Shades of God

Shades of God
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Studio album by Paradise Lost
Released	July 14, 1992
Recorded	Longhome Studios, Northants. March - April 1992
Genre	Death/doom, gothic metal
Length	52:56
Label	Music for Nations
Producer	Simon Efemey
Paradise Lost chronology
Gothic (1991)Gothic1991 Shades of God (1992) Icon (1993)Icon1993

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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'.

Track listing

All songs written by Nick Holmes and Greg Mackintosh.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mortals Watch the Day"	05:12
2.	"Crying for Eternity"	07:05
3.	"Embraced"	04:29
4.	"Daylight Torn"	07:53
5.	"Pity the Sadness"	05:05
6.	"No Forgiveness"	07:37
7.	"Your Hand in Mine"	07:08
8.	"The Word Made Flesh"	04:41
9.	"As I Die"	03:46
10.	"Rape of Virtue" (Japanese edition bonus track)	04:48
11.	"Death Walks Behind You" (Atomic Rooster cover, Japanese edition bonus track)	06:30
12.	"Eternal" (live, Japanese edition bonus track)	04:29
Total length:		68:43

Personnel

• Nick Holmes - vocals
• Matthew Archer - drums
• Stephen Edmondson - bass
• Aaron Aedy - guitars
• Gregor Mackintosh - guitars

Guest musicians

• Sarah Marrion - vocals
• Robert John Godfrey - keyboards

Production

• George Chin - photography
• Dave McKean - cover art, design, illustrations
• Simon Efemey - engineering, producer, mixing

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)	79