The post Candlemass Announce 2023 West Coast Tour appeared first on Consequence. Swedish doom metal legends Candlemass have announced their first batch of 2023 US tour dates. The run is comprised of a ...

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 ...

The single is a bludgeoning dose of bleeding doom and effectively praises Iommi's riffing ethos, something Candlemass have done remarkably well over the last 30-plus years. If you have little patience ...

"I don't know how they feel. They're probably tired of me already, but I just think it would be great." The singer recalled their very first gig together in Jönköping back in 1987: "It was our very ...

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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 ...

“The Omega Circle” is the first Candlemass song in over THIRTY YEARS to feature the voice of original singer Johan Längquist, who left the band after their 1986 debut Epicus Doomicus Metallicus.

Until now, none of the boss designs have failed to impress. But Candlemass, The Living Rite is definitely top-tier. The monster is adorned with burning candles across its head and back, which will ...

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… ...

Candlemass’ early lineup shuffling suggests that it might actually be that easy. Of the six people that play on Epicus, only two, bassist Leif Edling and rhythm guitarist Mats Björkman, showed up on ...