1995 studio album by Paradise Lost
Draconian Times Released 12 June 1995 Recorded January–March 1995 Studio Great Linford Manor and Ridge Farm Studios, England Genre Length 48 :59 Label Music for Nations , Relativity Producer Simon Efemey
"The Last Time" Released: 8 May 1995
"Forever Failure" Released: 25 September 1995
Draconian Times is the fifth studio album by British metal band Paradise Lost . Two tracks from the album, "The Last Time" and "Forever Failure", were released as singles with music videos, and both charted.
The album was played in its entirety on the band's live record Draconian Times MMXI . It was also released with Shades of God and Icon in a boxed set called Original Album Classics .
A song called "Another Desire" was written during the recording of Draconian Times, but not released on the album or the reissues. Instead, it was included in the "Forever Failure" single.
Reception [ ]
Daevid Jehnzen of AllMusic rewarded the album a score of 4.5 out of 5, calling it a mix "between stark, oppressive goth rock and crunching heavy metal" and praising Paradise Lost's ability to "create and sustain a mood".[2]
Ulf Kubanke of Laut.de calls the album "a perfect mix between beauty and morbidity " and also points out that the album sounds "as if Hetfield took a bite out of the album First and Last and Always ".[3]
Track listing [ ]
All tracks are written by Gregor Mackintosh and Nick Holmes except where noted.
1. "Enchantment" 6:04 2. "Hallowed Land" 5:02 3. "The Last Time" 3:27 4. "Forever Failure" 4:18 5. "Once Solemn" 3:03 6. "Shadowkings" 4:41 7. "Elusive Cure" 3:21 8. "Yearn for Change" (Mackintosh, Lee Morris , Holmes, Steve Edmondson) 4:19 9. "Shades of God" 3:54 10. "Hands of Reason" 3:58 11. "I See Your Face" (Aaron Aedy, Mackintosh, Holmes) 3:17 12. "Jaded" 3:26 Total length: 48:59
1. "Embers Fire (Live)" 4:27 2. "Daylight Torn (Live)" 7:28 3. "True Belief (Live)" 4:24 4. "Pity the Sadness (Live)" 5:14 5. "As I Die (Live)" 3:38 6. "Weeping Words (Demo)" 3:50 7. "The Last Time (Demo)" 3:27 8. "Walk Away" (The Sisters of Mercy cover) 3:24 9. "Laid to Waste" 3:14 10. "Master of Misrule" 3:07 11. "Forever Failure (Video Edit)" 4:45
13. "Walk Away" (The Sisters of Mercy cover) 3:24 14. "Laid to Waste" 3:16 15. "Master of Misrule" 3:07
13. "Enchantment" (1994 Demo) 5:03 14. "Last Desire" (1994 Demo) 3:09 15. "Forever Failure" (Live in Germany 1995) 4:21 16. "Shadowkings" (Live in Germany 1995) 4:49 17. "Once Solemn" (Live in Germany 1995) 3:05 18. "Hallowed Land" (Live in Germany 1995) 5:11 19. "The Last Time" (Live in Germany 1995) 3:40
Personnel [ ]
Band [ ]
Nick Holmes – vocals and lyrics
Gregor Mackintosh – lead guitar
Aaron Aedy – rhythm and acoustic guitars
Steve Edmonson – bass
Lee Morris – drums
Guest musicians [ ]
Andrew Holdsworth – keyboards
Production [ ]
Simon Efemey (Zomba Management Ltd.) – production
Pete "Pee Wee" Coleman – audio engineering , mixing
Kevin Metcalfe (at Townhouse Studios, London) – mastering
Holly Warburton – illustrations and photography
Stylorouge – design and layout
Andy Griffin, Phil Woods, Phil Luff – assisting
Spoken Dialogue on "Forever Failure":
taken from "Charles Manson – The Man Who Killed the Sixties "
produced by Box Productions for Channel Four Television Corporation.
Charts [ ]
Weekly charts [ ]
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