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A re-release of "Nightfall", the second Candlemass album, from 1987. Alongside first album, "Epicus Doomicus Metallicus", this is rightly hailed as a Doom classic and was instrumental in shaping the Doom Metal scene that still exists 20 years on. This edition also contains a bonus CD featuring previously unreleased demo and live recordings.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Dark, bleak, intense and scary, Candlemass set out their stall from the opening notes and opening lyric, "Crypt of despair..." This album is a benchmark recording by which all other doom metal recordings should be judged. Messiah Marcolin's voice soars above the pounding drums, deafening bass and blistering riffs. Subtle this is not. Stand out tracks include "Gothic Stone/Well of Souls" and "Bewitched". If you like your metal loud, heavy, menacing and dark, then get this.
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You'll hear people talk about 'Doom Metal', and often you'll find Candlemass mentioned as a forerunner of that genre. Indeed, their debut LP, Epicus Doomicus Metallicus fits easily into the above classification. Nightfall does not. I'm 37, I was 23 when this was release and I thought I'd heard it all - Sabbath, Diamond Head, Manowar? - All great bands, but Nightfall changed all that. I sat open mouthed for the entirity of it's first play (which was vinyl in those days). Every track is an anthem, superbly played - Messiah Marcolin on his debut would never again sing so perfectly. The emotion in at least 3 of the songs had tears rolling down my cheeks. The shivers running up my spine were not repeated for many a year. Yeah, these days I've got different tastes, but I'll never forget how Nightfall made me feel, and its a record that stands the test of time - When I invested in CD some years later it was the first CD I bought. I don't think Candlemass ever managed to better this record. I bought a few releases after this one, but eventually gave them up as a lost cause. If you like Metal - Particularly the 'Heaviest Metal', then Nightfall should be in your collection.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I got into Candlemass when Rob Lowe joined the band and haven't really heard much of their old stuff. I downloaded Nightfall because of I had heard a couple of tracks that Lowe had covered and I wanted to hear the orignal versions. I'm glad I did because I think I like the originals better & the other tracks on this album are awesome! I will be a Candlemass fan for a long time yet...lol
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