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Candlemass - Nightfall



8.8 | 666 votes |
Release date: 9 November 1987
Style: Epic doom metal

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Disc I
01. Gothic Stone
02. The Well Of Souls
03. Codex Gigas
04. At The Gallows End
05. Samarithan
06. Marche Funebre
07. Dark Are The Veils Of Death
08. Mourner's Lament
09. Bewitched
10. Black Candles

Disc II [2001 re-release]
01. Bewitched [demo]
02. Battlecry [demo]
03. Well Of Souls [live]
04. Dark Are The Veils Of Death [live]
05. At The Gallows End [studio outtake]
06. Mourner's Lament [studio outtake]
07. Candlemass Interview
+ Bewitched [video]

Top 20 albums of 1987: 4
Top 200 albums of all time: 131

Additional info
Recorded at Thunderload Studios between July-September, 1987.
Mixed at Stockholm Recording Studios in September 1987.
Produced by Candlemass.

Staff review by
KwonVerge
Rating:
9.5
1987, Johan Langquist had already left Candlemass and the band was searching for a new singer. A guy named Messiah Marcolin, impressed by Candlemass, called Leif Edling and while his stepmother was holding the phone he was playing on the guitar and at the same time singing Candlemass' songs. Edling enchanted by the voice of this mysterious guy with the even more mysterious name invited MArcolin to perform with them in order to check him. This is what the rumours say about how the nocturnal monk with the heavenly voice became part of Candlemass, the rest is history.

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published 31.10.2004 | Comments (10)

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Comments: 13   Visited by: 1038 users
17.06.2012 - 18:26
Rating: 9
musicalkaratekid
This album is yet another classic one from Candlemass. The music is more astounding, the atmosphere is more melancholic, and i don't think anyone could forget those powerful, haunting lines 'You are Bewi-i-tched'. 'Bewitched' introduced me to the band, so it is a good place to start.
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18.03.2013 - 19:58
Valentin B
Iconoclast
I used to be completely sure that Messiah (or any Candlemass vocalist) can never be as good as Langquist. After hearing Messiah's huge performance on "Gallows End" I'm not that sure anymore, epic stuff.
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12.09.2013 - 10:01
Cynic Metalhead
Ambrish Saxena
Buy for $321.94? WHAAAT?

What motherfucking is this?
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15.05.2014 - 20:10
Cynic Metalhead
Ambrish Saxena
Written by deadone on 15.05.2014 at 07:36

Written by Cynic Metalhead on 12.09.2013 at 10:01

Buy for $321.94? WHAAAT?

What motherfucking is this?

It's $8.22 now. Just a small discount!

I don't know. When I came on this page I coudnt see anything but fucking $321 dollar disc. It must be bug or something.
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19.03.2016 - 03:36
Maco
Pvt Funderground
This could have been on the same level of Epicus Doomicus Metallicus if they had not included the interludes and The Well Of Souls.
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Crackhead Megadeth reigns supreme.
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19.02.2017 - 21:37
Bad English
Tage Westerlund
Not so good as opening album, but still classic doom, epic and amazing.
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I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens.

Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die"

I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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26.04.2018 - 13:44
Rating: 7
Zombie94
Great instrumentals but his vocal style isn't to my taste. The video for Bewitched makes Messiah even harder to take seriously
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20.10.2018 - 00:25
Zap
Written by Maco on 19.03.2016 at 03:36

This could have been on the same level of Epicus Doomicus Metallicus if they had not included the interludes and The Well Of Souls.

Should probably give this album another proper listening, but as far as I remember I always liked "The Well Of Souls" best here. It's actually the only song I ever come back to from this album.
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20.10.2018 - 15:54
Rating: 9
X-Ray Rod
Skandino
Staff
What the fuck????
The Well Of Souls is one of the BEST songs with Messiah and of the band in general. The main riff is classic!
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Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29
Like you could kiss my ass

Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
Rod, let me love you.

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20.10.2018 - 16:02
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Written by X-Ray Rod on 20.10.2018 at 15:54

What the fuck????
The Well Of Souls is one of the BEST songs with Messiah and of the band in general. The main riff is classic!

It has many great riffs. I especially like the one Nile used for Unas Slayer Of The Gods.
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07.12.2019 - 15:47
Zap
This album is nowhere near the albums it is sandwiched in between.
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11.02.2022 - 18:13
Rating: 8
F3ynman
Nocturnal Bro
Contributor
Hell yeah this is doom metal the way I like it! Messiah does a good job of continuing the epic vocal style of Johan Langquist and the riffs are foreboding as always!
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21.07.2022 - 23:23
Rating: 10
I will never get over Samarithan.
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