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Nightfall
Band | |
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Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
Released | November 9, 1987 |
Genres | Doom Metal |
Labels | Active Records |
Length | 46:32 |
Ranked | #14 for 1987 , #365 all-time |
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Track listing (Songs)
title | rating | votes | video | |||
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1. | Gothic Stone | 0:48 | 81.3 | 4 | ||
2. | The Well of Souls | 7:27 | 91.7 | 6 | Audio | |
3. | Codex Gigas | 2:20 | 82 | 5 | ||
4. | At the Gallows End | 5:48 | 92.5 | 6 | Audio | |
5. | Samarithan | 5:31 | 90 | 5 | Audio | |
6. | Marche Funebre | 2:22 | 83.3 | 6 | ||
7. | Dark Are the Veils of Death | 7:08 | 87 | 5 | ||
8. | Mourners Lament | 6:10 | 87 | 5 | ||
9. | Bewitched | 6:38 | 92.1 | 7 | ||
10. | Black Candles | 2:18 | 85 | 5 |
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Line-up (members)
- Messiah Marcolin : Vocals
- Lars "Lasse" Johansson : Guitars
- Mats "Mappe" Björkman : Guitars
- Leif Edling : Bass, Songwriting (tracks 1-5, 7-9), Lyrics
- Jan Lindh : Drums
- Guest/session musicians:
- Mike Wead : Lead Guitar, Songwriting on "Black Candles"
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Music and lyrics by Leif Edling except "Black Candles" written by Mike Wead and "Marche Funebre" written by Fryderyk Chopin in 1837.
Recorded at Thunderload Studios between July-September, 1987.
Mixed at Stockholm Recording Studios in September 1987.
Produced by Candlemass.
A video was made for ''Bewitched'', directed by Jonas Åkerlund. Per "Dead" Ohlin of Mayhem appears in t ... See More
Music and lyrics by Leif Edling except "Black Candles" written by Mike Wead and "Marche Funebre" written by Fryderyk Chopin in 1837.
Recorded at Thunderload Studios between July-September, 1987.
Mixed at Stockholm Recording Studios in September 1987.
Produced by Candlemass.
A video was made for ''Bewitched'', directed by Jonas Åkerlund. Per "Dead" Ohlin of Mayhem appears in t ... See More
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(4)Nightfall Reviews
(2)Date : Jun 16, 2020
Candlemass enter one of their most celebrated lineups here with the addition of Messiah and record the great Nightfall. By 1987, Candlemass was pretty much indisputably the best Doom band around, especially solidifying the fact after dropping a follow up album just as amazing as their debut (both of which remain their finest works in most people’s opinion).
They continue the same style as their debut, adding an epic and even uplifting sound to the slow and simple Doom genre, rife with religious symbolism as well as occult fantasy. Messiah and leif grab all the attention here, as Leif wrote most if not all of the music, including many of Trad Doom’s most memorable riffs, and Messiah puts on a vocal performance that would sound at home in an opera show. The act works well for the epic Doom rockers, and many of the songs tell small tales that effectively play off this aesthetic.
Unfortunately, while the debut was strictly 6 great songs, this album has a bit of filler found in mostly pointless interludes between songs. At the Gallows’ End and Samarithan are two of the greatest songs the band ever wrote, but the filler puts this album just below the debut in my opinion.
They continue the same style as their debut, adding an epic and even uplifting sound to the slow and simple Doom genre, rife with religious symbolism as well as occult fantasy. Messiah and leif grab all the attention here, as Leif wrote most if not all of the music, including many of Trad Doom’s most memorable riffs, and Messiah puts on a vocal performance that would sound at home in an opera show. The act works well for the epic Doom rockers, and many of the songs tell small tales that effectively play off this aesthetic.
Unfortunately, while the debut was strictly 6 great songs, this album has a bit of filler found in mostly pointless interludes between songs. At the Gallows’ End and Samarithan are two of the greatest songs the band ever wrote, but the filler puts this album just below the debut in my opinion.
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Date : Mar 3, 2010
고딩2년때 동네레코드가게에서 자켓만 보고 500원에 구입한빽판이 바로 캔들매스의
나잇폴이었다. 이 앨범은 아직도 개인적으로 즐겨듣는 앨범으로 누가 머라해도 내 생각엔
전작 Epicus Doomicus Metallicus 도 훌륭하지만 이 앨범이 그들의 최고작이다.
곡의 구성력이나 연주등 여러가지 측면에서 흠잡을것이 하나도 없이 느껴지며 단연 최고는
메시아의 보컬이다...둠메탈의 교과서중의 교과서!!!
