2CD – Import

20th anniversary edition. Candlemass is a Swedish doom metal band formed in Upplands Vsby, a suburb of Stockholm, in 1984 by bassist, songwriter, and bandleader Leif Edling, alongside drummer Matz Ekstrm. The band has had a defining influence on doom metal, with the epic doom genre itself taking its name from their debut album “Epicus Doomicus Metallicus”.

Along with Pentagram, Saint Vitus, and Trouble, Candlemass has been recognized as one of the “big four of doom metal”. “Candlemass” was originally released in May 2005, following the band’s second reunion the previous year.