Best Gothic Rock ever

i am one of paradise losts biggest fans and this is there best album bar none it simply rocks has amazing riffs and gothic overtones there albums since and before this aint as good but not far off shades of god is a masterpiece also and icon if anyone likes rock or metal they should have this if they dont wellk they havent a clue

Gothic Metal at its absolute peak.

Being one of Paradise Lost's best albums, and considering that Paradise Lost is one of the best Gothic Metal bands ever, "Draconian Times" packs a powerful punch. This is real headbanging metal. Yet it is so moving and emotional. If you are looking for "average" music, look elsewhere. This is good stuff. This CD turned the critics ears when it came out in 1995. Having finally got it for Christmas, I can safely say this is one of my favorite albums. If you like Gothic Metal, you should have heard of Paradise Lost by now. This is the third album I've bought of this band. Certainly, all other British bands pale in comparison to this one. Only the Swedish band Katatonia reeks emotion quite as much as these guys do.

One of Europe's best Goth-metal bands!

I've loved these guys for years, and it's great to see the Koch label finally releasing all their albums in the States - long overdue! This earlier version of their goth-rock sound is basically Type O Negative meets Metallica. That simple. And yes, that good! Very moody and dark, but very metal. That would change with subsequent albums like "One Second" and especially "Host", where more electronics crept into the mix, along with the singer's decreasing reliance on the James Hetfield-isms of their earlier albums - i.e., better singing! The latest album "Believe in Nothing" returns them to a harder, guitar-oriented feel, while not losing the increasing electronic texture, which I think makes for their most compelling sound (and album) yet. God only knows what the new CD "Deus" is going to sound like! One of the best-kept secrets in goth-metal, but hopefully not for long!