Candlemass (album)
Candlemass is the eighth studio album by Swedish doom metal band Candlemass, released in 2005. This was the band's last album with singer Messiah Marcolin.
Candlemass | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 3 May 2005 | |||
Recorded | November–December 2004 | |||
Studio | Polar Studios, Platform Studios and Airplay Studio, Stockholm, Sweden | |||
Genre | Doom metal | |||
Length | 55:06 (original version) 58:29 (digipak and double vinyl version) | |||
Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
Producer | Pontus Norgren and Candlemass | |||
Candlemass chronology | ||||
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Singles from Candlemass | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Blabbermouth.net | 8.5/10[2] |
Chronicles of Chaos | 8.5/10[3] |
Exclaim! | (favourable)[4] |
PopMatters | [5] |
Rock Hard | 8.5/10[6] |
A video for the album's opener, "Black Dwarf", was made. The song "Witches" was also included in the soundtrack for the 2009 video game Brütal Legend.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Leif Edling
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Black Dwarf" | 5:43 |
2. | "Seven Silver Keys" | 4:59 |
3. | "Assassin Of The Light" | 6:29 |
4. | "Copernicus" | 7:17 |
5. | "The Man Who Fell from the Sky" (Instrumental) | 3:26 |
6. | "Witches" | 6:22 |
7. | "Born in a Tank" | 4:56 |
8. | "Spellbreaker" | 7:02 |
9. | "The Day and the Night" | 8:52 |
10. | "Mars and Volcanos" (Bonus track on digipak and double vinyl editions) | 3:23 |
Total length: | 55:06/58:29 |
Personnel
- Candlemass
- Messiah Marcolin - vocals
- Mats Björkman - rhythm guitar
- Lars Johansson - lead guitars
- Leif Edling - bass
- Jan Lindh - drums
- Additional musicians
- Carl Westholm – additional keyboards
- Production
- Pontus Norgren - producer, engineer, mixing
- Uffe Larsson, Anders Ringman - vocal overdubs engineers at Platform Studios
- Niklas Flyckt - mixing
- Claes Persson - mastering
Charts
Year | Chart | Position |
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2005 | Swedish Albums Chart[7] | 7 |
German Albums Chart[8] | 96 |
References
- Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Candlemass - Candlemass review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- Bergman, Keith. "Candlemass - Candlemass". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- Smit, Jackie (19 April 2005). "Candlemass - Candlemass". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- Ayers, Chris (1 July 2005). "Candlemass - Candlemass". Exclaim!. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- Begrand, Adrien (18 May 2005). "Candlemass - self-titled". PopMatters. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- Kaiser, Boris (2005). "Review Album Des Monats: Candlemass - Candlemass". Rock Hard (in German). No. 216. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- "Candlemass - Candlemass (Album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- "Album – Candlemass, Candlemass..." Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
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