Today he can be seen playing Mayones guitars. What I did notice was that Gregor Mackintosh was playing a black lefthand Hamer, probably a Californian. Not long after that I did watch a live show of the band on the german TV-show Rockpalast ( recorded 1995 at the Bizarre Festival, Cologne). I think I bought “Draconian Times” as it was released back in 1995.
“Draconian Times” was recorded by the following musicians: Nick Holmes - Vocals
With their sixth release Paradise Lost even added synth-pop elements. The songs on “Draconian Times” are dark but also smooth, the death metal “growl” vocals have almost completely vanished and overall the production of the album is very good. By many it is considerd their best and most successful album.ĭuring the first five releases Paradise Lost moved gradually away from the rough death metal sound the band started with. If you haven’t the time is right to rectify that.Paradise Lost is a british heavy metal band formed in the late 1980s as a death metal band, that quickly began to experiment with different musical influences. There is no band on the planet like Paradise Lost and this record is an album that everyone should listen to at least once in their life. Regardless of the extras, ‘Draconian Times XXV’ deserves to be celebrated.
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The revised edition includes the original album plus a host of unreleased extras including four tracks from a BBC Live Session, several demos, and a cracking cover ‘Walk Away’ by Sisters of Mercy. ‘Shadowkings’, the peerless ‘Shades of God’ and the epic album closer ‘Jaded’ are all underrated tracks in the band’s now vast discography. There are fan favourites draped through the record and songs that remain fixtures in the set list. The gothic overtures of ‘Enchantment’ give way to the jangling guitar work that signals the start of ‘Hallowed Land‘ and from there on this is an album that contains nothing but killer songs. It is an album that unlike many of that era, still gets played on a regular basis. Produced by Simon Efemy, the band’s line up comprised the core members who have been there from the start in Nick Holmes, Gregor Mackintosh, Aaron Aedy and Steve Edmonson with Lee Morris on drums. The album was recorded at Surrey Studio Ridge Farm and the gothic mansion of Great Linfield Manor in Bedfordshire. To coincide with the anniversary, Music for Nations reissues ‘Draconian Times’ in a number of different formats with some extras tacked on for the enthusiast. For ‘Draconian Times’, the glasses are gold tinted, such is the calibre and quality of an album that one can never tire of listening to.Īn album that defined the band creatively, for me ‘Draconian Times’ would stand comfortably in the top ten UK metal albums of all-time. Albums which reach milestones are often viewed with rose tinted glasses, the quality often merged with emotional memories. It’s the start of a seminal album in the metal world and in the case of ‘Draconian Times’, the word masterpiece is appropriate. The minute those notes on the piano are caressed at the start of ‘Enchantment’, everything stops. Album Review: Paradise Lost - Draconian Times 25th Anniversary Edition