Messiah Marcolin (born Bror Jan Alfredo Marcolin; 10 December 1967), also known as Eddie Marcolin, is a Swedish singer best known for his work in the

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band Candlemass. He is well known for his

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tic voice and for his signature "Doom Dance", an exaggerated stomping motion.

Biography

1984–1985

Marcolin's first releases were with the heavy metal band Mercy. After recording an EP, Mercy were looking for a singer to record with and Messiah was asked to join just two weeks before recording. He sang on two Mercy albums, the first a self-titled debut in 1984, and ''Witchburner'' a year later. The albums were influenced by

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while the falsetto shrieks were influenced by

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singer

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. Looking for a heavier direction, Messiah decided to leave the band.

1987–1991: Early career with Candlemass

Marcolin initially joined Candlemass to replace session vocalist Johan Längqvist, who could not be convinced to remain as singer for the band after ''

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''. The band got Marcolin's name from Tom Hallbäck, a refrigerator salesman from Helsingborg and the drummer for thrash bands God BC and Hysteriah GBC. His debut with Candlemass is the band's second album, '' Nightfall''. He sang on two subsequent albums, ''Ancient Dreams'' and ''Tales of Creation'' and performed on a live album. Due to personal differences with some of the other members during the ''

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'' tour in 1991, Marcolin left Candlemass.

1991–2001

Messiah worked on several projects after departing Candlemass. In 1993, he co-founded

Memento Mori ''Memento mori'' (Latin for 'remember that you ave todie'

and sang on two of their albums in 1993 and 1994 before leaving as he was not being credited for writing melodies. Messiah then worked with members of Stillborn on a project named "Colossus" and released a demo and contributed a cover of "Sad But True" to a

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tribute album titled ''Metal Militia: A Tribute to Metallica II'' in 1996. The band was inactive after this recording and Messiah returned to Memento Mori to record and release ''

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'' in 1997. He also performed guest vocals for the

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band

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2002–2006

The "''Nightfall'' era" lineup of Candlemass reformed in 2002 and did various festivals and gigs. Candlemass released recordings from its live activity during this period as ''Doomed For Live'' and released a compilation, ''Essential Doom'', which included a demo version of "Witches", a song that would later be included on Candlemass' self-titled 2005 album. After releasing '' Candlemass'', Messiah appeared on two DVD releases: ''Documents of Doom'' and ''The Curse of Candlemass''. Candlemass announced in October 2006 that Messiah had departed from the band once again. Additionally, in 2003, Messiah co-founded Requiem and released a three-song demo, although the band dissolved due to Candlemass' reunion and musical differences within the band.

2007–present

Messiah was a guest vocalist with Therion for a string of live performances in 2007. In 2011, Messiah appeared live with Swedish heavy metal band Portrait, covering the

song "Black Funeral". In 2013, he sang on "Hel", a song on

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's ''

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''.

References

External links

Encyclopaedia Metallum: the Metal Archives
*http://metal-rules.com/interviews/candlemass.htm
Requiem official pageMyspace page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marcolin, Messiah 1967 births Living people Swedish heavy metal singers Swedish male singers Therion (band) members Candlemass (band) members Memento Mori (band) members