CANDLEMASS Epicus Doomicus Matallicus Ltd CD (1988)

There is no doom metal canon without this record. When Candlemass dropped Epicus Doomicus Metallicus in 1986, they basically handed every dirge-worshipping band that followed them a blueprint and a burden.

This 1988 limited edition CD reissue comes remastered, and includes a bonus live CD and a 16-page booklet, so you're getting the full picture of where Swedish doom was born. Leif Edling's riffs move like funeral processions and hit just as hard. From the opening crawl of Solitude to the crushing finish of A Sorcerer's Pledge, this is the record that proved heavy music could be slow, theatrical, and completely devastating all at once. Essential for any serious doom, gothic metal, or heavy metal collection.

Limited edition remastered CD. Includes bonus live CD and 16-page booklet. 1988 pressing. Sweden.

Fans of: Saint Vitus, Black Sabbath, Pentagram, My Dying Bride