CANDLEMASS - Tales Of Creation (35th Anniversary Edition) - LP - Marble-Effect Vinyl [AUG 16]

LP - Limited Edition Marble-Effect Vinyl marking 35 years of the fourth studio album from the Swedish godfathers of doom. 

Candlemass was formed by bassist & songwriter Leif Edling in Stockholm, Sweden in 1984, well known for their epic doom metal, they have hugely influenced a generation of the genre's subsequent greats - Candlemass themselves taking a large influence from Black Sabbath.

'Tales Of Creation' was Candlemass' fourth studio album, originally released in 1989. The album was produced by Mats Lindfors & Candlemass & was recorded at Stockholm Recording studios. This release sees Messiah Marcolin (handling vocal duties for the final time on a Candlemass album), alongside composer & long-standing member Leif Edling, create a stunning soundscape of epic atmosphere & melodic passages - a continued progression from these undisputed pioneers of the scene. Candlemass consistently build upon their Sabbath inspired foundations set on the 'Epicus Doomicus Metallicus' debut album from 1986; with 'Tales Of Creation' even containing a reworking of the 'Under The Oak' epic from said album & the release concludes what many regard as the finest period for the band, spanning four albums of extremely high-quality doom.

This edition of 'Tales Of Creation' marks 35 years since its original release & is presented on limited marble-effect vinyl.

Tracklist: 

Side A
1.    The Prophecy ( 01:27 )
2.    Dark Reflections ( 05:06 )
3.    Voices In The Wind ( 00:15 )
4.    Under The Oak ( 06:00 )
5.    Tears ( 04:13 )
6.    Into The Unfathomed Tower ( 03:02 )

Side B
1.    The Edge Of Heaven ( 06:25 )
2.    Somewhere In Nowhere ( 03:47 )
3.    Through The Infinitive Halls Of Death ( 05:07 )
4.    Dawn ( 00:26 )
5.    A Tale Of Creation ( 06:51 )