---
title: "Ancient Dreams by Candlemass"
type: "MusicAlbum"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/album/728012c1-8159-3e1a-a43f-2c66aaaa5eb6"
artist: "Candlemass"
year: 1988
label: "Active Records"
---

# Ancient Dreams

**Ancient Dreams** is an album by Candlemass, released in 1988 on Active Records.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Title | Ancient Dreams |
| Artist | Candlemass |
| Type | Album |
| Year | 1988 |
| Label | Active Records |
| Catalog number | ACT CD7 |
| Tracks | 9 |
| Place in discography | 3 of 23 |

## Tracklist

| # | Track | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Mirror Mirror | 6:16 |
| 2 | A Cry From the Crypt | 7:25 |
| 3 | Darkness in Paradise | 6:47 |
| 4 | Incarnation of Evil | 7:19 |
| 5 | Bearer of Pain | 7:23 |
| 6 | Ancient Dreams | 7:04 |
| 7 | The Bells of Acheron | 5:21 |
| 8 | Epistle No. 81 | 4:38 |
| 9 | Black Sabbath Medley | 6:16 |

## Genres

[Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/doom-metal) · [Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) · [Traditional Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/traditional-doom)

## Release tags

Doom Metal · Traditional Doom Metal · Epic Doom Metal · Heavy Metal · Metal

## In the discography

- Previous release: [Nightfall (1987)](https://themetalnet.com/album/00c46fc1-c5a8-377c-867c-d4b6b223d150)
- Next release: [At the Gallows End (1988)](https://themetalnet.com/album/75203721-913d-4f77-96a2-8f4a0163d7e4)

## Artist

- [Candlemass](https://themetalnet.com/band/candlemass)

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