Album: Shades of God by Paradise Lost (1992)
Genre: Metal | Style: Rock/Pop
Format: Album

Description: Shades of God is the third album by Paradise Lost. It features the use of growling noticeable in the band's previous efforts although shows the beginning of the transition to more 'clean' vocals seen on the album 'Icon'.
Produced, engineered and mixed by Simon Efemey. Recorded at Longhome Studios, Northants. March / April 1992.
Guest keyboards by Robert John Godfrey. Additional Female Vocals by Sarah Marrion.
Design and Illustration by Dave McKean. Band Photography by George Chin.

Artist Background: More than three decades into their career, and with over two million albums sold, Paradise Lost remain the undisputed kings of metal's dark side. Formed in Halifax in 1988, the band quickly became noted as the pioneers of gothic metal through their early groundbreaking albums like 1991's aptly-titled Gothic, a mixture of heaviness intertwined with shadowy melody and atmosphere. Never a group to remain creatively static, across their career they've explored a myriad of avenues of dark music, f... Part of the Halifax, England music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Metal movement. Known for Gothic style.

Related Artists: My Dying Bride, Tiamat, Katatonia, Moonspell

Music Scene: Part of the Halifax, England music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Metal movement. Known for Gothic style.

Tags: Metal, Rock/Pop, 1990s, Album

Additional Context: Available on Discogs marketplace


Shades of God is the third album by Paradise Lost. It features the use of growling noticeable in the band's previous efforts although shows the beginning of the transition to more 'clean' vocals seen on the album 'Icon'.
Produced, engineered and mixed by Simon Efemey. Recorded at Longhome Studios, Northants. March / April 1992.
Guest keyboards by Robert John Godfrey. Additional Female Vocals by Sarah Marrion.
Design and Illustration by Dave McKean. Band Photography by George Chin.

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