Music reviewsMikko Saari reviews musicCandlemass: Nightfall- November 25, 2007 On Nightfall, Candlemass perfected their recipe of delicious doom metal: Messiah Marcolin is one damn good vocalist. His theatrical and dramatic style fits perfectly to Candlemass's heavy doom stylings. The song-writing on this album is top-notch: The Well of Souls, At the Gallows End, Samarithan, and Bewitched all are classic tracks with lasting power. This is one of those classic albums that all metal fans should know and all doom metal fans should definitely own.http://www.melankolia.net/music/archives/2007/11/candlemass-nigh.html Candlemass: Epicus Doomicus Metallicus- November 21, 2007 There's few different styles of doom metal. Candlemass represents the original, the one that sounds like Black Sabbath, but a tad heavier and slower (Cathedral, often called doom metal, sounds to me exactly like Black Sabbath, which makes it heavy metal in my books). Epicus Doomicus Metallicus, an album with a remarkable silly name, is their debut from 1986, now reissued. Despite the silly title, it's a true masterpiece of doom metal. It's a very, very strong album, with several excellent...http://www.melankolia.net/music/archives/2007/11/candlemass-epic.html |