Candlemass (album)

Candlemass
Studio album by
Released3 May 2005
RecordedNovember–December 2004
StudioPolar Studios, Platform Studios and Airplay Studio, Stockholm
GenreEpic doom metal
Length55:06 (original version)
58:29 (digipak and double vinyl version)
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerPontus Norgren and Candlemass
Candlemass chronology
Doomed for Live – Reunion 2002
(2003)
Candlemass
(2005)
King of the Grey Islands
(2007)
Singles from Candlemass
  1. "Assassin of the Light"
    Released: 2005
  2. "Black Dwarf"
    Released: 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Blabbermouth.net8.5/10
Chronicles of Chaos8.5/10
Exclaim!(favourable)
PopMatters
Rock Hard8.5/10

Candlemass is the eighth studio album by Swedish doom metal band Candlemass, released on 3 May 2005 through Nuclear Blast Records. It is the band's last album to feature vocalist Messiah Marcolin.

A video for the album's opening track "Black Dwarf" was made. The song "Witches" was also included in the soundtrack for the 2009 video game Brütal Legend.