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Leif Edling
Leif Edling (born 6 August 1963) is a Swedish musician, best known as the bassist, main songwriter and one of the founding members of the epic doom metal band Candlemass. He is the only constant member of the band since its inception to the present day. Nevertheless, since the band's second reunion in 2002 Edling has been backed up again by founding rhythm guitarist Mats Björkman, who had been absent from 1997 to 2002 and was replaced by Michael Amott. Biography Edling started his musical career in the band Trilogy, then under the name of Toxic, as a singer together with Ian Haugland (later the drummer of Europe) in 1979. He then played in a band named Witchcraft but left in 1981 and formed Nemesis in 1982. Before the Candlemass official releases, Edling also handled vocal duties in addition to playing bass. After the departure of Messiah Marcolin, Candlemass became his solo project, until the band reformed in 2002. In 1994, when Candlemass fell apart, Leif had started the ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heavy Metal Music
Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and United States. With roots in blues rock, psychedelic rock and acid rock, heavy metal bands developed a thick, monumental sound characterized by distortion (music), distorted guitars, extended guitar solos, emphatic Beat (music), beats and loudness. In 1968, three of the genre's most famous pioneers – Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple – were founded. Though they came to attract wide audiences, they were often derided by critics. Several American bands modified heavy metal into more accessible forms during the 1970s: the raw, sleazy sound and shock rock of Alice Cooper and Kiss (band), Kiss; the blues-rooted rock of Aerosmith; and the flashy guitar leads and party rock of Van Halen. During the mid-1970s, Judas Priest helped spur the genre's evolution by discarding much of its blues influence,Walser (1993), p. 6 while Motörhea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entombed (band)
Entombed is a Swedish death metal band formed in 1987 under the name of Nihilist. Entombed began their career as an early pioneer of Scandinavian death metal which initially differed from its American counterpart by its distinct "buzzsaw" guitar tone. However, by the early 1990s their sound had broadened to include garage rock and other influences. This new style would eventually be described as death 'n' roll. Entombed has been influenced by bands such as Slayer, Exodus, Black Sabbath, Celtic Frost, Autopsy, Repulsion, Kiss, The Misfits, Motörhead, Discharge, Death and Testament. Along with Dismember, Grave and Unleashed, Entombed has been referred to as one of the "big four" of Swedish death metal. History Early career (1987–1991) Entombed are rooted in the band Nihilist who were formed by drummer Nicke Andersson, guitarist Alex Hellid and bassist Leif Cuzner, who formed the band in 1987. After using a number of temporary vocalists for their initial shows, the band event ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Of The Grey Islands
''King of the Grey Islands'' is the ninth studio album by Swedish doom metal band Candlemass, released on 22 June 2007. It is the first album recorded following the departure of vocalist Messiah Marcolin, who left the band during the pre-production phase of the album. He was replaced by Robert Lowe, who would stay with the band until his departure in June 2012. A digipak version contains two bonus studio session tracks with Robert Lowe. The album was also released as a double vinyl LP with the bonus track "Edgar Grey". A tin box set edition (limited to 500 copies) was also released, which included a bonus 3" CD with two bonus tracks: "Black Dwarf" and "Demonia 6 (early version)". "Black Dwarf" is a re-recording with Lowe on vocals. These songs also appear on the "Black Dwarf" 7". Upon its release, the album was met with widespread acclaim from both critics and fans. Track listing All songs written by Leif Edling. # "Prologue" - 0:56 # "Emperor of the Void" - 4:29 # "Devil Seed" ... [...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 - bass * Jan Lindh - drums ;Additional musicians *Carl Westholm – additional keyboards ;Production *Pontus Norgren Karl Pontu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doomed For Live – Reunion 2002
''Doomed for Live – Reunion 2002'' is the second live album by Swedish doom metal band Candlemass. It was recorded at Stockholm's Klubben on 31 August 2002. Track listing Disc one All songs by Leif Edling #"Mirror Mirror" – 5:51 #"Bewitched" – 4:33 #"Dark Are the Veils of Death" – 4:04 #"Demons Gate" – 9:23 #"Under the Oak" – 6:17 #"At the Gallows End" – 5:33 #"Samarithan" – 5:15 #"Dark Reflections" – 4:43 #"Mourner's Lament" – 4:46 #"Black Stone Wielder" – 2:54 Disc two #"The Well of Souls" – 8:53 #"A Sorcerer's Pledge" – 10:24 #"Bearer of Pain" – 4:26 #"Ancient Dreams" – 0:30 #"Somewhere in Nowhere" – 4:32 #"Solitude" – 7:39 #"Crystal Ball" – 7:22 Personnel ;Candlemass * Messiah Marcolin - vocals * Lars Johansson - lead guitar * Mats Björkman - rhythm guitar * Leif Edling - bass guitar, producer, mixing * Jan Lindh - drums ;Production *Nenne Zetterberg - producer *Staffan Schöijer, Ulf Östling - engineers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
From The 13th Sun
''From the 13th Sun'' is the seventh studio album by Swedish doom metal band Candlemass, released in 1999. The CD liner notes say it is "dedicated to the greatest band of all time: Black Sabbath". Track listing All songs written by Leif Edling, except where noted. # "Droid" - 4:35 # "Tot" – 6:01 # "Elephant Star" – 4:54 # "Blumma Apt" (Edling, Björn Flodkvist) – 5:23 # "ARX/NG 891" (Edling, Carl Westholm) – 5:56 # "Zog" – 5:52 # "Galatea" – 4:49 # "Cyclo-F" – 9:18 # "Mythos" (Mats Ståhl) – 1:13 Personnel ;Candlemass *Björn Flodkvist – vocals *Mats Ståhl – lead & rhythm guitar *Leif Edling Leif Edling (born 6 August 1963) is a Swedish musician, best known as the bassist, main songwriter and one of the founding members of the epic doom metal band Candlemass. He is the only constant member of the band since its inception to the pr ... – bass *Jejo Perkovic – drums ;Additional personnel *Carl Westholm – synthesizers on ''A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dactylis Glomerata
