Shades of God

Shades of God is the third studio album by British metal band Paradise Lost, released on 14 July 1992 through Music for Nations. It retains the heavy instrumentation and growled vocals characteristic of the band's previous death-doom efforts, and also shows the beginning of the band's transition to a more melodic, gothic metal sound heard 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

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
Total length:		52:56

Japanese edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
10.	"Rape of Virtue"	4:48
11.	"Death Walks Behind You" (Atomic Rooster cover)	6:30
12.	"Eternal" (live)	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)	79