Candlemass | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 3 May 2005 | |||
Recorded | November–December 2004 | |||
Studio | Polar Studios, Platform Studios and Airplay Studio, Stockholm | |||
Genre | Epic 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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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Blabbermouth.net | 8.5/10 [2] |
Chronicles of Chaos | 8.5/10 [3] |
Exclaim! | (favourable) [4] |
PopMatters | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Rock Hard | 8.5/10 [6] |
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.
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 tracks are written by Leif Edling
No. | Title | Length |
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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" (Bonus track on digipak and double vinyl editions) | 3:23 |
Total length: | 55:06/58:29 |
Year | Chart | Position |
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2005 | Swedish Albums Chart [7] | 7 |
German Albums Chart [8] | 96 |