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CANDLEMASS Release Official Lyric Video For ‘Angel Battle’ Track
January 25th, 2023

Stockholm, Sweden-based doom metal band Candlemass have released an official lyric video for the track ‘Angel Battle’. Created by Costin Chiorenau (Twilight13media), the clip can be viewed below.

Candlemass issued 13th full-length studio album Sweet Evil Sun on November 18th, 2022 through Napalm Records.

Bassist and songwriter Leif Edling commented: “Sweet Evil Sun is about hope, striving, adoration and failure. It’s about all the personal battles that you have, but also the never-ending decay of humanity.

“The record took over a year to make and there’s not a bad track on it! We had a fantastic time recording it and are really looking forward to the release. It’s doom, It’s metal! It is the essence of Candlemass put into one album!”

Sweet Evil Sun was recorded at NOX Studio in Stockholm, Sweden with producer Marcus Jidell, who Edling was formerly bandmembers with in Avatarium. Avatarium frontwoman Jennie-Ann Smith, wife of Jidell, guests on the track ‘When Death Sighs’.

Cover artwork was designed by Erik Rovanperä, responsible for such duties since 2012 outing Psalms For The Dead.

The track listing is as follows:

01. ‘Wizard Of The Vortex’
02. ‘Sweet Evil Sun’
03. ‘Angel Battle’
04. ‘Black Butterfly’
05. ‘When Death Sighs’ (feat. Jennie-Ann Smith)
06. ‘Scandinavian Gods’
07. ‘Devil Voodoo’
08. ‘Crucified’
09. ‘Goddess’
10. ‘A Cup Of Coffin’ (outro)

Candlemass’ line-up is as follows:

Johan Längqvist (vocals)
Mats “Mappe” Björkman (guitar)
Lars “Lasse” Johansson (guitar)
Leif Edling (bass)
Jan Lindh (drums)

Animated music videos were created for the title track and the song ‘Scandinavian Gods’. In addition, an official lyric video was released for the track ‘When Death Sighs’. All three clips can also be viewed below.

Twelfth studio record The Door To Doom was released in February 2019 via Napalm.

Promotional photograph by Linda Akerberg.