CANDLEMASS: Epicus Doomicus Metalicus Tee

Sweden, 1986. Leif Edling writes a doom metal record so perfectly formed that the genre has spent the four decades since trying to replicate it. Epicus Doomicus Metalicus is not an influence. It is the source code.

Before Cathedral, before Electric Wizard got heavy, before every candle-lit atmospheric doom band you've ever loved, there was Candlemass moving at the speed of a funeral procession through a snowstorm. Johan Längquist's vocals on this record remain one of the most underrated performances in metal history. The fact that he recorded it and then basically disappeared makes it stranger and better. This tee is for people who take their doom seriously, who understand the difference between doom that wallows and doom that ascends. This one ascends.

Heavy cotton tee, screen printed graphic, available in Large. Ships from ALT CVLT in Frankston, Victoria.

Fans of: Saint Vitus, Witchfinder General, Cathedral, Pagan Altar