Album Review: Candlemass - The Door To Doom
"Eight magnificent doom-metal anthems that contain some of the best riffs of the Swedes' entire career."
Candlemass
Candlemass is a Swedish epic doom metal band established in Upplands Väsby, a suburb of Stockholm in 1984 by bassist, songwriter and bandleader Leif Edling and drummer Matz Ekström. The band had a defining influence on doom metal, and the epic doom genre itself is named after their debut album Epicus Doomicus Metallicus. Along with Pentagram, Saint Vitus and Trouble, Candlemass has been referred to as one of the "big four of doom metal".After releasing five full-length albums and touring extensively throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, Candlemass disbanded in 1994, but reunited three years later. After breaking up again in 2002, Candlemass reformed in 2004 and have continued to record and perform since then.
Albums
1986
Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
1987
Nightfall
1988
Ancient Dreams
1989
Tales of Creation
1992
Chapter VI
1998
Dactylis Glomerata
1999
From the 13th Sun
2005
Candlemass
2007
King of the Grey Islands
2009
Death Magic Doom
2012
Psalms for the Dead
2019
The Door to Doom
2022
Sweet Evil Sun
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