CANDLEMASS - House of Doom (Official Lyric Video) | Napalm Records

CANDLEMASS, the Swedish godfathers of epic doom, honour their 40th anniversary of pioneering the genre with a four-track EP, Black Star. Packed with canyon-deep riffs, this celebration of doom metal mastery is set for release on May 9, 2025 via Napalm Records. Shop Napalm Exclusives: https://lnk.to/CANDLEMASS-BlackStar/napalmrecords Pre-order now: https://lnk.to/CANDLEMASS-BlackStar CANDLEMASS Live 2025 20.-21.06.25 DE – Daun Rengen / Der Detze Rockt 25.06.25 NO – Oslo / Tons of Rock 04.07.25 TR – Istanbul / Headbangers Weekend 20.07.25 IT – Cremona / Luppolo In Rock Festival 30.07.-02.08.25 NO – Bergen / Beyond the Gates Festival 08.-09.08.25 FI – Helsinki / Helsinki Metal Festival 08.-10.08.25 BE – Kortrijk / Alcatraz 12.-13.09.25 GR – Athens / Rock Hard Festival 01.11.25 SE – Stockholm / Berns 06.12.25 UK – Wolverhampton / Bloodstock Winter Gathering Produced by Marcus Jidell Mixed by David Castillo Mastered by Maor Appelbaum It only takes a few short bars of the title track ‘House Of Doom‘ to feel that familiar sensation again: yes, Leif Edling aka the undisputed king of minor key songwriting has returned. With him, he brings frenzied riffing, melancholy made sound and warm hammond organ tapestries that form the pillars of every Candlemass classic! The band is back on top form with this killer doom epic. The House Of Doom EP comes with 3 bonus tracks, raw and in your face: The brooding monster of a track ‘Flowers Of Deception‘ indulges in unadulterated doom heaviness, while the second half of the EP features the stripped-down ballad ‘Fortuneteller‘ and the wraps up with the almost sludgy ‘Dolls On A Wall‘. The Swedish pioneers of timeless slowness managed once again to distill the essence of epic doom metal on House Of Doom – and at the same time they make waiting for the next longplayer (to be released in fall 2018) even harder…