''Dactylis Glomerata'' is the sixth studio album by Swedish doom metal band Candlemass, released in 1998. This was their first album released since their split in 1994. The album was originally destined to be the second release by Candlemass main songwriter Leif Edling's side-project Abstrakt Algebra but, under request from the record label Music for Nations, it was converted in a Candlemass album. There were many musicians involved in the long process of recording, including members of the Abstrakt Algebra's line-up, guitarist Michael Amott of Arch Enemy and Carcass fame and new singer Björn Flodkvist. The music on the album lacks much of the epic doom sound of previous works and embraces a more experimental and progressive approach, with elements of stoner rock and space rock. In 2006, it was reissued by GMR Music as a 2 CD edition. The second disc contains the previously unreleased album ''Abstrakt Algebra II'', from which this album's tracks derived. Background Candlem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chapter VI (album)
''Chapter VI'' is the fifth studio album by Swedish doom metal band Candlemass (band), Candlemass released in 1992. This was the first Candlemass album not to feature Messiah Marcolin on vocals since 1986's ''Epicus Doomicus Metallicus''. On this one, Thomas Vikström took his place. After poor sales of the album, Candlemass subsequently disbanded in early 1994, only to reform three years later. Track listing All songs written by Leif Edling, except "Julie Laughs No More" and "The End of Pain" by Edling and Lars Johansson # "The Dying Illusion" – 5:52 # "Julie Laughs No More" – 4:23 # "Where the Runes Still Speak" – 8:42 # "The Ebony Throne" – 4:25 # "Temple of the Dead" – 7:11 # "Aftermath" – 5:37 # "Black Eyes" – 5:53 # "The End of Pain" – 4:23 Personnel Candlemass * Thomas Vikström - vocals * Lars Johansson - lead guitar * Mats Björkman - rhythm guitar * Leif Edling - bass guitar, producer * Jan Lindh - drums Production *Rex Gisslén - producer, eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tales Of Creation
''Tales of Creation'' is the fourth album by Swedish doom metal band Candlemass released in 1989 and reissued in 2001 with a bonus CD. Some of the material from this album ("Dark Reflections", "Under the Oak", "Into the Unfathomed Tower", "Somewhere in Nowhere" and "A Tale of Creation") were originally recorded in 1985 by one of the earliest incarnations of Candlemass. "Under the Oak" is actually a remake of a song from their 1986 debut ''Epicus Doomicus Metallicus''. The cover art is a modified Gustave Doré's work "The Creation of Light". ''Tales of Creation'' was also the last Candlemass album to feature vocalist Messiah Marcolin until he returned for the self-titled album in 2005. Track listing Personnel ;Candlemass *Messiah Marcolin - vocals *Lars "Lasse" Johansson - lead guitars *Mats "Mappe" Björkman - rhythm 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 members of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancient Dreams
''Ancient Dreams'' is the third album of Swedish doom metal band Candlemass, released in 1988 and reissued in 2001 by Powerline Records with a bonus CD. The cover art of the album is a painting made by Thomas Cole, second in his series, "The Voyage of Life", entitled "Youth". ''Ancient Dreams'' was the first Candlemass album to chart in the US, debuting at No. 174 on the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart. "Epistle 81" (Märk hur vår skugga), was written by Swedish poet/musician Carl Michael Bellman (1740 – 1795). "Incarnation of Evil" is actually a reworked version of the old Nemesis track "Black Messiah." The band were not happy with the album's sound mix for which they blamed their then record label. The band felt that the album production had been rushed in order to have the LP released in time for their US tour. Track listing *The track "Black Sabbath Medley" is a CD bonus track and is composed of parts of songs from Black Sabbath, namely: " Symptom of the Universe", "Swee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nightfall (Candlemass Album)
''Nightfall'' is the second studio album by the Swedish doom metal band Candlemass, released on 9 November 1987 through Axis Records. After being dropped from the label Black Dragon Records, Candlemass were the first band signed to Axis. The group had a new line-up from their previous album including vocalist Messiah Marcolin, whose decisions became instrumental during the production and release stages of the album. Two singles were released from ''Nightfall'': "Samarithan" and "At the Gallows End". A music video was directed for the song "Bewitched" by Jonas Åkerlund. The album has been re-released in various formats and was followed up by ''Ancient Dreams'' in 1988. Production After being dropped from Black Dragon Records due to the disappointing sales of their previous album ''Epicus Doomicus Metallicus'' (1986), Candlemass became the first band signed to David Constable's British label Axis Records. Constable had decided to sign the band after being impressed with their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
''Epicus Doomicus Metallicus'' is the debut album of the Swedish doom metal band Candlemass. It was released June 10, 1986 on Black Dragon Records. On its release, the album had a significantly different sound than other European heavy metal bands of the time, because of their use of operatic vocals mixed over slow and heavy guitar riffs. The album did not sell well on its initial release, which led to the group being dropped from the label during the same year. Since then, the album has been re-issued in several different formats. The album title ''Epicus Doomicus Metallicus'' is a dog latin translation rendering of ''Epic Doom Metal'' — the genre which the band helped pioneer and with which it is most commonly identified. Although he was actually a guest musician at the time of its recording, this was the only Candlemass album to feature vocalist Johan Längqvist until he joined the band, officially, in 2018. Production In 1985, the members of Candlemass began writing the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
