“Hatred coming on from greater heights”
Written and recorded specially for Paradise Lost’s 1994 EP Seals The Sense, Sweetness has become a much-loved gem in the band’s discography. Over time its status has been enhanced by its position as a B-Side underdog, to the extent that the band amused themselves by calling it “the greatest song ever written” in a recent interview. Northern piss-taking aside, it is an excellent track that hits the sweet spot between the heavy doom of Icon and the goth of Draconian Times. The combo of lead guitar and grinding riff in the chorus section is especially killer. Apart from Sweetness, the EP isn’t much to write home about, but the inclusion of “the greatest song ever written” makes it essential.
HEAVY METAL OVERLOAD 
The band went through changes in style. Correct?
What album would be a good place to start? I prefer cleaner vocals but have been known to listen to a death song. Mostly with another metal genre mixed in though.
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I think Draconian Times is a good place to start. It’s got cleaner vocals but still heavy, great songs. Icon is probably the best album overall but Draconian Times is a better intro.
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Thanks. I will look into those.
Am I the only one that hears a bit of a James Hetfield sound in the vocals?
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No, that came up a lot. He even looked a bit like him back then. British metal mags constantly went on about them being the next Metallica. But instead they went all Depeche Mode!
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I am getting an Iommi guitar tone on Shades Of God. I might add that to the list too.
How diverse is a band that can be Sabbathy, Black Metal, Metallica and Depeche Mode?
They must have both lost and gained fans with every album.
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Pretty much! Shaded Of God is great, definitely a doomy Sabs tone there. That’s an underrated one I think. Tends to get overlooked.
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It reminds of Hallowed Land which I prefer more.
Draconian Times was the album that put em on my radar and I got Icon after it but they lost me with Host and they started to get my interest again with Faith Divides aus.
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