2006re-packaged, remastered edition with the tracks from the longdeleted Candlemass Sjunger Sigge Fürst EP as bonus as well as abonus dvd recorded in 1993 in Sweden. Plus the promo video of JulieLaughs No More and new liner notes from main member Leif Edling.With slipcase

After thedeparture of Messiah nobody wanted to pay attention to Candlemassanymore. The fan-base had always in mind that without the monkCandlemass could not exist. They were wrong! I can’t refuse thatMessiah is the best singer they had ever had, but this doesn’t meanthat Thomas Vikstrom had no value. He is really a very good singerwith a rather power metal/heavy (not operatic) voice which isdifferent to that of Messiah, but it is still great and technicallyperfect. He has also a lot of passion and emotion to support thedifficult task to wear Messiah’s shoes. Apart from the new singer,another new element is the addition of few keyboards that wiselyserve the band’s purpose to create atmosphere. The rest of theplayers (the classic line-up of musicians, with only Messiah out)are well-known for their good chemistry, so they didn’t disappointme. The group’s direction remains epic doom, but with a bit moreemphasis to the word epic than doom. The lyrics are about mythology(mostly pagan, not only christian) or romantic metal themes withnostalgia about the thrills of the past, or insecurity forhumanity’s future. There are times that you can find some powermetal influences, without sacrificing the band’s gloomy, dark anddoom image. It is not only about songwriting (this record had firstbeen written for Messiah’s voice), but mostly about the singer’svocal style. If it hadn’t been for the band’s past with Messiah,this album would have been considered a classic. It has everything:killer riffs, strong songwriting, a nice singer who suffered theMessiah-syndrome of both fans and critics and a very goodproduction that offers us the possibility to enjoy all playersgiving the 100% of their efforts. The band was also willing to stepforward. And suprisingly they did it! They nearly abandoned theChristian themes, embracing pagan romanticism, they became moreatmospheric, the whole concept makes you feel that you are part ofan epic story of the past travelling in time (especially in trackssuch as Where the runes still speak or Temple of the dead), beingat the same time darker than ever (though less dynamic), they addedkeyboards. The similarities between this album and the previousstuff are not so many, but suprisingly it remains Candlemass,thanks to the musicians who remain the same and in good shape. Soconclusion is be open-minded and you will realise that Chapter VIis a killer album

Tracklisting:
1. The Dying Illusion
2. Julie Laughs No More
3. Where The Runes Still Speak
4. The Ebony Throne
5. Temple Of The Dead
6. Aftermath
7. Black Eyes
8. The End Of Pain
9. Bullfest
10. Samling Vid Pumpen
11. Bröllop På Hulda Johanssons Pensionat
12. Tjo Och Tjim Och Inget Annat

Dvdlisting: Live In Uddevalla 1993
1. Intro
2. The Dying Illusion
3. Dark Illusion
4. The Ebony Throne
5. At The Gallows End
6. Julie Laughs No More
7. Well Of Souls
8. Dark Are The Veils Of Death
9. Mirror Mirror
10. The Dying Illusion-promo

Condition cover: nm

Condition cd: nm

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