┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Candlemass - Nightfall + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Dec-23-2013 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │ │║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........1987 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........10 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.candlemass.se ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Candlemass Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Nightfall Label : Axis ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ 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. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ 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'. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ 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. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ 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. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ "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" ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ 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. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ 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. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 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] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [46:23 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