Ancient Dreams Review
| Band | |
|---|---|
| Album |  Ancient Dreams |
| Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
| Released | November 23, 1988 |
| Genres | Doom Metal |
| Labels | Active Records |
| Length | 52:11 |
| Ranked | #52 for 1988 , #3,091 all-time |
Album rating : 87.5 / 100
Votes : 8 (2 reviews)
Votes : 8 (2 reviews)
August 16, 2020
Candlemass deliver the same kind of quality, riff-driven epic Trad Doom as always. Again with Messiah’s intense vocal prowess, the album retains the sound from Nightfall. Ancient Dreams tends to be seen as a drop in quality, but I instead see it as a trade off of sorts. There is no doubt that Ancient Dreams fails to deliver the same highs as Nightfall; however, it also does away with any sort of filler material, which dragged Nightfall down a bit. What remains is an extremely consistent album where every song is of equal quality – an odd exception being the title track, who’s riffs are just odd, and Messiah’s vocals don’t really play off them well.
All in all, another high quality Trad Doom album that should be given the same respect as the rest of Candlemass’ first four albums.
All in all, another high quality Trad Doom album that should be given the same respect as the rest of Candlemass’ first four albums.
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Track listing (Songs)
| title | rating | votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mirror Mirror | 6:16 | 93 | 5 |
| 2. | A Cry from the Crypt | 7:25 | 91 | 5 |
| 3. | Darkness in Paradise | 6:46 | 93 | 5 |
| 4. | Incarnation of Evil | 7:18 | 89 | 5 |
| 5. | Bearer of Pain | 7:22 | 90 | 5 |
| 6. | Ancient Dreams | 7:04 | 91.3 | 4 |
| 7. | The Bells of Acheron | 5:20 | 93 | 5 |
| 8. | Epistle No. 81 | 4:37 | 88.8 | 4 |
Line-up (members)
- Messiah Marcolin : Vocals
- Lars "Lasse" Johansson : Guitars
- Mats "Mappe" Björkman : Guitars
- Leif Edling : Bass, Lyrics (tracks 1-7), Songwriting (tracks 1-8)
- Jan Lindh : Drums
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mhvasconcelos 90/100Jul 30, 2024 Likes : 1
It's kind of a continuation of Nightfall, what's a really hard thing to do, but this work doesn't lost much compare to the previous album. A 90/100 easily. "Mirror Mirror" is probably the hit of this album for me. The melody sung by Marcolin is sensational. Beautiful song.
"A Cry From the Crypt" features a riff that seems to have no conclusion in the first few seconds, which m... Read More
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▶ Ancient Dreams Review (1988)
SilentScream213 80/100Aug 16, 2020 Likes : 1
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