- Audio Cassette (28 Sep 1993)
- Format: Import
- Label: Metal Blade
- ASIN: B000001C6E
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | Vinyl
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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Track Listings
| 1. Embers Fire |
| 2. Remembrance |
| 3. Forging Sympathy |
| 4. Joys of the Emptiness |
| 5. Dying Freedom |
| 6. Widow |
| 7. Colossal Rains |
| 8. Weeping Words |
| 9. Poison |
| 10. True Belief |
| 11. Shallow Seasons |
| 12. Christendom |
| 13. Deus Misereatur |
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This was PDs peak with a polished and professional album of slow, melody based metal.
'Icon' gets edged towards the 'gothic' name tag, which is a bit unfair but has a point: there is a dark edge and although not a depressing album, it's introspective, soulful and melancholy. It's bassy, slow and the lyrics are a tapestry of images. There's some real classic tracks including 'Embers Fire' and 'True Belief', and the album is very accessable.
The big shock was the change in direction after this brilliant album. Never the same again. Appreciate this, they left a classic.
'Icon' gets edged towards the 'gothic' name tag, which is a bit unfair but has a point: there is a dark edge and although not a depressing album, it's introspective, soulful and melancholy. It's bassy, slow and the lyrics are a tapestry of images. There's some real classic tracks including 'Embers Fire' and 'True Belief', and the album is very accessable.
The big shock was the change in direction after this brilliant album. Never the same again. Appreciate this, they left a classic.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is a truly beautiful album. Powerful, sweeping, haunting and resloutely metal, this has remained one of my favourite albums since it's release. Newer fans of the gothic/melodic metal genre shouldn't be put off by the patchiness of some of PL's later work - this is really genre defining.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
As a 46-year-old who still listens to music with balls, I have to say firstly that I'm amazed no one else has reviewed this album. Simply put, this is the proverbial dogs nadgers people!!!! An incredible album from an awesome band. I was only lucky enough to see them once way back in 1994 but the memory of the opening moments of the gig still sends goosebumps running up and down my spine. If you are a fan of powerful epic rock music then this album should have pride of place in your collection.
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Collossal!
What can I say? The 90s weren't good to heavy metal. And it's a shame as this awesome addition to the canon would have been revered by many today instead of the under-the-radar... Read more
Published 9 months ago by ratmonkey
Doom Metal at it's most beautiful and atmospheric
I've bought many more modern and far far heavier of the so called gothic 'Doom Metal' ( if we HAVE to pidgeon hole this kinda stuff ) albums on the reccomendation of magazine... Read more
Published on 15 Nov 2007 by S. Currie
Their best album bar none
Paradise lost's Icon is a really superb album. It was even better than I thought it would be. This was the album where the band decided to move away from their death/doom roots. Read more
Published on 11 July 2007 by The Conman
Masters Of Misery
With this album Paradise Lost fulfilled all potential, and single-handedly rescued British Metal. The standout track on this album is 'True Belief', but every song is strong and... Read more
Published on 16 Aug 2006 by Matthew Jenkins
Gumby gloom goodness
This record was where Paradise Lost started their inexorable journey towards being total sellouts. Shades of God may have seen increasing tendencies toward standard minor scales... Read more
Published on 1 April 2005 by Behan
Their Finest moment to this day
Icon blew me away, when it was released. I traveled 200 miles to see them play live, and that only enhanced the impression of the CD
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