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Candlemass
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Stockholm, Sweden (1984 – 1992, 1997 – 2002, 2005 – present)
Candlemass is a doom metal band formed in Stockholm, Sweden in 1984. Candlemass arose from the earlier Nemesis outfit belonging to bassist Leif Edling and guitarist Christian Weberyd. Prior to the dissolvement of the group, Nemesis had released the highly praised ‘Day Of Retribution’ album in 1984. Debuting Candlemass on the tape trading circuit with the four song ‘Witchcraft’ demo in 1984, featuring a line-up of Edling, Weberyd and drummer Mats Ekström, and a second demo that November, the band promptly signed to the French Black Dragon label. Having added former A.T.C. guitarist Mats Björkman (a.k.a. ‘Mappe’) the band began recording what would become the ‘Epicus, Doomicus, Metallicus’ debut at Thunderload Studios with Ragne Wahlquist, frontman for Heavy Load, manning the desk.
During the recording of the album Christian Weberyd opted to leave and by the time it was released the group’s newly acquired vocalist, Johan Lanquist, a former member of Jonah Quizz, and drummer Mats Ekström, had also departed. Still, the album, emerging in June 1986, considerably raised the band’s profile and impressed many critics with a penchant for specialising in grandiose, Doom laden Metal dirges that, at times, were hideously depressing but always exceptionally heavy. With Doom being scarce on the Metal landscape in 1986 many reviewers simply tagged the band as BLACK SABBATH clones but record buyers soon put this assumptions aside, recognising the band as an original force.
During the recording of the album Christian Weberyd opted to leave and by the time it was released the group’s newly acquired vocalist, Johan Lanquist, a former member of Jonah Quizz, and drummer Mats Ekström, had also departed. Still, the album, emerging in June 1986, considerably raised the band’s profile and impressed many critics with a penchant for specialising in grandiose, Doom laden Metal dirges that, at times, were hideously depressing but always exceptionally heavy. With Doom being scarce on the Metal landscape in 1986 many reviewers simply tagged the band as BLACK SABBATH clones but record buyers soon put this assumptions aside, recognising the band as an original force.
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Nightfall
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Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
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Shoutbox
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anewconcept wrote:
Singing in falsetto shouldn't be allowed in Doom Metal, sorry.
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DarkThrone93 wrote:
shut your mouth, cunt [4]
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ManiacForces wrote:
They are going too fast lately. Slow it down dammit :p
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MetalHead093 wrote:
shut your mouth, cunt [3]
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LostArk wrote:
shut your mouth, cunt [2]
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dragonuts wrote:
shut your mouth, cunt
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anewconcept wrote:
Good riffs, but the lead singer is terrible.
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MoogleRancha wrote:
More importantly, Candlemass is fucking gold, every album (except DG, but that doesn't count anyway).
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MoogleRancha wrote:
@krumbled - Then why say anything at all? Oh that's right: You're "just sayin'."
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GreenHeaven wrote:
I knew them, as the fathers of doom metal, for a long time, but gave them a listen only now. They Are Awesome, what can I say more. Now I regret never listening to them before.
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bloodwolfhunter wrote:
No such thing as false doom, thats for sure. CRYPT OF DESPAIR!!!!
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szczypiorofix wrote:
@krumbledkookie : true! What makes some bands more "true" than others?
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krumbledkookie wrote:
So what's an example of FALSE doom metal? TRUE and HIPSTER are the two most overused words in metal discussion because both mean absolutely nothing and arbitrarily used by anyone who thinks they're better than someone else. I'm not implying that that's what you're going for, just sayin'.
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Mgferraresso wrote:
One of the best metal bands EVER... This is TRUE doom metal.
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Hidrio wrote:
Nightfall is awesome.
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veyita_88 wrote:
Epicus Doomicus Metallicuss is one of the best metal albums ever!.
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Carnassial1 wrote:
Cheers everyone! You can vote for "Doom metal" in "Favorite Heavy metal Sub-genre Poll" on my profile page Carnassial1 It's over 2300 votes now. I'll be glad if you take a shot.
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Lahiri wrote:
Check this out! http://www.lastfm.it/music/And+This+Again/_/Inscrutable
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ReDGreeNBoY wrote:
Doom-Doom-Doom DOOM-DOOM DoooooooooM!!!
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Jodoomster wrote:
Kings of Doom... I worship Candlemass!
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Events
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Apr
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Roadburn Festival 2010
013, Tilburg, Netherlands
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Apr
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Keep It True XIII
Tauberfrankenhalle Lauda-Königshofen, Lauda-Königshofen, Germany
39 shouts
| 84 attendees
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Jun
18
Hellfest 2010
Val de Moine, Clisson, France
381 shouts
| 534 attendees
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Recent Activity
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VileBeaver added Candlemass to VileBeaver’s library. 2 hours ago
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Cherif_12 wrote about Candlemass in Mi Top 25 del 2009. 9 hours ago
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MySweetDarkness, mcgelie and ZYRXXX added Candlemass to their libraries. 11 hours ago
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lukas7891 tagged Candlemass with ‘doom metal’. yesterday evening
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Fantomas_, doommetalman, WhiningDeath and 5 other people added Candlemass to their libraries. yesterday evening
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MATI9630 wrote about Candlemass in The only rightful musical summary of 2009, others are just meaningless and unworthy…. Thursday afternoon
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MATI9630 wrote about Candlemass – Death Magic Doom in The only rightful musical summary of 2009, others are just meaningless and unworthy…. Thursday afternoon
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NecroGabo wrote about Candlemass in Best of '09 (Top 50). Thursday afternoon
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