Candlemass (band)

Candlemass
Candlemass performing in 2015
Background information
Also known as	Nemesis (1982–1984)
Origin	Stockholm, Sweden
Genres	Epic doom metal[1]
Years active	1984–1994 1997–2002 2004–present
Labels	Capitol Metal Blade Restless Nuclear Blast Napalm
Members	Leif Edling Mats Björkman Lars Johansson Jan Lindh Johan Längqvist
Past members	Klas Bergwall Matz Ekström Messiah Marcolin Thomas Vikström Björn Flodkvist Jejo Perkovic Michael Amott Carl Westholm Mats Ståhl Robert Lowe Mats Levén
Website	candlemass.se

Candlemass is a Swedish epic doom metal band established in Upplands Väsby, a suburb of Stockholm in 1984 by bassist, songwriter and bandleader Leif Edling and drummer Matz Ekström. The band had a defining influence on doom metal, and the epic doom genre itself is named after their debut album Epicus Doomicus Metallicus.^[2] Along with Pentagram, Saint Vitus and Trouble, Candlemass has been referred to as one of the "big four of doom metal".^[3][4][5][6]

After releasing five full-length albums and touring extensively throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, Candlemass disbanded in 1994, but reunited three years later. After breaking up again in 2002, Candlemass reformed in 2004 and have continued to record and perform since then.