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│ + Candlemass - Tales Of Creation + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Dec-23-2013 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........1989 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........11 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.candlemass.se ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Candlemass Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Tales Of Creation Label : MFN ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ On October 4th 1989 at the Hammersmith Odeon in ║ │
│║ London there was a gig that at the time I would ║ │
│║ have given my left leg away to see. I remember ║ │
│║ at the time it would have been taking place ║ │
│║ cursing my age and inability to get myself to ║ │
│║ the big smoke to watch the show. I was 15 at the ║ │
│║ time and there was no way my parents would let ║ │
│║ me go with friends, let alone on my own. So ║ │
│║ instead I cursed my luck and listened to records ║ │
│║ at home instead. The bands that were playing ║ │
│║ that night were my UK favourites Acid Reign ║ │
│║ along with Dark Angel and Nuclear Assault. Plus, ║ │
│║ launching the release of their band new album ║ │
│║ was SwedenÆs very own doom metal masters ║ │
│║ Candlemass. At the time I could think of nothing ║ │
│║ greater except for maybe a joint headline show ║ │
│║ of Kreator and Celtic Frost. ║ │
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│║ CandlemassÆ called their new record Tales Of ║ │
│║ Creation and the first thing I noticed that was ║ │
│║ different from its two predecessors was that ║ │
│║ both Nightfall and Ancient Dreams used the ║ │
│║ artwork from painter Thomas ColeÆs Voyage Of ║ │
│║ Life series. I would have loved to see the ║ │
│║ artwork for Tales Of Creation to be the ║ │
│║ originally planned Manhood painting in this ║ │
│║ series bit alas it was not to be. Instead, in ║ │
│║ his familyÆs bible bass player and main ║ │
│║ songwriter Leif Edling saw a print from artist ║ │
│║ Gustave Dore called Let There Be Light, an epic ║ │
│║ piece in itself showing its own tale of ║ │
│║ creation, God birthing the world with light. ║ │
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│║ One thing that did remain intact was the ultra ║ │
│║ heavy, dirge paced doom laden riffs. The sound ║ │
│║ here is crisper than on any other Candlemass ║ │
│║ release before it and also since. The track ║ │
│║ Tears is a perfect example of this, the snails ║ │
│║ pace creates an atmospheric air to the song when ║ │
│║ filled with Messiah MarcolinÆs operatic vocals. ║ │
│║ The pace is picked up slightly for Dark ║ │
│║ Reflections which is unusually mid tempo for the ║ │
│║ band. The now classic riffs and MessiahÆs ôI was ║ │
│║ dead, awake in hell. a lonely corpse to break ║ │
│║ the spellö chorus remains in your head long ║ │
│║ after lyrics of this dubious quality should. ║ │
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│║ Highlight of the album for me is the title ║ │
│║ track. It wraps up the loose concept about a ║ │
│║ soul sent on a mission from the Gods through ║ │
│║ Hell, Heaven and Earth to discover his true ║ │
│║ purpose or some such gibberish. I am sure that ║ │
│║ as a kid I loved this idea but now coming back ║ │
│║ as an adult it doesnÆt really make a lot of ║ │
│║ sense to me. The main riff is a brute of a ║ │
│║ thing, better than any other to be recorded ║ │
│║ during 1989. ThatÆs one hell of a statement ║ │
│║ considering what else was on offer in 1989. On ║ │
│║ top of this guitarist Lars Johansson provides ║ │
│║ some incredible lead work as well. For a doom ║ │
│║ metal fan this is amazing stuff. ║ │
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│║ Not so good is the almost speed metal guitar ║ │
│║ wank fest that is Into the Unfathomed Tower. ║ │
│║ Whilst IÆm not criticising its display of heroic ║ │
│║ metal musicianship it breaks up the flow of the ║ │
│║ album too much for my liking. If you are going ║ │
│║ to do a concept album fine but donÆt stick what ║ │
│║ is essentially a three minute b side into the ║ │
│║ mix. ║ │
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│║ Many people I have spoken to into todayÆs ║ │
│║ traditional metal scene are not even aware that ║ │
│║ Candlemass exist let alone recorded albums as ║ │
│║ good as this. For those I would immediately ║ │
│║ recommend digging up this gem of an LP and for ║ │
│║ those lucky enough to have had been at that ║ │
│║ Hammersmith gig I envy the hell out of you. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - The Prophecy [01:28] │
│ 02 - Dark Reflections [05:06] │
│ 03 - Voices In The Wind [00:15] │
│ 04 - Under The Oak [06:00] │
│ 05 - Tears [04:13] │
│ 06 - Into The Unfathomed Tower [03:05] │
│ 07 - The Edge Of Heaven [06:25] │
│ 08 - Somewhere In Nowhere [03:48] │
│ 09 - Through The Infinitive Halls Of Death [05:07] │
│ 10 - Dawn [00:26] │
│ 11 - A Tale Of Creation [06:55] │
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│ Total Length : [42:48 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ Too all people who contributes to make this │
│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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