Candlemass (album)

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Candlemass
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Studio album by
Released3 May 2005
RecordedNovember–December 2004
Studio Polar Studios, Platform Studios and Airplay Studio, Stockholm
Genre Epic doom metal
Length55:06(original version)
58:29 (digipak and double vinyl version)
Label Nuclear Blast
Producer Pontus Norgren and Candlemass
Candlemass chronology
Doomed for Live – Reunion 2002
(2003)
Candlemass
(2005)
King of the Grey Islands
(2007)
Singles from Candlemass
  1. "Assassin of the Light"
    Released: 2005
  2. "Black Dwarf"
    Released: 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Blabbermouth.net 8.5/10 [2]
Chronicles of Chaos 8.5/10 [3]
Exclaim! (favourable) [4]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Rock Hard 8.5/10 [6]

Candlemass is the eighth studio album by Swedish doom metal band Candlemass, released on 3 May 2005 through Nuclear Blast Records. It is the band's last album to feature vocalist Messiah Marcolin.

Contents

A video for the album's opening track "Black Dwarf" was made. The song "Witches" was also included in the soundtrack for the 2009 video game Brütal Legend .[ citation needed ]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Leif Edling

No.TitleLength
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
Total length:55:06
Digipak and double vinyl edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
10."Mars and Volcanos"3:23
Total length:58:29

Personnel

Candlemass
Additional musicians
Production

Charts

YearChartPosition
2005 Swedish Albums Chart [7] 7
German Albums Chart [8] 96

References

  1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Candlemass - Candlemass review". AllMusic . Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  2. Bergman, Keith. "Candlemass - Candlemass". Blabbermouth.net . Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  3. Smit, Jackie (19 April 2005). "Candlemass - Candlemass". Chronicles of Chaos . Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  4. Ayers, Chris (1 July 2005). "Candlemass - Candlemass". Exclaim! . Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  5. Begrand, Adrien (18 May 2005). "Candlemass - self-titled". PopMatters . Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  6. Kaiser, Boris (2005). "Review Album Des Monats: Candlemass - Candlemass". Rock Hard (in German). No. 216. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  7. "Candlemass - Candlemass (Album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts . Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  8. "Album – Candlemass, Candlemass..." Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts . Retrieved 26 October 2017.