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band Candlemass, released on 22 February 2019 via

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. It is the band's first full-length studio album since 2012's ''

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'', marking their longest gap between studio albums, and the first one to feature vocalist Johan Längqvist since 1986's ''

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'' named it one of the 50 best metal albums of 2019.

Track listing

Personnel

Candlemass * Johan Längqvist – vocals * Mats "Mappe" Björkman – rhythm guitar * Lars Johansson – lead guitar *

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– bass * Jan Lindh – drums Additional musicians *

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– guitar solo * Jennie-Ann Smith – backing vocals *

Mats Levén Mats Leven is a Swedish singer. Some of his most notable collaborations have been with guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, symphonic metallers Therion and doom metallers Candlemass. In 2011, due to family issues on the part of Firewind's lead singer A ...

– backing vocals * Stefan Berggren – backing vocals * Rickard Nilsson – keyboards * Carl Westholm –

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* Andreas "Habo" Johansson – outro drums * Michael Blair – percussion Production and design * Marcus Jidell −

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* Niklas Flyckt − mixing * Svante Forsbäck − mastering * Erik Rovanperä − artwork * Beatrice Edling − layout * Kinan Faham − photography

Charts

References

Candlemass (band) albums 2019 albums Napalm Records albums {{2010s-doom-metal-album-stub