Days of Glory

Review Score: (10/10)
1994 was the best year for Paradise Lost. Though "Draconian Times" sold over a million copies world wide, "Icon" will be remembered for its sanity, insanity, blazing guitars and excellent and dark lyrics. Nick Holmes had found the perfect baritone to enhance each song on this offering, unlike the growls on the earlier works. An evidence of his chilling baritone can be heard on the opening lines of "Shallow Seasons", which is my favourite song on this CD. The opening track "Embers Fire" is like a slow descent into the hollow crevices of the dark, with its brooding cello intro breaking into crunching slow guitars. Mackintosh and Aedy do a fantastic work with the guitars, and Edmondson is great with his bass. Matt Archer's drum beats are simple, but solid as a nail in a coffin. This is easily Paradise Lost's greatest work...a true reminder of their halcyon days. I wonder if they read this some day and decide to get their days of glory back and rock like we want them to

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