Tales of Creation

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Tales of Creation
Candlemass talesofcreation.jpg
Studio album by
Candlemass
Released25 September 1989
RecordedJune–July 1989
StudioStockholm Recording, Stockholm, Sweden
Genre Epic doom metal
Length42:43
Label Music for Nations (UK)
Producer
  • Candlemass
  • Mats Lindfors
Candlemass chronology
Ancient Dreams
(1988)		Tales of Creation
(1989)		 Live
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 7/10 [2]
Rock Hard 9.0/10 [3]

Tales of Creation is the fourth studio album by Swedish doom metal band Candlemass released on 25 September 1989. It was reissued in 2001 with a bonus CD.

Contents

Some of the material from this album ("Dark Reflections", "Under the Oak", "Into the Unfathomed Tower", "Somewhere in Nowhere" and "A Tale of Creation") was originally recorded in 1985 by one of the earliest incarnations of Candlemass. "Under the Oak" is actually a remake of a song from their 1986 debut Epicus Doomicus Metallicus . The cover art is a modified version of Gustave Doré's "The Creation of Light."

Tales of Creation was also the last Candlemass album to feature vocalist Messiah Marcolin until he returned for the self-titled album in 2005.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Leif Edling

No.TitleLength
1."The Prophecy"1:27
2."Dark Reflections"5:06
3."Voices in the Wind"0:14
4."Under the Oak (New Version)"6:00
5."Tears"4:13
6."Into the Unfathomed Tower"3:04
7."The Edge of Heaven"6:25
8."Somewhere in Nowhere"3:47
9."Through the Infinitive Halls of Death"5:07
10."Dawn"0:25
11."A Tale of Creation"6:55
Total length:42:43
Remastered CD version bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
1."Dark Reflections" (demo)3:21
2."Under the Oak" (demo)7:44
3."Into the Unfathomed Tower" (demo)3:10
4."Somewhere in Nowhere" (demo)4:37
5."A Tale of Creation" (demo)5:55
6."Interview"19:29
7."Dark Reflections" (video) 

Personnel

Candlemass
Additional musicians
Production

Charts

YearChartPosition
1989 Swedish Albums Chart [4] 48

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References

  1. ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Candlemass - Tales of Creation review". AllMusic . All Media Network . Retrieved 2017-01-10.
  2. ↑ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 66. ISBN   978-1-894959-31-5.
  3. ↑ Kühnemund, Götz (1989). "Review Album: Candlemass - Tales of Creation". Rock Hard (in German). No. 35. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  4. ↑ "Candlemass - Tales of Creation (album)(Album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts . Retrieved 21 October 2017.
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