Lucifer Rising (Candlemass EP)
Lucifer Rising is an expanded EP by Swedish doom metal band Candlemass, released in 2008 via Nuclear Blast. Candlemass recorded two new tracks, "Lucifer Rising" and "White God", and re-recorded "Demons Gate" for this release.[4] The collection is also primarily composed of a series of 9 live tracks recorded in Athens, Greece on their 2007 tour (sides 2 to 4 on the vinyl edition).[5] Recording on the new material was completed in April 2008.[6] The title track, "Lucifer Rising", is included as a bonus song on the digipak edition of the full-length album Death Magic Doom, which was released six months after the EP.
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| Released | 6 October 2008 | |||
| Recorded | April 2008 (studio tracks) 30 September 2007 (live tracks) | |||
| Venue | Gagarin 205, Athens, Greece (live tracks) | |||
| Studio | Polar Studios, Stockholm, Sweden (studio tracks) | |||
| Genre | Doom metal, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 71:38 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | (favourable)[1] |
| Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles | 8.0/10[2] |
| Rock Hard | (favourable)[3] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Leif Edling
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lucifer Rising" | 4:06 |
| 2. | "White God" | 5:01 |
| 3. | "Demons Gate" | 9:03 |
| 4. | "At the Gallows End" (live) | 5:17 |
| 5. | "Solitude" (live) | 6:54 |
| 6. | "Emperor of the Void" (live) | 4:53 |
| 7. | "Devil Seed" (live) | 6:02 |
| 8. | "Mirror Mirror" (live) | 6:04 |
| 9. | "Under the Oak" (live) | 7:01 |
| 10. | "Of Stars and Smoke" (live) | 5:51 |
| 11. | "Black Dwarf" (live) | 5:30 |
| 12. | "Samarithan" (live) | 5:52 |
Personnel
- Candlemass
- Robert Lowe – vocals
- Mats Björkman – rhythm guitar
- Lars Johansson – lead guitars
- Leif Edling – bass
- Jan Lindh – drums
- Production
- Chris Laney – engineering, mixing
- Sören von Malmborg – mastering
- Tomas Arfert – artwork
Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Greek Albums Chart[7] | 31 |
References
- Forget, Tom. "Candlemass - Lucifer Rising review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2017-10-28.
- Gromen, Mark (22 November 2008). "Candlemass - Lucifer Rising". Bravewords.com. Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. Retrieved 2017-10-28.
- Küper, Wolfram (2008). "Review Album: Candlemass - Lucifer Rising". Rock Hard (in German). No. 257. Retrieved 2017-10-28.
- "Candlemass: 'Lucifer Rising' EP In October". Ultimate Guitar Archive. 2008-08-07. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- "Candlemass: Lucifer Rising EP to Include Two New Tracks". Blabbermouth.net. 2008-04-06. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- "Candlemass Lucifer Rising Ep Due Out In September". Metal Martyr. 2008-04-28. Archived from the original on 19 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- "Candlemass: 'Lucifer Rising' Lands On Greek Chart". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
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