This article is about the band Candlemass, for the Christian feast day, see Candlemas. Candlemass is a Swedish epic doom metal band established in the 1980s by Leif Edling (bass), its leader and songwriter. The band is originally from Stockholm. Biography After Leif Edling dissolved the band Nemesis, he started his own band under the name Candlemass. The first Candlemass album was Epicus Doomicus Metallicus, released in 1986 and now considered a milestone in the doom metal scene.http://www.bnrmetal.com/groups/cand.htm The line-up for Epicus Doomicus Metallicus was: · Leif Edling: bass · Matz Ekström: drums · Mats Mappe Björkman: guitar · Johan Längqvist: session vocals · Klas Bergwall: session lead guitar The next release was Nightfall (1987), considered by some as one of the greatest

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