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Candlemass is a Swedish Doom Metal band established in the 1980s by Leif Edling ( Bass ), its leader and songwriter. The band is originally from Stockholm . BIOGRAPHY After Leif Edling dissolved the band Nemesis , he started his own band under the name Candlemass (a possibly deliberate misspelling of Candlemas ). The first Candlemass album was ''Epicus Doomicus Metallicus'', released in 1986 and now considered a milestone in the Doom Metal scene. The line-up for ''Epicus Doomicus Metallicus'' was:
The next release was ''Nightfall'' ( (vocals), Lars Johansson (lead guitar) and Jan Lindh (drums). This line-up is generally considered the most important and the most successful in the band's history. The next two albums were ''Ancient Dreams'' ( 1988 ) and ''Tales Of Creation'' ( 1989 ). In 1990 , a live album was released. Shortly afterwards, a dispute between the band members resulted in Messiah Marcolin's decision to leave. After the departure of Marcolin, Candlemass recruited vocalist Tomas Vikström and recorded ''Chapter VI'' ( 1992 ). Candlemass then disbanded, partly because the album was unsuccessful and partly because Leif Edling had formed another project under the name of Abstrakt Algebra . With Abstrakt Algebra not doing well, Leif suddenly recruited a new line-up under the name of Candlemass and recorded the album ''Dactylis Glomerata'', which was a combination of songs for a new Abstakt Algebra CD and some new material. A couple of years later the Black Sabbath -inspired album ''From The 13th Sun'' was released. In 2002 , the members of the classic Candlemass line-up decided to reform. They performed some well-received live shows and released another live album. Other albums released by the reformed band were Remaster ed versions of ''Epicus...'' and ''Nightfall, Ancient Dreams and Tales of Creation''. A DVD called ''Documents of Doom'' has been released as well. The band was working on a new album, with some new songs recorded, and searching for a record label, but differences arose again, resulting in Candlemass disbanding again. In the meantime, Leif Edling started a new project, Krux , with former Abstrakt Algebra singer Mats Leven and two members of Entombed . In November 2004 , the band announced that they have re-united for the second time. They have recorded a new album, named simply ''Candlemass'', with the classic line-up. It was released in May 2005. This CD was named in the top 20 of 2005. They won a Swedish Gammy in 2005. LINE-UP
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