Candlemass Est. 1985
Epic Doom Metal
This is the official website of CANDLEMASS, Epic Doom Metal from Sweden. Minimal one-page design but it contains the most important things like tour dates and links to our other digital channels like social media, merchandise and more doom... Feel free to listen to Candlemass while browsing the site through the Bandcamp player at the top of the page. Press the shuffle button to randomly play a different track.
Click the links here or in the menu below to navigate to the site's sections: News, Music, Biography, Live (Tour Dates), Merchandise, Links, and Contact. Also, join us on the newly reactivated Candlemaniacs Forum!
Best regards,
Candlemass and Nicklas Rudolfsson @ ILNR.se, webmaster
Booking & Management
Worldwide
Artist & Crew Management
Ole Bang
Vestergade 16
DK-1456 Copenhagen K, Denmark
Phone: +45 20 88 71 66
Email: [email protected]
News of Doom
This section contains only a selection of carefully chosen news updates. For ongoing announcements and the latest updates, be sure to follow our feed on Facebook and/or Instagram, or check the News forum on Candlemaniacs.
THE CANDLEMANIACS FORUM RISES AGAIN!
Posted: July 3, 2026
Long ago, before social media ruled every conversation, Candlemaniacs from around the world gathered on our own forum to talk doom, trade stories, and connect as a true community. That forum has been gone for many years — but the spirit never left.
We're proud to announce that the Candlemaniacs Forum is back online, open once again to every loyal Candlemass fan out there.
This is a brand new start — please note there's unfortunately no backup of the old posts and threads from years past. But that's alright: it simply means a fresh slate for old and new Candlemaniacs alike to build something great together, one post at a time.
So log off the algorithm for a while and go old-school with us. Join the discussions, share your gear talk, tour memories, and doom devotion, and help bring back that genuine community feeling that only a proper forum can offer.
CANDLEMASS
Music
Latest release "BLACK STAR"
May 9th 2025
Order:
Black Star - Digisleeve CD
Black Star - Black LP
Black Star - Black Orange Splatter LP + Booklet + Poster in Tote Bag
Studio albums
Sweet Evil Sun (2022)
The Door to Doom (2019)
Psalms for the Dead (2012)
Death Magic Doom (2009)
King of the Grey Islands (2007)
Candlemass (2005)
From the 13th Sun (1999)
Dactylis Glomerata (1998)
Chapter VI (1992)
Tales of Creation (1989)
Ancient Dreams (1988)
Nigthfall (1987)
Epicus Doomicus Metallicus (1986)
Various releases
Candlemass discography and information at Wikipedia
Candlemass discography and information at Metal Archives
Biography
CANDLEMASS - a name forged in darkness, a legacy built on doom. Born from the cold shadows of Stockholm in 1985, this Swedish titan of epic doom metal has stood as a monolithic force for nearly four decades. In 2025, Candlemass marks 40 years of sorrow-laden grandeur, a testament to their unwavering reign over the genre they helped shape.
Their journey began with the seismic release of "Epicus Doomicus Metallicus" (1986), a requiem that redefined heavy music, followed by the monumental "Nightfall" - both now sacred texts in the annals of doom. These albums remain cornerstones of a genre that thrives in the echoes of Candlemass somber majesty.
Despite doom's reputation for slow, crushing weight, Candlemass themselves show no signs of slowing down. Relentless and untamed, they continue to storm stages worldwide, bringing their towering hymns to devoted Candlemaniacs from Tokyo to Los Angeles. With Grammy win in Sweden and a U.S. Grammy nomination in 2019, the band's fire still burns with undiminished intensity.
In 2022, they unleashed "Sweet Evil Sun", a harbinger of the darkness yet to come. And in 2025, they return once more with the highly anticipated EP "Black Star", a new chapter in their saga of heavy, doom grandeur.
Doom may be slow, but Candlemass moves at full speed - unyielding, enduring, and forever casting their long shadow over the world of heavy music.
Candlemass are:
Leif Edling – Bass
Johan Länquist – Vocals
Mats "Mappe" Björkman – Guitar
Lars "Lasse" Johansson – Lead Guitar
Jan Lind – Drums
Live / Tour Dates
| Date | Place | Event |
|---|---|---|
| JUN 6 | Sölvesborg, SE |
Sweden Rock Festival Tickets |
| JUL 29 | Ghimbav, RO |
Rockstadt Extreme Fest Tickets |
| AUG 7 | Gelsenkirchen, DE | Tickets |
| AUG 8 | Josefov Fortress, CZ |
Brutal Assault Tickets |
| AUG 22 | Crete, GRE |
Over The Wall - Creete Rock Festival Tickets |
| AUG 29 | Rättvik, SE |
Dalhalla Tickets |
| SEP 3 | Fierienland Crispendorf/Schleiz, DE |
BreakOut Open Air Tickets |
| SEP 5 | Wilde Westen, Kortrijk, BE |
Darken The Moon XVIII Tickets |
| SEP 12 | London, UK |
London Metalfest Tickets |
| SEP 29 | Mel, AUS | Tickets |
| SEP 30 | Mel, AUS | Tickets |
| OCT 1 | Syd, AUS | Tickets |
| OCT 3 | Per, AUS | Tickets |
| OCT 9 | Karlstad, SE | Metal Clüb Tickets |
| OCT 30-31 | Vallet, FRA | Westill Fest Tickets |
| NOV 14 | Malta | Malta Metal Weekend Tickets |
| MAY 27-30 2027 |
Maryland, US | Maryland Deathfest Tickets |