Description

Ask a true metalhead to name a definitive metal band from the 90’s and more than likely one of the first names to comes to mind will be Paradise Lost. Alongside Anathema and fellow Yorkshiremen My Dying Bride, Paradise Lost pioneered the death/doom sound and 1995, Paradise Lost were on the verge of making the big leagues with their seminal album Draconian Times At that period of their history they were chosen to headline the Bizarre Festival in Cologne, with a line-up which features bands such as NOFX, White Zombie and Kyuss, Paradise Lost found the chips stacked against them. However, all doubters were silenced following the bands set. The Live Enchantment album was recorded during that show at the Bizarre Festial on the 10th of August and it shows the band at their most primal and raw; there are no gimmicks here, Paradise Lost deliver a set which obviously leans heavy on the Draconian Times material, but also takes in tracks from Icon, Gothic and Shades Of God. This is a set list designed to lay waste to non-believers and forever leave their mark on the metal scene. Sure, there are a few cringe moments here, Nick Holmes voice fluctuates in and out of tune and each mistake from Greg Mackintosh, Aaron Aedy, Stephen Edmondson and Lee Morris can clearly be heard; but this is what a live music is all about, it shows a band being flawed, warts n all, hungry, rough and ready to conquer the world. Yet, is this album for every Paradise Lost fan? Probably not, but for Paradise Lost aficionados, it will be nice addition to an already extensive catalogue. This album also features two rare cover tracks

Track list:
1. Introduction / Enchantment
2. Widow
3. Dying Freedom
4. Forever Failure
5. Shadowkings
6. Remembrance
7. Pity The Sadness
8. Sweetness
9. Once Solemn
10. Hallowed Land
11. The Last Time
12. Embers Fire
13. As I Die
14. True Belief
15. In Nominae Satanas-Venom cover
16. Death Walks Behind You-Atomic Rooster cover