{"product_id":"candlemass-ancient-dreams-cd","title":"Candlemass: Ancient Dreams (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BV7767AUYzY?si=61LAislyoQb6M2dv\" height=\"300\" width=\"full\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCandlemass was formed by bassist and songwriter Leif Edling in Stockholm, Sweden in 1984 and is well known for its epic doom metal, having a great influence over a generation of the genre's subsequent greats such as Paradise Lost and My Dying Bride - Candlemass themselves taking a large influence from Black Sabbath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAncient Dreams\u003c\/em\u003e was Candlemass' third album, released in 1988 and it featured a natural progression of slow- mid tempo epic arrangements from their previous release, \u003cem\u003eNightfall\u003c\/em\u003e - perhaps even more distinction between slow and faster parts - with the unique tones and unmistakable voice of Messiah Marcolin still dominating proceedings on this pure doom metal classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a perfect balance between melody and sheer heaviness, it is still debatable as to whether this is the ultimate Candlemass and therefore greatest doom metal album of all time, with some giving this title preference over the seminal Nightfall album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAncient Dreams\u003c\/em\u003e was produced by Leif Edling and Candlemass and was recorded at Stockholm Recording studios in 1988.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMirror Mirror\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Cry From The Crypt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDarkness In Paradise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIncarnation Of Evil\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBearer Of Pain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAncient Dreams\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Bells Of Acheron\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEpistle No. 81\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Peaceville","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40507349860467,"sku":"CDVILED727","price":10.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1481\/5374\/products\/candlemass-ancient-dreams.jpg?v=1665499108","url":"https:\/\/freebirdrecords.com\/products\/candlemass-ancient-dreams-cd","provider":"Freebird Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}