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Epicus Doomicus Metallicus

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EPICUS DOOMICUS METALLICUS was this recently reformed band's classic debut. Though it's not as sophisticated or refined as the band's later work with singer Messiah Marcolin, this album has a certain power and excitement from start to finish that the later albums seemed to lack. The performance is brutally heavy and dark, yet the songs still retain memorable, well-developed melodies, i.e. "Solitude", "Crystal Ball". The doomier songs on the album, such as "Demon's Gate" and "Black Stone Wielder" avoid the brooding and lethargic feel used on albums like ANCIENT DREAMS. Additionally, EPICUS features some powerful acoustic work that meshes with electric riffs to create great dynamics.

I definitely recommend this album to fans of early 70s Black Sabbath looking for something equally heavy. Candlemass isn't very well known in the U.S., which is a shame because they've got a taste for good songwriting with a dark, heavy, yet still melodic sound. The opener, "Solitude" (not a Sabbath cover), is guaranteed to draw you in the first time you hear it.

Somber, castleblack, slow-paced metal that essentially created a new genre: doom metal. Candlemass were influenced by early Black Sabbath and possibly by Trouble as well, but they went beyond them in forging frosty, epic melodies that transcend mere plodding groove. "Epicus Doomicus Metallicus" includes several all-time Candlemass favorites, including the suicidal "Solitude," the magisterial "Black Stone Wielder," the first version of "Under the Oak," and the haunting "A Sorcerer's Pledge," with an airy female chorus at the end. While Messiah Marcolin is generally regarded as Candlemass' "classic" vocalist, session vocalist Johan Lanquist is no slouch, with a generally deep baritone voice that occasionally erupts in tormented screams.

This release can be summed up in one word : DOOM ! Don't expect songs about the beauty of trees or the temptations of women in short skirts, this is heavy duty metal. Candlemass continued to release good CDs, but everything else they've done pales in comparison to this disc. Prepare to hear powerful doom metal, when you need a little "Solitude."

I am not a doom metal fan,and when I bought this album I didn't expect something great.But listening to "solitude" my mood changed.After that came "Demon's gate" and till the last song my excitement was increasing.AMAZING!!!Great bass momentous riffs and depressing vocals that make a great atmosphere.Even if you are not a metal fan I'm sure you're gonna love it.

Candlemass is a band of a long history, and many great albums, but Epicus... (their first album) will forever be their best. This album shares everything; Depressions, happiness, it makes you shiver.....WOW, this album is excactly how a doom masterpiece must be like. Listening to songs as "solitude" or "the Demons Gate" makes you feel really doomy. For me, this is one of the best doom releases ever!!

One of the true metal milestones. This is as essential as Slayer's Reign in Blood, but has less songs and is longer. Incidentally, both were released in 1986, as was Metallica's Master of Puppets. Damn, we may never see such a tremendous year in metal history... But back to Epicus Doomicus Metallicus. Rarely has an album had such an apt title. This truly is what it says on the cover - and it doesn't even feature the famous Messiah Marcolini on vocals! It's old school doom, not funeral slow - hell, it even gathers some speed at times. Since it is practically flawless, there really is not much you can say to the uninitiated without sounding like you are spewing out hyperbole of the worst kind. Just give it a listen. You won't regret it.

I can sum this album up in one word: GREAT! Highly recommended, especially if you are planning on commiting suicide! Best doom metal ever on earth!

Although one song borders on silly lyrically, the good songs on this album MORE than make up for "Crystal Ball". "Solitude" is a MUST HEAR, and so is "A Sorcerer's Pledge". "Black Stone Weilder" tells a story and has some really awesome music with it. These guys were super talented, too bad they couldn't keep it together, once this singer left, they began to suck.

1985!!!!!!!!1985!!!!!!!!!!1985!!!!!!!!!1985!!!!!!..but really was made in 1550 or something!! INVOKE YOUR ANCIENT SPIRIT HERE!!

Just take a glimpse at this album cover..IT STALK's you!!! always in your mind..and is one of the best T shirt designs ever!!

Now..EPICUS DOOMICUS METALLICUS..here stand's one of the PLANET EARTH's best thing's..of any human achivement!! no one had to die during the making of this unlike other thing's in HUMAN HISTORY!!

Just from the begining second of ''SOLITUDE'' you know this is gonna be an all time GREAT!!

EVERY SINGLE SONG IS A EPIC MASTERPEICE!! YOU KNOW HOW GOOD THIS IS!!!!!!

NO more word's must stop talking before the world end's..we arent allowed to talk about this album..I THINK IT's that GOOD!!

TIMELESS and one of the FIRST DOOM band's with this type of FEELING to it!!! INFLUENCED AS MANY AS SABBATH!!!

WE ARE DOOMED!!!!!!!!!!! SO BUY DOOM!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!

THE VOKILL's on here are some of the best EVER done as well!!!

BUY NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMM!!

The BEST Candlemass album. Death to False Metal!

I never really understood why this one is held in such high regard at the expense of the three superior records with Messiah Marcolin on vocals. They did shitcan this singer for a reason ya know! The guy's voice is goofy! Nevertheless, it is good stuff, but tunes like Demon's Gate cannot hold a candle *groan* to Nemesis' earlier version! The Tales of Creation version of Under The Oak is king - Messiah brought this song to life and gave it the potential shown here. Blackstone Weilder and Demon's Gate are both mediocre versions of the awesome Nemesis tracks. If you ask me Leif should've started singing after Messiah left instead of that guy on Chaper VI. Oh well.

I am too frightened to listen to the new material on Dactylus Glometera - (spelling is guessed at) the song titles curdle my milk by themselves!