Candlemass Announce The Pendulum EP; Title-Track Posted in Lyric Video
So Leif Edling grew a righteous beard and Candlemass got nominated for a Grammy. You think it’s a coincidence? Okay, probably, but still a compelling one. True, they didn’t win that Grammy, but do you think it’s too early to put them in for a Lifetime Achievement Award? I’d be glad to make the argument they’ve earned it, what with the decades of landmark doom metal and the pure lifer riffs that seem to come on eternal supply from Edling, pre-beard or post-.
I was stoked beyond stoked when they said they were bringing back original singer Johan Langquist for 2019’s The Door to Doom (review here), and even more stoked than that when I actually heard that record. Well, it turns out The Door to Doom was originally intended as a 2LP and cut to fit on one — almost always the correct choice — and among the tracks that didn’t fit on the final version were “The Pendulum” and “Snakes of Goliath,” and they’ll be featured on the new EP, also titled The Pendulum, which Napalm will issue on March 27.
More Candlemass you say? Win. Plus it lets them keep a little of that Grammy-nomination momentum going, so all the better.
They’ve got one date in the US booked for April. I certainly wouldn’t mind a tour around that:
Epic Doom Icons CANDLEMASS Announce EP Release Details and Share Brand New Lyric Video!
Grammy-nominated classic doom icons CANDLEMASS don’t even need to drop a full-length for every release to prove they belong at the top of an entire genre and beyond. Fully comprised of never-before-heard, unused tracks cut from the The Door To Doom recording sessions, the band has just announced the release of a masterful new EP, The Pendulum, due out March 27, 2020 via Napalm Records! Pre-order your copy HERE.
The Pendulum perfectly showcases that these timeless Swedish pioneers are the undisputed kings of epic doom. The fully-mastered opener/title track “The Pendulum” charges in with a melodic, head-swinging, thrashy rush – setting the stage for the raw, unfiltered steamrolling demo cuts to follow. Listen to the track’s unadulterated doom heaviness and watch a brand new lyric video for “The Pendulum”!
Says band mastermind Leif Edling: “THE PENDULUM” is about hard riffing, epic choruses and total delusion the fanatical way. It is in fact the last thing I wrote for “THE DOOR TO DOOM” album but didn’t have the time to finish it. Here it is in its grand/mad luster with a great mix by Niklas Flyckt, and produced by Marcus Jidell. It is followed by 5 unreleased demos from the DTD sessions because the whole sha-bang was at first supposed to be a double effort but got trimmed down to a single album eventually.
I love the PENDULUM track, album quality if you ask me, and songs like “THE PORCELAIN SKULL” and “SNAKES OF GOLIATH” are not bad either. They just didn’t make it to the final thing. So I hope you like this EP that features the “missing” songs. The last pieces of the puzzle of the 1 year recording that became the album “DOOR TO DOOM”. Enjoy:-) “
The Pendulum Tracklisting:
1. The Pendulum
2. Snakes Of Goliath
3. Sub Zero
4. Aftershock
5. Porcelain Skull
6. The Cold Room
This six track EP leads the listener through a maze of frenzied riffing, accented by Johan Langquist’s distinctive vocals and the unique, melancholy sound that has proven CANDLEMASS to be a heavy metal staple. The Pendulum is a MUST-HAVE for every classic doom record collection, and will stave off the hunger for more until the band’s next full-length hits.
CANDLEMASS live:
April 11: SWE – Stockholm / Södra Teatern
April 12: SWE – Stockholm / Södra Teatern
April 18: US – Houston, TX / White Oak Music Hall
July 11: BUL – Chelopech / Park Korminesh
Candlemass are:
Leif Edling: Bass
Mats “Mappe” Björkman: Guitars
Jan Lindh: Drums
Lars “Lasse” Johansson: Guitars
Johan Langquist: Vocals
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