Death Magic Doom

Death Magic Doom[1] is the tenth studio album by the Swedish epic doom metal band Candlemass.

Death Magic Doom
Studio album by
Candlemass
Released3 April 2009
Recorded2008[1]
StudioPolar Studios, Stockholm, Sweden
GenreDoom metal
Length47:27
LabelNuclear Blast
Candlemass chronology
Lucifer Rising
(2008)		 Death Magic Doom
(2009)		 Psalms for the Dead
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[2]
AllMusic[3]
Blabbermouth.net9/10[4]
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles8.5/10[5]
Chronicles of Chaos9.5/10[6]
Exclaim!(favourable)[7]
Metal Storm8.9/10[8]
Metal Rules4.0/5[9]
Rock Hard10.0/10[10]

History

The working title for this album was "Hammer of Doom", which is the name of the album's second track, but the idea was abandoned due to there being a German festival of the same name.[1] The band recorded it in 2008, and was seeking a release on 27 March 2009.[1] However, the album's release was delayed until 3 April 2009; the United States release date was 5 May 2009.

The bonus track "Lucifer Rising", was taken from the EP Lucifer Rising, released six months before the album.

Track listing

All songs written by Leif Edling.

  1. "If I Ever Die" - 4:54
  2. "Hammer of Doom" - 6:16
  3. "The Bleeding Baroness" - 7:19
  4. "Demon of the Deep" - 5:21
  5. "House of 1,000 Voices" - 7:49
  6. "Dead Angel" - 4:05
  7. "Clouds of Dementia" - 5:38
  8. "My Funeral Dreams" - 6:05

Bonus track
  1. Lucifer Rising - 3:44

Personnel
Candlemass
Additional musicians
  • Carl Westholm - keyboards
  • Stefan Fandén - toypiano
Production
  • Chris Laney - engineer, mixing
  • Sören von Malmborg - mastering
  • Tomas Arfert - cover design and illustration

Charts
Year Chart Position
2009 Swedish Albums Chart[11] 33
German Albums Chart[12] 52

References
  1. "Candlemass Completes Work On New Album". Blabbermouth.net. 1 December 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. Bowar, Chad. "Candlemass - 'Death Magic Doom'". About.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
  3. Henderson, Alex. "Candlemass - Death Magic Doom review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  4. Bergman, Keith (25 May 2009). "Candlemass - Death Magic Doom". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  5. Gromen, Mark (13 February 2009). "Candlemass - Death Magic Doom". Bravewords.com. Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  6. Burton, Colleen (24 December 2009). "Candlemass - Death Magic Doom". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  7. Wiebe taylor, Laura (27 April 2009). "Candlemass - Death Magic Doom". Exclaim!. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  8. "Candlemass - Death Magic Doom review". Metal Storm. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  9. Yurkiewicz, Aaron (May 2009). "Candlemass - Death Magic Doom". Metal Rules. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  10. Stappert, Andreas (2009). "Review Album Des Monats: Candlemass - Death Magic Doom". Rock Hard (in German). No. 263. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  11. "Candlemass - Death Magic Doom (Album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  12. "Album – Candlemass, Death Magic Doom". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
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