The new Amorphis reminds me a lot more of Paradise Lost than PL ever reminded me of Amorphis. In a good way, though; I love both bands. Shades of God, Icon, and Draconian Times are brilliant; I can live without the rest, except for "One Second" - the title song is the only thing worth it on the entire disc (and one of their best songs in general.)
Paradise Lost - Faith Divides Us, Death Unites Us
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I've been a PL fan for a long time, got into them with Draconian Times, which is a really good album. My fave is definitely by far One Second. I may be in the minority here, but I love industrial and that type of thing, so when they went the whole Depeche Mode route I loved it. I like the newer doomy stuff too, but miss the hooks of the dance-y stuff. If they could do both.....man.
Faith Divides Us, Death Unites Us will most likely finish in my top 5 for 2009. It's a killer album! 
~Brian~
~Brian~
Haha I totally feel old now because I still consider Draconian Times one of their "new school" albums.
And I'm surprsised at how much love One Second is getting. I love the first two tracks, but the rest of the album is totally unmemorable to me. I'll give it another shot and see if anything clicks.
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I get the comparison. The bands have totally different sounds, but still there's a vibe that both bands share. Maybe it's just that they both started as more aggressive bands and moved into catchier territory before coming (close) to full circle. (Amorphis: Karelian Isthmus > Am Universum > Eclipse) (Paradise Lost: Lost Paradise > One Second > Faith Divides Us...)
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Yes, I think you are. That album was so damn good I bought it twice. And when I caught them live (supporting Opeth I believe) they were incredible.
I do like Draconian Times... But I think it's overrated... It's good, but It's not even one of my 3 or 4 favorite Paradise Lost discs... I will take the new over over it!
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Draconian Times is in my top 25 of all-time. Perfect from beginning to end. I have everything from PL, one of the best of the genre - the latest is a great album, has Icon era feel but with modern production and downtuned weightiness...
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Back in 03 or 04. Lacuna Coil was supposed to be on the bill as well, but had to cancel.
As far as I know, neither band has been particularly influenced by the other, and in the mid 90's, I never made any connection between them, but when Tuonela was released in 1999, I immediately heard some similarities in guitar tone and vibe to what Paradise Lost were doing on Icon or Draconian Times, but had since moved away from (and have more recently moved back towards). That said, I still feel there is only some similarity in vibe, I don't consider them very similar bands in terms of overall style.
Based on this thread so far, it would seem so.
I don't recall any such marketing at the time. Also, considering that Draconian Times was released in 1995, whereas Load and Reload were released in 1996 and 1997, it's tough to see how it was marketed in that fashion.
This seems like a bizarre thing to phrase as a question... if you think it's uninspired, then that's what you think... why do you need validation?
I picked up Host, Believe In Nothing, and their Live DVD over the weekend at the Disc Exchange in Knoxville. Eventhough Host and Believe In Nothing aren't what I normally listen to, I do like the cold sounding, Euro/goth dance vibe going on.
Eventhough, I really like Faith Divides Us, I've discoverd that In Requium is even better. Overall, a great band in my opinion, that I've been missing out on for years.
~Brian~
Eventhough, I really like Faith Divides Us, I've discoverd that In Requium is even better. Overall, a great band in my opinion, that I've been missing out on for years.
~Brian~
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