Candlemass have announced a March West Coast tour. Here’s the dates:
03/10 Seattle, WA – Substation
03/11 Portland, OR – Star Theater
03/14 San Francisco, CA – DNA
03/16 Los Angeles, CA – 1720
03/17 San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
Candlemass have announced a March West Coast tour. Here’s the dates:
03/10 Seattle, WA – Substation
03/11 Portland, OR – Star Theater
03/14 San Francisco, CA – DNA
03/16 Los Angeles, CA – 1720
03/17 San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
The lineup has been revealed for next year’s Hellfest. That event will take place on June 15-18 in Clisson, France.
Here’s the lineup:
Candlemass have premiered a new song titled “When Death Sighs.” This track is from the band’s new album “Sweet Evil Sun,” which will be released on November 18.
During Anvil’s October 27 show in Stockholm, Sweden, the band were joined onstage by guitarist Mats “Mappe” Björkman (Candlemass) and singer Messiah Marcolin (ex-Candlemass) for a performance of “Metal On Metal.” You can see fan-filmed footage of that below. Marcolin told Blabbermouth the following:
“It’s the first time in 16 years me and my old friend Mats Mappe Björkman from CANDLEMASS [were] together on the same stage. We are both old ANVIL fans since being teenagers. Since we are friends with ANVIL they invited us up on stage and it was great fun!”
Candlemass have premiered a new video for the title track of their new album “Sweet Evil Sun.” That effort will be released on November 18. Leif Edling commented:
“It took me only an hour or so to write, but it turned out to be not only the title track of ‘Sweet Evil Sun’, but also one of the best songs on it. Nice riff, great chorus and one heck of a guitar solo from Lars [Johansson]! Immediate, epic, heavy, catchy! It kicks ass!!”
Candlemass will be releasing a new album, titled “Sweet Evil Sun,” on November 18. Pre-orders can be found HERE.
“Sweet Evil Sun” Track Listing:
01. “Wizard Of The Vortex”
02. “Sweet Evil Sun”
03. “Angel Battle”
04. “Black Butterfly”
05. “When Death Sighs”
06. “Scandinavian Gods”
07. “Devil Voodoo”
08. “Crucified”
09. “Goddess”
10. “A Cup Of Coffin” (Outro)
Leif Edling said the following about the new album:
“‘Sweet Evil Sun’ is about hope, striving, adoration and failure. It’s about all the personal battles that you have, but also the never-ending decay of humanity. The record took over a year to make and there’s not a bad track on it! We had a fantastic time recording it and are really looking forward to the release. It’s Doom, It’s Metal! It is the essence of Candlemass put into one album!”
A video for the effort’s first single, “Scandinavian Gods,” can be found below. Edling added the following about that track:
“‘Scandinavian Gods’ is Slayer meets Queen and Judas Priest! It’s about heritage and future and the fact that it is sometimes absolutely necessary to leave or at least doubt your old gods. It’s about the hardship in this, and the irony in the fact that you see yourself being drawn back to them over and over again, into these black circles and the forgetfulness of the past. Where do we wanna be? What shall we believe in? Do we need them to build a better future?”
The lineup has been revealed for the 2022 “Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest” in Philadelphia, PA. The event will take place at the Fillmore on June 10-11 and it will feature the following:
June 10: Candlemass (performing “Epicus Doomicus Metallicus” in full), Wolves In The Throne Room (performing “Two Hunters” in full), Voivod, Soul Glo, Derkéta, Craven Idol, and The Silver.
June 11: Cannibal Corpse, Nuclear Assault (performing “Game Over” in full), The Red Chord (performing “Clients” in full), Full Of Hell, All Else Failed, Sanguisugabogg, and Deathevokation.
Candlemass have paid tribute to the late Eric Wagner by releasing a cover of Trouble’s “The Tempter.” You can check that out below. The band commented:
“Here’s our homage to our friend and hero Eric Wagner (Trouble/The Skull) who sadly died some time ago, way too soon! This is for you Eric, R.I.P.”
Mlny Parsonz (Royal Thunder), Kyle Shutt (The Sword), Jean-Paul Gaster (Clutch), Per Wiberg (Opeth, Candlemass), and Mike Squires (Duff McKagan’s Loaded) recently teamed up for a cover of Styx’s “Renegade” as part of Couch Riffs. Squires commented:
“This song, you guys, is an absolute classic and one of the biggest songs from my childhood. To this day when I hear it I get excited and electrified. So, when JP and Kyle decided to reprise their spots with Couch Riffs and suggested this song I was ALL OVER IT. Also, I didn’t want to pass up the opportunity to swap solos with Mr Shutt. We were lucky enough to further elevate this line-up with two more absolute crushers in Mlny Parsonz and Per Wiberg on vocals and keys, respectively. This cover is certainly more raw than the original version (like most all of our covers) and I’m proud of what happened here. I hope you guys enjoy this as much as we did! This was a blast!”
The lineup has been revealed for next year’s “Hell’s Heroes IV” festival. That event will take place at the White Oak Music Hall in Houston, TX on April 22-23 and it will feature the following: Dark Angel, Candlemass, Riot V, Cirith Ungol, Eternal Champion, Satan, Whiplash, Slough Feg, Medieval Steel, Enforcer, Night Demon, High Spirits, Haunt, Sumerlands, Traveler, Screamer, Savage Master, Bewitcher, Smoulder, Night Cobra, Natur, Solicitor, Legendary, Blood Star, Lady Beast, Saber, and Warcloud.
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