I had the original CD, with all its booklet, 30 years ago… I don’t remember where I bought it or got it from. Maybe it was a gift? I don’t remember… However, the artwork by Holly Warburton was amazing, so inspiring. I did not have a walkman disc-player at the time so I was only able to listen to it at home… The track “Once Solemn” is probably one of the most listened tracks in my life. Paradise Lost was such an interesting band for me until their album Symbol of Life… After that, somehow it just disappeared for me… I had this t-shirt of theirs, which I couldn’t find online anymore. I used to wear it all the time in my high school years…

Sidenote: Sully Erna from Godsmack, his vocals always reminds me Nick Holmes’ Icon era

Somehow became the soundtrack of the third book of Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King… Again, I was at high school at the time. My most tasteful years I guess… Ruin and Misery, Raven Claws, Opium, and Mephisto are my favorite tracks from the album.