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Paradise Lost
Released 1992

As I Die
03:46
433 plays

Mortals Watch the Day
05:12
374 plays

Pity the Sadness
05:01
336 plays

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songs

- 1
- Mortals Watch the Day
- 05:12
- 374 plays

- 2
- Crying for Eternity
- 07:06
- 329 plays

- 3
- Embraced
- 04:29
- 309 plays

- 4
- Daylight Torn
- 07:53
- 293 plays

- 5
- Pity the Sadness
- 05:01
- 336 plays

- 6
- No Forgiveness
- 07:36
- 291 plays

- 7
- Your Hand in Mine
- 07:07
- 270 plays

- 8
- The Word Made Flesh
- 04:39
- 252 plays

- 9
- As I Die
- 03:46
- 433 plays

album review

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. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia, All Music Guide