April 27 is the first live date for Candlemass in 2012. The band will go to Portugal for the first time and they really look forward to bring their unique style of doom metal to the Barroselas Metalfest. Don’t be surprised if they will play a couple of new tunes from the upcoming album as well as a bunch of old classics.Portugal…land of great portwine and football…the lords of doom are coming!!

C-mass are currently preparing their new and last album. After a six month writing period the band spent two weekends in october in a Stockholm studio.
In all eight songs were recorded for demo purposes. In december the band will record the album “properly”, but it’s too early to say how many songs that will be recorded.
Leif has got about 11 – 12 tracks written and Candlemass are now rehearsing their asses off in the rehearsalroom.
Click on the link and you’ll see some photos from the pre-production stage of this process. Mappes injured hand and his “open-body-surgery” of his guitar…Jans drums,
Lars new cool guitar…the Athens poster…the slippers!! More will follow!

We are happy to announce that we have signed with Napalm Reocrds for the last and final CANDLEMASS album. Cool bands like Monster Magnet and Karma to Burn are on the label and we are proud to be a part of it too!

Our farewell album will be recorded in december for a release in the spring. The album is our 11:th studio effort and we’ll do our best to make it a worthy end. CANDLEMASS hope to play the european festivals one last time, also tour and play everywhere on the planet where our faithful and fantastic fans want us to go…we will be there!!

Our career has lasted for over two decades. This year it was 25 years since “EPICUS DOOMICUS METALICUS” came out. It has been a long and bumpy ride, but we survived, and are now probably more successful than ever! We headline big festivals, and sell lots of records. But 25 years is a long time….somewhere sometime you need to slow down and stop no matter how much you are enjoying yourself. And it feels good to do it while you are still on top!!

But don’t be sad just yet all you fans of doom. CANDLEMASS won’t disappear for a while. We still have lots of gigs to play, a new great album to promote, uncharted C-mass territories to visit…especially Australia, Japan, Asia…(we would love to play there so book us please:-)! AND…we have a 30 year anniversary to look forward to also!!
So you’re not rid of us yet! Plenty of more DOOM to come!!

Management announce:

Live in ATHENS – GREECE on Saturday 8 October 2011 @ Fuzz Live Music Club

CANDLEMASS
TROUBLE
HELL
LORD VICAR

Candlemass will perform one of the rare special shows, playing “Epicus” in it’s entirety; with Johan Langqvist on vocals, whereas Robert Lowe will sing the other songs.
This special show might very well be the last of that kind, and was only performed twice before; in Stockholm and at Roadburn‘11.

Our friends TROUBLE will be playing right before us, with Kory Clarke (Warrior Soul ) on vocals, and before them it’s HELL from U.K. featuring Andy Sneap. Opening the evening will be LORD VICAR.

Candlemass look forward to returning to Athens, for another great show!

If the gods of doom are with us, the 5 cd box will be sold at the show on dec 18.
The price will 250 swedish kr (€259 but a free 50 x 70 show poster will be included. Get it signed!!
This is what the DOOMOLOGY box contains……
CD 1, First gig ever in Jönköping 1987.
CD 2, Buckley Tivoli 1988.
CD 3, Demos from the white album 2003 – 2004 (very cool stuff)!
CD 4, King of the Grey Islands demos w Mats Levén on vocals.
CD 5, Misc demos (Johan L vocal audition for Chapter VI) + other rarities.

The legends of doom celebrates 25 years as a band with an extra long performance at Debaser Medis in Stockholm december 18.
The classic album ”Epicus Doomicus Metalicus” will be performed in its entirety for the first time with the original singer Johan Längqvist!!
Robert Lowe will of course also be on stage this evening singing both old and new material at this mega cool event!!
Expect a long show with the kings of Doom!!
Tickets: www.debaser.se/kalender/4830

The Candlemass classic ”Epicus Doomicus Metalicus” will be released on fat 180 gr bloodred vinyl on june 28.
Click on the link below to order the timeless doom masterpiece!
www.burningshed.com…

Third band on the bill for the swedish dates is Angelwitch, which makes these gigs quite extraordinary, not to say legendary!! Don’t miss this rare opportunity so see 3 of the worlds most influential metal and doom bands on the same bill!!