CANDLEMASS Epicus Doomicus Metallicus (35th Anniversary / Special Triple Deluxe Coloured Vinyl Box)

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SPECIAL TRIPLE DELUXE COLOURED VINYL SET COMMEMORATING 35 YEARS OF THE ICONIC DEBUT OF MASTERFUL DOOM METAL, CONTAINING REMASTERED AUDIO, PLUS RARE PRE-EPICUS RECORDINGS FROM 1985 INCLUDING THE LEGENDARY ‘WITCHCRAFT’ DEMO. ALSO INCLUDES 8 PAGE BOOKLET, A2 POSTER, & LETTER PRINT FROM FOUNDER LEIF EDLING

Candlemass was formed by bassist & songwriter Leif Edling in Stockholm, Sweden in 1984, & is well known for its epic doom metal, having a great influence over a generation of the genre's subsequent greats - Candlemass themselves taking a large influence from Black Sabbath.

'Epicus Doomicus Metallicus' is a true genre classic, with every track a monument of timeless & finely crafted Doom. This is one of the quintessential, definitive Doom Metal releases, immortalising the band in the annals of music history & creating the foundations of a legacy spanning over thirty-five years. Going against the grain of bands at the time using speed to bolster their metal with the ongoing rise of thrash in Europe & the US, Candlemass eschewed this direction & formed a phenomenon of their own through the latter part of the decade & beyond with their slow & spellbinding atmospherics. ‘Epicus…’ was recorded at Thunderload Studios in 1986 & was released later that same year, with the grand & inspiring vocals for the debut handled by Johan Längqvist.

Now, marking 35 years of the iconic debut, this deluxe triple vinyl release includes a new remastered version of the album itself, as well as a collection of Candlemass’ essential 1985 recordings made on the run up to the ‘Epicus…’ session, in the form of the ‘Witchcraft’ demo plus the OAL studio recordings, & completed by the band’s ‘Upplands Väsby’ rehearsal from November of 1985.

Each vinyl is presented with its own sleeve, with the ‘Epicus Doomicus Metallicus’ LP containing a layout closely reflecting the original edition, with images used on its initial pressings. The set also includes an 8-page 12” booklet with images from the era & accompanying text, plus A2 poster, as well as a handwritten letter print from founder Leif Edling.

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Candlemass
Epicus Doomicus Metallicus

- 1 -
1. Solitude
2. Demon's Gate
3. Crystal Ball
4. Black Stone Wielder
5. Under the Oak
6. A Sorcerer's Pledge

- 2 -
1. Warchild (Witchcraft Demo, Jan '85)
2. Crystal Ball (Witchcraft Demo, Jan '85)
3. A Sorcerer's Pledge (Witchcraft Demo, Jan '85)
4. Into the Unfathomed Tower (Witchcraft Demo, Jan '85)
5. Black Stone Wielder (O.A.L. Studio Demo, Dec '85)
6. Demon's Gate (O.A.L. Studio Demo, Dec '85)

- 3 -
1. Demon's Gate - V1 (Upplands Vasby Rehearsal, Nov '85)
2. Under the Oak - V1 (Upplands Vasby Rehearsal, Nov '85)
3. Under the Oak - V2 (Upplands Vasby Rehearsal, Nov '85, Alter
4. Black Stone Wielder (Upplands Vasby Rehearsal, Nov '85)
5. Demon's Gate - V2 (Upplands Vasby Rehearsal, Nov '85, Altern
6. Under the Oak - V3 (Upplands Vasby Rehearsal, Nov '85, Alter