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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Candlemass - Nightfall + │
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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.........1987 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........10 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.candlemass.se ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Candlemass Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Nightfall Label : Axis ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ With the new singer Messiah Marcolin at the ║ │
│║ helm, Candlemass had a great challenge before ║ │
│║ them. They had set out to surpass their first ║ │
│║ album 'Epicus Doomicus Metallicus', which was ║ │
│║ already a well-respected doom classic, a ║ │
│║ masterpiece in and of itself. To obtain a sound ║ │
│║ more hopeless, more drenched in an ominous, and ║ │
│║ yet inviting atmosphere was the objective, and ║ │
│║ throughout Candlemass' entire discography (and ║ │
│║ perhaps doom metal's history), this album is the ║ │
│║ only one to perfectly capture such a sound and ║ │
│║ use it to its fullest extent, passing ║ │
│║ 'Epicus...' with flying colors. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ And yet I feel as if what I say is an ║ │
│║ understatement. Every single track in succession ║ │
│║ to one another blends so perfectly together to ║ │
│║ create the perfect 47-minute gothic dirge that ║ │
│║ will more than likely leave one bewildered. How ║ │
│║ they could not? All the individual songs are ║ │
│║ classics within themselves, and some more so ║ │
│║ than others. For example, 'Samarithan' and ║ │
│║ 'Bewitched' I find more enjoyable than say ║ │
│║ 'Mourners Lament'. That isn't to say that the ║ │
│║ other works aren't great, as I've explained ║ │
│║ earlier - I find much enjoyment out of 'Dark Are ║ │
│║ the Veils of Death' and 'The Well of Souls', all ║ │
│║ of which are fan favorites of the Candlemass ║ │
│║ catalogue, and understandably so. ║ │
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│║ I even get quite a kick out of the small ║ │
│║ instrumental segues in between the ║ │
│║ aforementioned songs. Very well implemented, ║ │
│║ with 'Gothic Stone' being a great introduction ║ │
│║ to the album, and to 'The Well of Souls', and ║ │
│║ while it might not have been written originally ║ │
│║ by the band, their rendition of 'Marche Funebre' ║ │
│║ serves its purpose as sort of a breather. 'Black ║ │
│║ Candles' serves its own purpose as well, being a ║ │
│║ calm, memorable end, a final gasp of breath ║ │
│║ before inevitable death, an acceptance. 'Codex ║ │
│║ Gigas' gives us a brief sampling of what's to ║ │
│║ come on the next track 'At the Gallows End'. ║ │
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│║ Allow me to explain why I haven't mentioned that ║ │
│║ song yet. I don't believe I can accurately put ║ │
│║ across my love for 'At the Gallows End' with ║ │
│║ words alone (even though it's my objective as a ║ │
│║ writer). It deserves its own paragraph. It may ║ │
│║ have all the attributes of nearly everything ║ │
│║ else on the record, but never have I heard such ║ │
│║ a flawless arrangement. Other than on ║ │
│║ 'Samarithan', Marcolin gives the performance of ║ │
│║ a lifetime, emotion pouring out of every word he ║ │
│║ recites, almost overwhelming the listener. When ║ │
│║ combined with the extremely memorable, simple ║ │
│║ guitar lines, aligning perfectly with the vocal ║ │
│║ patterns, it is sure to induce the listener into ║ │
│║ a trance. How it flows from a soothing, acoustic ║ │
│║ introduction to a passive-aggressive, creppy and ║ │
│║ haunting mid-paced headbanging section combined ║ │
│║ with some of the most effective, breathtaking ║ │
│║ solos is the apex of songwriting in my opinion, ║ │
│║ and I have yet to find one song that can bring ║ │
│║ these elements together without scathing it a ║ │
│║ bit. ║ │
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│║ Speaking of an emotional vocal performance, as ║ │
│║ mentioned before, Marcolin does deliver quite a ║ │
│║ bit throughout the whole album, not just on a ║ │
│║ few songs. While you may think it's ║ │
│║ melodramatic, cheesy, or overbearing, his ║ │
│║ operatic vocal style drenched in vibrato is what ║ │
│║ I find fits the theme of this album perfectly. A ║ │
│║ beautiful commentary on death and sorrow is what ║ │
│║ one will find here. The lyrics are fairly clear ║ │
│║ without being too direct and teenaged in tone, ║ │
│║ but not too archaic in diction, and are ║ │
│║ delivered effectively. One can easily get an ║ │
│║ idea of what the theme is. ║ │
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│║ "With sad emotions, I sing this epitaph ║ │
│║ My swansong, my headstone, the farewell of my ║ │
│║ heart ║ │
│║ The hills of Tyburn, up where the gallows stand ║ │
│║ Only the vultures will come to see me hang" ║ │
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│║ It's also good to know that all the other ║ │
│║ members find their own space within the album to ║ │
│║ be brought forth. Leif's bass rings through ║ │
│║ clearly, mostly following the guitars as is ║ │
│║ usual with conventional songwriting, though this ║ │
│║ is not to the detriment of the album. The ║ │
│║ guitars, while distorted quite a bit, balance ║ │
│║ out within the mix and create a smooth dual- ║ │
│║ guitar attack, making the melodies played ║ │
│║ throughout the album not cringe-worthy when ║ │
│║ heard. The drums do have some attack to them ║ │
│║ without being too loud, with the bass drums not ║ │
│║ being obnoxious and kept back a little bit, ║ │
│║ giving more attention to cymbal hits. Marcolin's ║ │
│║ vocals do soar over everything to a certain ║ │
│║ degree with a fair amount of echo, though not ║ │
│║ enough to drown everything else out. For a 1986 ║ │
│║ recording, it has nearly world-class production ║ │
│║ values. ║ │
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│║ Unfortunately, with all I've written here, I'm ║ │
│║ afraid my writing is not enough to portray to ║ │
│║ you, the reader, the experience of this album. I ║ │
│║ can only hope you might take it upon yourself to ║ │
│║ set your ears upon this masterwork, as I - let ║ │
│║ alone anyone, find it impossible to give this ║ │
│║ album enough justice. It's hard to believe Leif ║ │
│║ Edling alone composed something like this, but ║ │
│║ needless to say I am quite thankful that he did. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Gothic Stone [00:48] │
│ 02 - The Well Of Souls [07:27] │
│ 03 - Codex Gigas [02:20] │
│ 04 - At The Gallows End [05:47] │
│ 05 - Samarithan [05:30] │
│ 06 - Marche Funebre [02:22] │
│ 07 - Dark Are The Veils Of Death [07:07] │
│ 08 - Mourners Lament [06:09] │
│ 09 - Bewitched [06:37] │
│ 10 - Black Candles [02:16] │
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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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