Epicus Doomicus Metallicus

Occupation

• Leif Edling - Bass
• Mats Björkman - Electric Guitar
• Mats Ekström - drums
• Johan Längqvist - Vocals
• Klas mountain wall - lead guitar
• Cille Svenson - Additional vocals on A Sorcerer's Pledge

Epicus Doomicus Metallicus is the debut album by the doom metal band Candlemass.

History

Among other things, through the mediation of Mark Shelton of Manilla Road Candlemass came to Black Dragon Records.

" We sent a demo to Black Dragon and had it played to him on one occasion in Paris. He was great, what he heard and said, " take the contract ". So we owe him one, it was great of him to help us. "

The album is still the original singer of the band, Johan Längqvist to hear. He now works as a taxi driver in Stockholm. The play Demon 's Gate is based on the movie The Beyond by 1981.

Criticism

Boris Kaiser wrote in the magazine Rock Hard in a critique successor Nightfall: "Even on their debut, Epicus Doomicus Metallicus ' showed the Swedes CANDLEMASS with a song like, Solitude ', that they were one of the saddest bands of all time. Only the vocals of guest singer Johan Langquist were the high musical level not fair. "

Title list

All pieces were written by Leif Edling.

Title of the bonus live CD

Recorded in Birmingham, March 1988.