Draconian Times is the fifth album released by British metal act Paradise Lost. Two tracks from the album, "The Last Time" and "Forever Failure," were released as singles and have music videos. This album was played in its entirety on the band's live album Draconian Times MMXI. The song How Soon Is Now? is also on One Second. This album was released with Shades of God & Icon in a boxed set called Original Album Classics.[1] A song called "Another Desire", was written during this album's recording, but it was not released on this album nor the reissues. Instead, it was only released on the Forever Failure single. This is the only Paradise Lost album where members of the band other than MacKintosh & Holmes have received some writing credits.
Track listing[]
All tracks by Nick Holmes, Gregor MacKintosh except where noted
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Track title
Length
1.
"Enchantment"
6:04
2.
"Hallowed Land"
5:02
3.
"The Last Time"
3:27
4.
"Forever Failure"
4:18
5.
"Once Solemn"
3:03
6.
"Shadowkings"
4:41
7.
"Elusive Cure"
3:21
8.
"Yearn for Change (Steve Edmonson, Holmes, MacKintosh, Lee Morris)"
4:19
9.
"Shades of God"
3:54
10.
"Hands of Reason"
3:58
11.
"I See Your Face (Aaron Aedy, Holmes, MacKintosh)"
Limited Edition Commemorative Tour Pack (Bonus CD)
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Track title
Length
1.
"Embers Fire (Live)"
2.
"Daylight Torn (Live)"
3.
"True Belief (Live)"
4.
"Pity the Sadness (Live)"
5.
"As I Die (Live)"
6.
"Weeping Words (Demo)"
7.
"The Last Time (Demo)"
8.
"Walk Away (The Sisters of Mercy cover)"
9.
"Laid to Waste"
10.
"Master of Misrule"
11.
"Forever Failure (Video Edit)"
Legacy Edition (2011)
#
Track title
Length
13.
"Enchantment" (demo)
5:03
14.
"Last Desire"
3:09
15.
"Forever Failure**"
4:21
16.
"Shadowkings**"
4:49
17.
"Once Solemn**"
3:05
18.
"Hallowed Land**"
5:11
19.
"The Last Time**"
3:40
**Live in Germany, 1995
Personnel[]
Nick Holmes – vocals
Gregor Mackintosh – lead guitar
Aaron Aedy – rhythm and acoustic guitars
Steve Edmonson – bass guitar
Lee Morris – drums
Recorded at Great Linford Manor and Ridge Farm Studios, England, January 1995.
Produced by Simon Efemey for Zomba Management Ltd.
Engineered by Pete "Pee Wee" Coleman.
Assisted by Andy Griffin, Phil Wood and Phil Luff.
Mixed by Simon Efemey and Pete "Pee Wee" Coleman.
Mastered by Kevin Metcalfe at Townhouse Studios, London.
All Keyboards by Andrew Holdsworth.
Choral Arrangements by the Guildford Dead Boys Choir.
All illustrations and photography by Holly Warburton.
Design and Layout by Stylorouge.
Spoken Dialogue on Forever Failure taken from "Charles Manson - The Man who killed the Sixties" produced by Box Productions for Channel Four Television Corporation.