Shades of God

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Shades of God
Paradiselost-shadesofgod.jpg
Studio album by
Paradise Lost
Released14 July 1992
RecordedMarch–April 1992
StudioLonghome Studios, Northamptonshire, England
Genre
Length52:56
LabelMusic for Nations
ProducerSimon Efemey
Paradise Lost chronology
Gothic
(1991) 		Shades of God
(1992) 		Icon
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[1]

Shades of God is the third album by British metal band Paradise Lost, released in 1992. It retains the heavy instrumentation and growled vocals characteristic of the band's previous death-doom efforts, and also shows the beginning of the band's transition to a more melodic, gothic metal sound heard on the follow-up album Icon.

Track listing[]

All songs written by Nick Holmes and Greg Mackintosh.

No.TitleLength
1."Mortals Watch the Day"5:12
2."Crying for Eternity"7:05
3."Embraced"4:29
4."Daylight Torn"7:53
5."Pity the Sadness"5:05
6."No Forgiveness"7:37
7."Your Hand in Mine"7:08
8."The Word Made Flesh"4:41
9."As I Die" (missing in vinyl edition)3:46
10."Rape of Virtue" (Japanese edition bonus track)4:48
11."Death Walks Behind You" (Atomic Rooster cover, Japanese edition bonus track)6:30
12."Eternal" (live, Japanese edition bonus track)4:29
Total length:68:43

Personnel[]

  • Nick Holmes – vocals
  • Matthew Archer – drums
  • Stephen Edmondson – bass
  • Aaron Aedy – guitars
  • Gregor Mackintosh – guitars

Guest musicians[]

  • Sarah Marrion – vocals
  • Robert John Godfrey – keyboards

Production[]

  • George Chin – photography
  • Dave McKean – cover art, design, illustrations
  • Simon Efemey – engineering, producer, mixing

Charts[]

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[2] 79

References[]

  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. Shades of God review allmusic.com.
  2. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Paradise Lost – Shades of God" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
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