''Psalms for the Dead'' is the eleventh studio album by the Swedish

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band Candlemass, released on 8 June 2012. At the time of its release, the band stated that this would be their final album, though bassist and founding member

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has since retracted this claim. ''Psalms for the Dead'' is, however, the last Candlemass album recorded with singer

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, who left the band just six days before its release. The album would become Candlemass' last full-length release in over half a decade, until the 2019 release of their twelfth studio album ''

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''; during those seven years, however, the band released two EPs featuring new material: ''Death Thy Lover'' (2016) and ''House of Doom'' (2018).

Track listing

Personnel

;Candlemass *

- vocals * Mats Björkman - rhythm guitar * Lars Johansson - lead guitars *

- bass, producer * Jan Lindh - drums ;Additional musicians *Carl Westholm - keyboards *Mark Robertson - backing vocals ;Production *Andreas Bauman - engineer *Chris Laney - engineer, mixing *

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- mastering *Erik Rovanperä - cover art *Tomas Arfert - additional graphics

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Psalms for the Dead Candlemass (band) albums 2012 albums Napalm Records albums