Candlemass (album)

Candlemass is the eighth studio album by Swedish doom metal band Candlemass released in 2005. This was the band's last album with singer Messiah Marcolin.

Candlemass
Studio album by
Candlemass
Released3 May 2005
RecordedNovember–December 2004
StudioPolar Studios, Platform Studios and Airplay Studio, Stockholm, Sweden
GenreDoom 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]

A video for the album's opener, "Black Dwarf", was made. The song "Witches" was also included in the soundtrack for the 2009 video game Brütal Legend.

Track listing

All songs written by Leif Edling

  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
  10. "Mars and Volcanos" – 3:23 (Bonus track on digipak and double vinyl editions)

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. All Media Network. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  2. Bergman, Keith. "Candlemass - Candlemass". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  3. Smit, Jackie (19 April 2005). "Candlemass - Candlemass". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  4. Ayers, Chris (1 July 2005). "Candlemass - Candlemass". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  5. Begrand, Adrien (18 May 2005). "Candlemass - self-titled". PopMatters. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  6. Kaiser, Boris (2005). "Review Album Des Monats: Candlemass - Candlemass". Rock Hard (in German). No. 216. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  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.
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