Description
Re: 24-06-2022
SPECIAL TRIPLE DELUXE COLOURED VINYL SET COMMEMORATING 35 YEARS OF THE ICONIC DEBUT OF MASTERFUL DOOM METAL, CONTAINING REMASTERED AUDIO, PLUS RARE PRE-EPICUS RECORDINGS FROM 1985 INCLUDING THE LEGENDARY ‘WITCHCRAFT’ DEMO. ALSO INCLUDES 8 PAGE BOOKLET, A2 POSTER, & LETTER PRINT FROM FOUNDER LEIF EDLING
Candlemass was formed by bassist & songwriter Leif Edling in Stockholm, Sweden in 1984, & 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 & finely crafted Doom. This is one of the quintessential, definitive Doom Metal releases, immortalising the band in the annals of music history & 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 & the US, Candlemass eschewed this direction & formed a phenomenon of their own through the latter part of the decade & beyond with their slow & spellbinding atmospherics. ‘Epicus…’ was recorded at Thunderload Studios in 1986 & was released later that same year, with the grand & inspiring vocals for the debut handled by Johan Längqvist.
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 OAL studio recordings, & completed by the band’s ‘Upplands Väsby’ rehearsal from November of 1985.
Each vinyl is presented with its own sleeve, with the ‘Epicus Doomicus Metallicus’ LP containing a layout closely reflecting the original edition, with images used on its initial pressings. The set also includes an 8-page 12” booklet with images from the era & accompanying text, plus A2 poster, as well as a handwritten letter print from founder Leif Edling.
Tracklist:
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- 1. Solitude
- 2. Demon’s Gate
- 3. Crystal Ball
- 4. Black Stone Wielder
- 5. Under the Oak
- 6. A Sorcerer’s Pledge
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- 1. Warchild (Witchcraft Demo, Jan ’85)
- 2. Crystal Ball (Witchcraft Demo, Jan ’85)
- 3. A Sorcerer’s Pledge (Witchcraft Demo, Jan ’85)
- 4. Into the Unfathomed Tower (Witchcraft Demo, Jan ’85)
- 5. Black Stone Wielder (O.A.L. Studio Demo, Dec ’85)
- 6. Demon’s Gate (O.A.L. Studio Demo, Dec ’85)
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- 1. Demon’s Gate – V1 (Upplands Vasby Rehearsal, Nov ’85)
- 2. Under the Oak – V1 (Upplands Vasby Rehearsal, Nov ’85)
- 3. Under the Oak – V2 (Upplands Vasby Rehearsal, Nov ’85, Alter
- 4. Black Stone Wielder (Upplands Vasby Rehearsal, Nov ’85)
- 5. Demon’s Gate – V2 (Upplands Vasby Rehearsal, Nov ’85, Altern
- 6. Under the Oak – V3 (Upplands Vasby Rehearsal, Nov ’85, Alter
