--- title: "Candlemass" type: "MusicGroup" url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/candlemass" genre: "Doom Metal" country: "Sweden" formed: 1984 --- # Candlemass **Candlemass** is a doom metal band, from Sweden, active 1984 to present. Candlemass is a Swedish epic doom metal band formed in Upplands Väsby, a suburb of Stockholm, in 1984 by bassist, songwriter, and bandleader Leif Edling, alongside drummer Matz Ekström. The band has had a defining influence on doom metal, with the epic doom genre itself taking its name from their 1986 debut album Epicus Doomicus Metallicus. Along with Pentagram, Saint Vitus, and Trouble, Candlemass has been recognised as one of the "big four of doom metal". Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candlemass_(band) ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Name | Candlemass | | Genre | Doom Metal | | Parent genre | Doom Metal | | Origin | Stockholm, Sweden | | Formed | 1984 | | Releases in catalog | 23 | ## 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) ## Line-up | Musician | Instruments | Years | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Leif Edling](https://themetalnet.com/musician/leif-edling) | Bass guitar | 1984 to present | Current | | [Jan Lindh](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jan-lindh) | Membranophone, Percussion | 1987 to present | Current | | [Lars Johansson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/lars-johansson) | Guitar | 1987 to present | Current | | [Mats Björkman](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mats-bjorkman) | Guitar | 1984 to present | Current | | [Mats Levén](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mats-leven) | Lead vocals | 2012 to 2018 | Former | | [Michael Amott](https://themetalnet.com/musician/michael-amott) | Electric guitar | 1998 to 1998 | Former | | [Thomas Vikström](https://themetalnet.com/musician/thomas-vikstrom) | Lead vocals | 1992 to 1994 | Former | | [Carl Westholm](https://themetalnet.com/musician/carl-westholm) | Keyboard | 1998 to 1998 | Former | | [Jejo Perkovic](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jejo-perkovic) | Membranophone, Percussion | 1997 to 2002 | Former | | [Messiah Marcolin](https://themetalnet.com/musician/messiah-marcolin) | Lead vocals | 1987 to 2006 | Former | | [Robert Lowe](https://themetalnet.com/musician/robert-lowe) | Lead vocals | 2007 to 2012 | Former | | [Björn Flodkvist](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bjorn-flodkvist) | Lead vocals | 1997 to 2002 | Former | | [Johan Längqvist](https://themetalnet.com/musician/johan-langqvist) | Lead vocals | 1984 to 1987 | Former | | [Klas Bergwall](https://themetalnet.com/musician/klas-bergwall) | Guitar | 1984 to 1987 | Former | | [Mats Ståhl](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mats-stahl) | Guitar | 1999 to 2002 | Former | | [Matz Ekström](https://themetalnet.com/musician/matz-ekstrom) | Membranophone, Percussion | 1984 to 1987 | Former | ## Discography | Year | Release | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 1986 | [Epicus Doomicus Metallicus](https://themetalnet.com/album/7d42c10a-5cc7-3af4-89c6-5234e452e6d0) | Album | | 1987 | [Nightfall](https://themetalnet.com/album/00c46fc1-c5a8-377c-867c-d4b6b223d150) | Album | | 1988 | [Ancient Dreams](https://themetalnet.com/album/728012c1-8159-3e1a-a43f-2c66aaaa5eb6) | Album | | 1988 | [At the Gallows End](https://themetalnet.com/album/75203721-913d-4f77-96a2-8f4a0163d7e4) | EP | | 1988 | [Samarithan](https://themetalnet.com/album/78facfcc-19be-45ee-b035-6470d9dfc923) | EP | | 1989 | [Tales of Creation](https://themetalnet.com/album/3eae8b9c-41e5-3ff4-bc7c-e75624940c10) | Album | | 1992 | [Chapter VI](https://themetalnet.com/album/8a0fd9c2-15b6-398a-b873-fc11ab5ab6f1) | Album | | 1993 | [Sjunger Sigge Fürst](https://themetalnet.com/album/7ba849da-5715-335f-ba88-63f55ff07876) | EP | | 1998 | [Dactylis Glomerata](https://themetalnet.com/album/67ed1a88-d0da-3f48-ab72-c4d0da64ea56) | Album | | 1998 | [Wiz](https://themetalnet.com/album/2f1fe602-1bdd-45c6-93d1-5352563194a7) | EP | | 1999 | [From the 13th Sun](https://themetalnet.com/album/1a82ee59-2c60-3315-b818-c69a728076aa) | Album | | 2005 | [Candlemass](https://themetalnet.com/album/1f87d564-ebf2-36f2-93ae-d86c5e69ad7f) | Album | | 2007 | [King of the Grey Islands](https://themetalnet.com/album/c46a068d-bbd6-3846-b0c5-3c870d982550) | Album | | 2007 | [Ozzfest 2007 Featured Artist Nile Sampler](https://themetalnet.com/album/be8d69c0-cc01-4ad8-9aa9-a36801e149e5) | EP | | 2008 | [Lucifer Rising](https://themetalnet.com/album/27b352db-3f52-34a5-99bc-5effb27febe0) | EP | | 2009 | [Death Magic Doom](https://themetalnet.com/album/ce0ac164-1208-38ce-94d0-14d5b92cf2ea) | Album | | 2012 | [Psalms for the Dead](https://themetalnet.com/album/eecc7f46-dd3d-4c01-b758-14c9d8d6877a) | Album | | 2016 | [Death Thy Lover](https://themetalnet.com/album/6c83e443-5852-415f-b106-11aeee2d7c98) | EP | | 2018 | [House of Doom](https://themetalnet.com/album/a2b09a44-5caf-4c02-b6ed-3ae0955c2d6c) | EP | | 2019 | [The Door to Doom](https://themetalnet.com/album/3e90c0c7-cde6-45c2-9f74-bfc419507326) | Album | | 2020 | [The Pendulum](https://themetalnet.com/album/442acfd0-b336-430f-b84d-4650f0deaca6) | EP | | 2022 | [Sweet Evil Sun](https://themetalnet.com/album/da6b86ee-cb57-4e1b-b67c-27b8150a758a) | Album | | 2025 | [Black Star](https://themetalnet.com/album/c239b7ce-3cbb-4413-9664-f72883831616) | EP | ## Related bands - [Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden) (listened together) - [Megadeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/megadeth) (listened together) - [Slayer](https://themetalnet.com/band/slayer) (listened together) - [Paradise Lost](https://themetalnet.com/band/paradise-lost) (listened together) - [Opeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/opeth) (listened together) - [Katatonia](https://themetalnet.com/band/katatonia) (listened together) - [Amorphis](https://themetalnet.com/band/amorphis) (listened together) - [Death](https://themetalnet.com/band/death) (listened together) - [Anthrax](https://themetalnet.com/band/anthrax) (listened together) - [Dio](https://themetalnet.com/band/dio) (listened together) - [Bathory](https://themetalnet.com/band/bathory) (listened together) - [Blind Guardian](https://themetalnet.com/band/blind-guardian) (listened together) ## Official and external links - metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Candlemass/34 - facebook: https://www.facebook.com/candlemass - x: https://twitter.com/candlemass - spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7zDtfSB0AOZWhpuAHZIOw5 - youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIXDUCw6Ek8FV5_PZRTHqWg - bandcamp: https://candlemass.bandcamp.com/ - deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/72504 - instagram: https://www.instagram.com/candlemassdoom/ - apple music: https://music.apple.com/se/artist/64944077 --- Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/candlemass](https://themetalnet.com/band/candlemass). 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