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 | ||||
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Released | 3 May 2005 | |||
Recorded | November–December 2004 | |||
Studio | Polar Studios, Platform Studios and Airplay Studio, Stockholm, Sweden | |||
Genre | Doom metal | |||
Length | 55:06 (original version) 58:29 (digipak and double vinyl version) | |||
Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
Producer | Pontus Norgren and Candlemass | |||
Candlemass chronology | ||||
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Singles from Candlemass | ||||
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Source | Rating |
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Blabbermouth.net | 8.5/10[2] |
Chronicles of Chaos | 8.5/10[3] |
Exclaim! | (favourable)[4] |
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Rock Hard | 8.5/10[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.
All songs written by Leif Edling
Year | Chart | Position |
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2005 | Swedish Albums Chart[7] | 7 |
German Albums Chart[8] | 96 |
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