Artist: CANDLEMASS
Album: BLACK STAR EP (MCD DIGI)

Release date: 09.05.2025
EAN/UPS: 810173680400
Media type: CD

The Grammy nominated Swedes celebrate 40 years of doom metal!

CANDLEMASS celebrate 40 years of doom metal in a class of its own with their new EP Black Star, which will be released via Napalm Records. On it,
the Swedish grandmasters present two brand new songs as well as two cover versions of timeless classics.

The title track and new track "Black Star" combines haunting melodies with intense lyrics, which are brought to life by the voice of singer Johan Länquist. The lyrics by mastermind and songwriter Leif Edling deal with topics such as existential struggles, temptations and the fascination of the dark. He is fully absorbed in the intense atmosphere of the band's unmistakable sound. The second new track, "Corridors Of Chaos", is a purely instrumental number that combines classic metal riffing with the filigree guitar playing of Lars Johansson and emphasizes CANDLEMASS's extra class in terms of dynamics. CANDLEMASS also deliver a cover version of Black Sabbath's legendary "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" and catapult their listeners back to 1973. The interpretation of the Pentagram classic "Forever My Queen" rounds off Black Star and stirs up the anticipation of the next decades of doom metal dominance!

CD/ LP:

1 Black Star
2 Corridors Of Chaos

3 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
4 Forever My Queen