In heavy metal, originality counts for almost everything. As the genre took root around the world, the gamesmanship found artists challenging what was previously thought to be possible on traditional ...

A Canadian who has worked in the gaming industry for over two decades, Beck grew up on games such as Final Fantasy and Super Mario Bros. He specalizes in roleplaying games, but covers titles in almost ...

The single is a bludgeoning dose of bleeding doom and effectively praises Iommi's riffing ethos, something Candlemass have done remarkably well over the last 30-plus years. If you have little patience ...

"I don't know how they feel. They're probably tired of me already, but I just think it would be great." The singer recalled their very first gig together in Jönköping back in 1987: "It was our very ...

Primitive Man recently announced a 10th anniversary tour with the stacked support lineup of Mortiferum, Jarhead Fertilizer, Body Void, and Elizabeth Colour Wheel, though the initial tour announcement ...

History was made on Saturday, September 13, when Swedish doom metal legends Candlemass reunited on stage with their iconic former vocalist Messiah Marcolin for the first time in nearly 20 years. The ...

Swedish band Candlemass’ 1986 debut album Epicus Doomicus Metallicus is a bona doom metal landmark, giving the template laid down by Black Sabbath in the early 70s and developed in the US by The ...

Until now, none of the boss designs have failed to impress. But Candlemass, The Living Rite is definitely top-tier. The monster is adorned with burning candles across its head and back, which will ...

Candlemass are without a doubt one of the most influential and groundbreaking doom-metal bands in the history of heavy music. Starting in 1986 with their mammoth-sized debut album Epicus Doomicus ...

Candlemass’ early lineup shuffling suggests that it might actually be that easy. Of the six people that play on Epicus, only two, bassist Leif Edling and rhythm guitarist Mats Björkman, showed up on ...

Candlemass is looking to have a banner year in 2020, with bassist Leif Edling's health rebounding, and renewed energy from a Grammy nod. And another positive is swinging the group's way: the March 27… ...