Epicus Doomicus Metallicus - Candlemass

Candlemass were one of the first and arguably the best doom metal bands, building on the work of bands like Black Sabbath in the seventies, but introducing a new mournful, foreboding and above all a monumentally epic dimension to create these albums of drawn-out, spellbinding elegies. There's some great guitar solos too. The pompously but perhaps accurately titled 'Epicus Doomicus Metallicus' sets the tone for everything Candlemass would do throughout the rest of their career, apart from on the albums where they purposefully strove for something different, only to realise they carved their niche long ago. While this makes it a little less spectacular when ...