Candlemass - Dark Are The Veils Of Death: Nightfall Rehearsals & Demos [Green]

Candlemass - Dark Are The Veils Of Death: Nightfall Rehearsals & Demos [Green]Rare 1987 Rehearsal From The Swedish Legends, Conducted Prior To The Recording Of 'Nightfall' & Including Additional Bonus Tracks. Presented On Limited Dark Green Vinyl. Candlemass, formed by bassist & songwriter Leif Edling in Stockholm in 1984, is well known for it's influential Epic Doom Metal sound, which itself evolved out of the masterful Black Sabbath. Following the legendary & genre defining debut, 'Epicus Doomicus Metallicus' (1986),

Rare 1987 Rehearsal From The Swedish Legends, Conducted Prior To The Recording Of 'Nightfall' & Including Additional Bonus Tracks.

Presented On Limited Dark Green Vinyl. Candlemass, formed by bassist & songwriter Leif Edling in Stockholm in 1984, is well known for it's influential Epic Doom Metal sound, which itself evolved out of the masterful Black Sabbath. Following the legendary & genre-defining debut, 'Epicus Doomicus Metallicus' (1986), 'Nightfall' was released just one year later &, alongside 'Epicus...', is widely hailed as an all-time classic, instrumental in shaping the scene that still exists to this day with it's unrivalled melodic Heavy Doom & the creation of classic anthems such as 'Dark Are The Veils Of Death' & 'Well Of Souls'.

On 'Nightfall', joining bass player & main songwriter Leif Edling was vocalist Jan Alfredo Marcolin, better known as Messiah Marcolin, who became a well-established & highly regarded vocalist throughout the Metal world, with his distinguishing & theatrical tones establishing him as an iconic presence in the band until his departure in the early 1990's.

As the celebrated Swedes reach the new milestone of 40 years of existence, 'Dark Are The Veils Of Death' contains a rare 1987 rehearsal recorded prior to the 'Nightfall' studio sessions, containing tracks which subsequently featured on the album, along with demo recordings of the songs 'Bewitched' & 'Battlecry'.