Candlemass (album)

Candlemass
Studio album by
Candlemass
Released3 May 2005
RecordedNovember–December 2004
StudioPolar Studios, Platform Studios and Airplay Studio, Stockholm
GenreEpic doom metal
Length55:06 (original version)
58:29 (digipak and double vinyl version)
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerPontus 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[1]
Blabbermouth.net8.5/10[2]
Chronicles of Chaos8.5/10[3]
Exclaim!(favourable)[4]
PopMatters[5]
Rock Hard8.5/10[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]

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
  • 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
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.