Shades of God

Shades of God is the third album by British metal band Paradise Lost, released in 1992. It features the use of growled vocals noticeable in the band's previous efforts, although shows the beginning of the transition to more 'clean' vocals seen on the follow-up album Icon.

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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Nick Holmes and Greg Mackintosh.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mortals Watch the Day"	5:12
2.	"Crying for Eternity"	7:05
3.	"Embraced"	4:29
4.	"Daylight Torn"	7:53
5.	"Pity the Sadness"	5:05
6.	"No Forgiveness"	7:37
7.	"Your Hand in Mine"	7:08
8.	"The Word Made Flesh"	4:41
9.	"As I Die" (missing in vinyl edition)	3:46
10.	"Rape of Virtue" (Japanese edition bonus track)	4:48
11.	"Death Walks Behind You" (Atomic Rooster cover, Japanese edition bonus track)	6:30
12.	"Eternal" (live, Japanese edition bonus track)	4:29
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 (Album Top 100)[2]	79

References

1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. Shades of God review allmusic.com.
2. "Dutchcharts.nl – Paradise Lost – Shades of God" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 26, 2014.