In heavy metal, originality counts for almost everything. As the genre took root around the world, the gamesmanship found artists challenging what was previously thought to be possible on traditional ...

It’s arguably the greatest album title of all time – but Epicus Doomicus Metallicus is far more than a clever twist of language. This is the record that began a doom dynasty, generating a desire and ...

The post Candlemass Announce New Album, Share “Scandinavian Gods” Video: Stream appeared first on Consequence. Doom metal legends Candlemass have announced a new album, Sweet Evil Sun, coming November ...

If you love modern doom, you owe a debt of gratitude to Candlemass. Formed in Stockholm in 1984, the group were among a handful of early purveyors of the slow, down-tuned, and monumentally forlorn ...

Despite being considered one of the cornerstone bands of the doom metal genre, Candlemass did not set out to build such a legacy. “Well, it’s great I guess, with the legacy and all that. But basically ...

History was made on Saturday, September 13, when Swedish doom metal legends Candlemass reunited on stage with their iconic former vocalist Messiah Marcolin for the first time in nearly 20 years. The ...

Candlemass is looking to have a banner year in 2020, with bassist Leif Edling's health rebounding, and renewed energy from a Grammy nod. And another positive is swinging the group's way: the March 27… ...

When it comes to the mighty genre of doom metal, few bands hold as much weight as the Swedish powerhouse Candlemass. Considered one of the pre-eminent bands in that subsect of heavy metal, they were ...

I don’t think I’ve ever been more jealous of people in Greece than I am right now with this news, and I’ve got several reasons to be jealous. Outside of living in a fuckin paradise, Greek metalheads ...

Ahead of Candlemass' appearance at Desertfest this weekend Dan Franklin talks to guitarist Lars Johansson and takes us on a whistle-stop trip through the annals of doom... Dan Franklin Published ...

Swedish band Candlemass’ 1986 debut album Epicus Doomicus Metallicus is a bona doom metal landmark, giving the template laid down by Black Sabbath in the early 70s and developed in the US by The ...