Epicus Doomicus Metallicus

Candlemass was formed by bassist and songwriter Leif Edling in Stockholm, Sweden in 1984 and is well known for its epic doom metal, having a great influence over a generation of the genre’s subsequent greats – Candlemass themselves taking a large influence from Black Sabbath. Epicus Doomicus Metallicus is a true genre classic, with every track a monument of timeless and finely crafted Doom. This is one of the quintessential, definitive Doom Metal releases, immortalising the band in the annals of music history and creating the foundations of a legacy spanning over thirty-five years. Going against the grain of bands at the time using speed to bolster their metal with the ongoing rise of thrash in Europe and the US, Candlemass eschewed this direction and formed a phenomenon of their own through the latter part of the decade and beyond with their slow and spellbinding atmospherics. Epicus… was recorded at Thunderload Studios in 1986 and was released later that same year, with the grand & inspiring vocals for the debut handled by Johan Lngqvist. 3LP – Now, marking 35 years of the iconic debut, this deluxe triple vinyl release includes a new remastered version of the album itself, as well as a collection of Candlemass’ essential 1985 recordings made on the run up to the Epicus… session, in the form of the ‘Witchcraft’ demo plus the O.A.L. studio recordings and completed by the band’s Upplands Vsby rehearsal from November of 1985.