Draconian Times is the fifth studio album released by British metal act Paradise Lost. Two tracks from the album, "The Last Time" and "Forever Failure", were released as singles with music videos, and both charted.
This album was played in its entirety on the band's live album Draconian Times MMXI. This album was released with Shades of God & Icon in a boxed set called Original Album Classics.[1] A song called "Another Desire", was written during this album's recording, but it was not released on this album nor the reissues. Instead, it was included in the "Forever Failure" single.
Reception
Those reviewers who do not see the album as problematic, assign points at the top. On www.metal-inside.de, the album was referred to as "gloomy, but sublime" and "perfect". This was the "fulfillment" of the promise of Icon. Eike Schmitz of www.powermetal.de looks like this and speaks of a " masterpiece". "If you think of the Sisters as polished bronze, as are dirty plutonium Paradise Lost". Daevid Jehnzen of allmusic, however, praises less songwriting, but rather the atmosphere that was created on Draconian Times . Here were awarded four and a half stars out of five . The reviews at the time of publication were positive : In the intro magazine Christian Suggest notes that Paradise Lost have made it, " to skip with , Icon' album very highly specified yardstick " . "Neither have given the typical PL ingredients still one goes on the thin ice of total mass compatibility. " Holger Stratmann, editor of Rock Hard magazine, Paradise Lost looks at this album " more sensitive than ever," only The Last Time was " a little too banal ." However, only criticism for his part in some passages, the similarity to the previous panel. He gave it a nine out of ten.
Track listing
All tracks written by Gregor Mackintosh & Nick Holmes except as noted.
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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 |
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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 |
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13. | "Walk Away" | The Sisters of Mercy cover | 3:24 |
14. | "Laid to Waste" | | 3:16 |
15. | "Master of Misrule" | | 3:07 |
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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
Paradise Lost
- Nick Holmes – vocals and lyrics
- Gregor Mackintosh – lead guitar
- Aaron Aedy – rhythm and acoustic guitars, co-composing on I See Your Face
- Steve Edmonson – bass guitar
- Lee Morris – drums
Other
Assisting
- Andy Griffin
- Phil Woods
- Phil Luff
Notes
- ↑ http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Paradise_Lost/Original_Album_Classics/353139
- ↑ Jehnzen, Daevid. Draconian Times review allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-11.
- ↑ Jorn van Schaïk . Draconian Times sputnikmusic.com. June 11th, 2007. Retrieved on 2012-05-20.
- ↑ "Draconian Times" Japan release - Discogs.com
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Paradise Lost – Draconian Times" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Paradise Lost – Draconian Times" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Paradise Lost – Draconian Times" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Paradise Lost – Draconian Times" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Paradise Lost: Draconian Times" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Paradise Lost – Draconian Times". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Paradise Lost – Draconian Times". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Paradise Lost – Draconian Times". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
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- Nick Holmes
- Greg Mackintosh
- Aaron Aedy
- Steve Edmondson
- Waltteri Väyrynen
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