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Candlemass - Leif Edling
Candlemas or Candlemass is the Christian feast of the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple. Candlemas or Candlemass may also refer to: * Candlemass (band), a Swedish doom metal band from 1984 ** ''Candlemass'' (album), 2005 * Candlemas Islands, a group of sub-Antarctic Islands ** Candlemas Island, the main island of that group * Candlemas Massacre, an incident in King William's War, in 1692 * Candlemas Day (Scotland) Scottish term and quarter days mark the four divisions (terms and quarters) of the legal year in Scotland. These were historically used as the days when contracts and leases would begin and end, servants would be hired or dismissed, and rent, inte ..., a term day in the legal year See also * * {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candlemas
Candlemas (also spelled Candlemass), also known as the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus Christ, the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or the Feast of the Holy Encounter, is a Christian holiday commemorating the presentation of Jesus at the Temple. It is based upon the account of the presentation of Jesus in Luke 2:22–40. In accordance with Leviticus 12, a woman was to be purified by presenting a lamb as a burnt offering, and either a young pigeon or dove as sin offering, 33 days after a boy's circumcision. It falls on 2 February, which is traditionally the 40th day (postpartum period) of and the conclusion of the Christmas– Epiphany season. While it is customary for Christians in some countries to remove their Christmas decorations on Twelfth Night (Epiphany Eve), those in other Christian countries historically remove them after Candlemas. On Candlemas, many Christians (especially Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholics, Lutherans, Anglicans and Met ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candlemass (band)
Candlemass is a Swedish epic doom metal band established in Stockholm in 1984 by bassist, songwriter and bandleader Leif Edling and drummer Matz Ekström. The band had a defining influence on doom metal, and the genre itself is named after their debut album '' Epicus Doomicus Metallicus''. Along with Pentagram, Saint Vitus and Trouble, Candlemass has been referred to as one of the "big four of doom metal". After releasing five full-length albums and touring extensively throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, Candlemass disbanded in 1994, but reunited three years later. After breaking up again in 2002, Candlemass reformed in 2004 and have continued to record and perform since then. History Formation and early career (1984–1990) After the breakup of his first band Nemesis, bassist Leif Edling started his own band under the name Candlemass with (session) vocalist Johan Längqvist, drummer Matz Ekström, guitarist Mats "Mappe" Bjorkman and Klas Bergwall. Their first release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candlemass (album)
''Candlemass'' is the eighth studio album by Swedish doom metal band Candlemass, released in 2005. This was the band's last album with singer Messiah Marcolin. A video for the album's opener, "Black Dwarf", was made. The song "Witches" was also included in the soundtrack for the 2009 video game ''Brütal Legend''. Track listing All songs written by Leif Edling # "Black Dwarf" – 5:43 # "Seven Silver Keys" – 4:59 # "Assassin of the Light" – 6:29 # "Copernicus" – 7:17 # "The Man Who Fell from the Sky" (instrumental) – 3:26 # "Witches" – 6:22 # "Born in a Tank" – 4:56 # "Spellbreaker" – 7:02 # "The Day and the Night" – 8:52 # "Mars and Volcanos" – 3:23 (Bonus track on digipak and double vinyl editions) Personnel ;Candlemass * Messiah Marcolin - vocals * Mats Björkman - rhythm guitar * Lars Johansson - lead guitars * Leif Edling Leif Edling (born 6 August 1963) is a Swedish musician, best known as the bassist, main songwriter and one of the founding me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candlemas Islands
The Candlemas Islands ( es, Islas Candelaria) are a group of small uninhabited islands lying at the northern part of the South Sandwich Islands, southeast of Visokoi Island. They consist of Candlemas Island and Vindication Island, divided by Nelson Channel, and numerous rocks. The Candlemas Islands were discovered on February 2, 1775, by a Kingdom of Great Britain, British expedition under James Cook, who named them to commemorate the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple, day of their discovery. See also * List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands#List of Antarctic islands north of 60° S, List of Antarctic islands north of 60° S * List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands#List of subantarctic islands, List of sub-Antarctic islands References * External linksMore volcanic information Islands of the South Sandwich Islands Volcanoes of the Atlantic Ocean Volcanoes of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands {{SouthGeorgia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candlemas Island
Candlemas Island ( es, Isla Candelaria) is a small uninhabited island of the Candlemas Islands in the South Sandwich Islands. It lies about from Vindication Island, separated by the Nelson Channel. On the northwest flank of the island is an active stratovolcano, Lucifer Hill, that showed signs of activity in 1911 and glowing lava flows during 1953–1954. Mount Andromeda (South Sandwich Islands), Mount Andromeda and Mount Perseus are both glacier-covered peaks on the island. Mount Andromeda is the island's highest point, with an elevation of . The island's southeast point is called Shrove Point (). It was named by Discovery Investigations personnel on the ''RRS Discovery II, Discovery II'' because they charted it on Shrove Tuesday, March 4, 1930. Clapmatch Point forms the southwest point of the island. Candlemas Island is the setting of a novel by Donald G. Payne, Ian Cameron, ''The White Ship'' (1975), which tells of a disastrous expedition to the island in 1975 where memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candlemas Massacre
The Raid on York (also known as the Candlemas Massacre) took place on 24 January 1692 during King William's War, when Chief Madockawando and Father Louis-Pierre Thury led 200-300 natives into the town of York, Maine, York (then in the District of Maine and part of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, now in the U. S. state, state of Maine), killing about 100 of the English people, English settlers and burning down buildings, taking another estimated 80 villagers hostage. The villagers were forced to walk to Canada, New France, where they were ransomed by Capt. John Alden (sailor), John Alden Jr. of Boston, Massachusetts, Boston (son of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins of the Plymouth Colony). One of those taken captive was a young Jeremiah Moulton, who would later gain notoriety during the Father Rale's War. Capt. Floyd wrote that "the houses are all burned and rifled except the half dozen or thereabout"...later in the same letter he adds: "there is about seventeen or eighteen hous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
