| |
| | [No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17) |
 | | After Shades of God, they released their third classic, Icon, which expanded the emotional palette to the breaking point, but some of the vocals and song structures were flawed, making it a hit or miss affair, salvaged by the fact that the good songs were really fucking good. |
 | | So, Draconian Times was a make-or-break album for Paradise Lost, and when it was released, they finally made the big leap from murky doom to sparkling, depressing rock that would provide a template for countless bands who wouldn't even come close to matching Paradise Lost's brilliance. |
 | | Nick is finally singing in key, having grown from a boring death growler to a powerful doom version of James Hetfield wielding some great lyrics that lend motive to the pathos in his voice. |
| www.deadtide.com /content/reviews/albums/page.php?review_id=801 (552 words) |
|