CandlemassTo this scribe's mind, Messiah Marcolin will always be ‘the’ voice of Candlemass, but the return of original vocalist Johan Längqvist for the first time in 32 years is a monumental event for doom-metal fanatics.
The Door To Doom unleashes eight magnificent doom-metal anthems that contain some of the best riffs of the Swedes' entire career. From the glacier-like Black Trinity through to mid-tempo crushers (Splendor Demon Majesty and Death’s Wheel) the album boasts a glorious and triumphant feel, Längqvist seemingly in the same great form he showed way back on Epicus Doomicus Metallicus. Add in a guest solo from Tony Iommi on the monolithic Astorolus – The Great Octopus and you’d really have to be the most miserable of doom fans not to love this album.