나잇폴이었다. 이 앨범은 아직도 개인적으로 즐겨듣는 앨범으로 누가 머라해도 내 생각엔
전작 Epicus Doomicus Metallicus 도 훌륭하지만 이 앨범이 그들의 최고작이다.
곡의 구성력이나 연주등 여러가지 측면에서 흠잡을것이 하나도 없이 느껴지며 단연 최고는
메시아의 보컬이다...둠메탈의 교과서중의 교과서!!!
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Nightfall Comments
(19)Jul 30, 2024
A masterpiece. One of those genre-defining classics that will echo for years to come. The instrumentals are incredible. I prefer EDM, but I know this right here is a perfect album, it's more a matter of taste. Those clean, dry guitar attacks from Johansson and Bjorkman are phenomenal. Their best guitar stuff... Best ones: "The Well of Souls", "At The Gallows End", "Black Candles", "Dark Are The Veils of Death", "Samarithan"; Bad ones: There's none
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Dec 21, 2022
This has the most amazing contrast between energetic swaggering riffs and mournful crooning vocals. I loved it.
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May 12, 2018
메시아의 보컬은 마치 오지와 디오의 장점만 합쳐 놓은 것 같다. 거기에 라스 요한슨의 기승전결 확실한 기타솔로까지 더해지니 장르명에 에픽이란 말이 붙지 않을 수가 없지
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Jun 22, 2017
90년대 중반인가 세운상가에서 우연히 백판으로 구한 앨범이다. 내용을 알수 없어 앨범표지만 보고 감으로 찍었는데
표지에 어울리게 장엄하고 웅장하게 울려퍼지는 둠메탈에 빠져들 수 밖에 없었다. 캔들메스의 최고작으로 꼽고싶다
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Jul 24, 2015
An another timeless classic, released in a streak. Make sure to check out the music video of Bewitched featuring Dead.
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Jan 8, 2014
jednoznačne ich najlepší album, ktorý aj ukázal smer niektorým doomovým kapelám (samozrejme aj s vplyvom Black Sabbath)
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Jan 27, 2010
Gothic Stone 멜로디와 Nile Unas Slayer Of Gods의 초반 어쿠스틱 기타 소리가 비슷하게 들리는 건 기분 탓?
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Candlemass Discography
Album | Type | Release date | Rating | Votes | Reviews |
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Epicus Doomicus Metallicus | Album | Jun 10, 1986 | 92.3 | 24 | 1 |
▶ Nightfall | Album | Nov 9, 1987 | 93 | 21 | 2 |
Ancient Dreams | Album | Nov 23, 1988 | 87.5 | 8 | 2 |
Tales of Creation | Album | Dec 31, 1989 | 88.9 | 9 | 1 |
Candlemass - Live | Live | Jun 9, 1990 | 87 | 3 | 0 |
Chapter VI | Album | May 25, 1992 | 93.3 | 3 | 0 |
Sjunger Sigge Fürst | EP | May 1993 | - | 0 | 0 |
Dactylis Glomerata | Album | Apr 13, 1998 | 80 | 3 | 0 |
Wiz | EP | Jul 1998 | - | 0 | 0 |
From the 13th Sun | Album | Sep 6, 1999 | 75 | 2 | 0 |
Doomed for Live - Reunion 2002 | Live | Jan 20, 2003 | 86.7 | 3 | 0 |
Candlemass | Album | May 3, 2005 | 85 | 4 | 0 |
King of the Grey Islands | Album | Jun 22, 2007 | 88.8 | 4 | 0 |
Lucifer Rising | EP | Oct 2, 2008 | 85 | 1 | 0 |
Death Magic Doom | Album | Apr 3, 2009 | 86.5 | 4 | 2 |
No Sleep 'til Athens | Live | 2010 | - | 0 | 0 |
Ashes to Ashes | Live | Apr 23, 2010 | 80 | 1 | 0 |
Don't Fear the Reaper | EP | Dec 18, 2010 | - | 0 | 0 |
Psalms for the Dead | Album | Jun 8, 2012 | 87.5 | 2 | 0 |
Epicus Doomicus Metallicus - Live at Roadburn 2011 | Live | Jul 12, 2013 | 80 | 1 | 0 |
Death Thy Lover | EP | Jun 3, 2016 | 85 | 1 | 0 |
House of Doom | EP | May 25, 2018 | - | 0 | 0 |
The Door to Doom | Album | Feb 22, 2019 | 92.5 | 2 | 0 |
The Pendulum | EP | Mar 27, 2020 | - | 0 | 0 |
Sweet Evil Sun | Album | Nov 18, 2022 | 85 | 6 | 0 |
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