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Paradise Lost
Released 1993

Embers Fire
04:44
777 plays

True Belief
04:30
635 plays

Remembrance
03:26
552 plays

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songs

- 1
- Embers Fire
- 04:44
- 777 plays

- 2
- Remembrance
- 03:26
- 552 plays

- 3
- Forging Sympathy
- 04:43
- 490 plays

- 4
- Joys of the Emptiness
- 03:29
- 432 plays

- 5
- Dying Freedom
- 03:43
- 547 plays

- 6
- Widow
- 03:04
- 520 plays

- 7
- Colossal Rains
- 04:35
- 448 plays

- 8
- Weeping Words
- 03:50
- 453 plays

- 9
- Poison
- 02:59
- 454 plays

- 10
- True Belief
- 04:30
- 635 plays

- 11
- Shallow Seasons
- 04:55
- 443 plays

- 12
- Christendom
- 04:30
- 418 plays

- 13
- Deus Misereatur
- 01:57
- 380 plays

album review

Icon represents a turning point for Paradise Lost: vocalist Nick Holmes loses the limiting growl in favor of a James Hetfield-style bark and Gregorian chants, while mastermind Gregor Mackintosh (lead guitar) further perfects his brand of baroque metal. Although older fans were beginning to protest that the band was becoming a sellout, this album retains the harsh edge of earlier albums while refining a more artistic vision for the band. Experimentation fits in flawlessly with the new sound: synthesized strings on "Embers Fire," angry coliseum crowds on "Colossal Rains," timpani and piano in "Deus Misereatur," and angelic female vocals in "Christendom." It would be difficult to overstate the mastery and genius behind Mackintosh's guitar work and arrangements. The album's scope is majestic and the end result is nothing short of glorious. Listeners who prefer the heavier elements of these songs should move backward in the band's canon, preferably to Gothic; those who are thoroughly satisfied with the sound may enjoy Draconian Times even more. ~ Christopher Anderson, All Music Guide