CANDLEMASS – NIGHTFALL – 1987 (SWE) doom metal

Swedish doom originators Candlemass gave birth to an instant classic with their debut, Epicus Doomicus Metalicus. But their 1987 follow-up Nightfall managed to break even more new ground by introducing the operatic bellowing of new vocalist Messiah Marcolin, whose religious lyrics found the perfect match in the slow, grinding power chords written by bassist Leif Edling. Perfect examples of this formula like "The Well of Souls," "Samarithan," and "Bewitched" would become live standards for years to come and are nicely held together by short instrumentals, including a rendition of Chopin's "Marche Funebre." And while the band can't resist thrashing out just a tad on parts of "At the Gallow's End" and "Dark Are the Veils of Death," this is still a cohesive work, and a must for Black Sabbath fans

Messiah Marcolin - vocals (Memento Mori, Mercy)
Mats Bjorkman - guitars (Zoic)
Lasse Johansson - guitars (Creozoth, Zoic)
Leif Edling - bass (Abstrakt Algebra, Krux, Nemesis)
Jan Lindh - drums (Creozoth, Zoic)
1 Gothic Stone 0:47
2 The Well of Souls 7:26
3 Codex Gigas 2:19
4 At the Gallows End 5:46
5 Samarithan 5:29
6 March Funebre 2:21
7 Dark Are the Veils of Death 7:06
8 Mourners Lament 6:08
9 Bewitched 6:36
10 Black Candles 2:16
Bonus Disc
1 Bewitched [demo] 7:10
2 Battlecry [demo] 6:08
3 The Well of Souls [live] 5:16
4 Dark Are the Veils of Death [live] 4:08
5 At the Gallows End [studio outtake] 5:50
6 Mourners Lament [studio outtake] 5:36
7 Interview 24:21

Liked Ozzy-era Black Sabbath, but never really thought it was metal enough for you? Try Candlemass. It's a more modern (although it's now two decades old) Black Sabbath.

Slow. Heavy. Epic. Morbid. Eerie. Apocalyptic. Candlemass. If this is what doom metal sounds like, I need to get some more.
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