7 | As I DieGregor MacKintosh | Paradise Lost | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 40 mins | 93 MB | |||||
| 40 mins | 270 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Aedy | Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Rhythm) |
| 2 | Matthew Archer | Drums, Percussion |
| 3 | George Chin | Photography |
| 4 | Stephen Edmondson | Guitar (Bass) |
| 5 | Simon Efemey | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 6 | Robert John Godfrey | Keyboards |
| 7 | Nick Holmes | Vocals |
| 8 | Gregor MacKintosh | Arranger, Composer, Guitar |
| 9 | Sarah Marrion | Vocals |
| 10 | Dave McKean | Design, Illustrations |
| 11 | Paradise Lost | Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |