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 | |||
Genre | Epic 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Blabbermouth.net | 8.5/10 [2] |
Chronicles of Chaos | 8.5/10 [3] |
Exclaim! | (favourable) [4] |
PopMatters | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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.
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 ]
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 |
Total length: | 55:06 |
No. | Title | Length |
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10. | "Mars and Volcanos" | 3:23 |
Total length: | 58:29 |
Year | Chart | Position |
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2005 | Swedish Albums Chart [7] | 7 |
German Albums Chart [8] | 96 |