Candlemass - Stockholm, Sweden 26.01.2013 (with special guests!)

CANDLEMASS
Debaser Medis
Stockholm, Sweden
January 26th, 2013

Master audience recording by mordred aka fingolfin

Zoom H2 internal microphones 120 degrees mode -> Cool Edit Pro 2.0 (volume balancing, level adjustments) -> CD Wave Editor (tracking) -> Trader's Little Helper (flac conversion level 6, fingerprints generated) -> mp3 (320)

DISC 1 (41:36)
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01. Marche Funebre (intro)
02. Prophet
03. Under the Oak
04. Dark Reflections
05. Waterwitch
06. At the Gallows End
07. Psalms for the Dead

DISC 2 (50:58)
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01. Where the Runes Still Speak
02. A Sorcerer's Pledge
03. Darkness in Paradise
04. To Ride, Shoot Straight and Speak the Truth (Entombed cover)
05. Solitude

The band:

Mats Levén - Vocals
Lars Johansson - Lead Guitar
Mappe Björkman - Rhythm Guitar
Leif Edling - Bass
Janne Lindh - Drums
Per Wiberg - Keyboards

Guests:

Thomas Vikström - Vocals on "Where the Runes Still Speak", additional vocals on "Solitude" (first chorus).
Johan Langquist - Vocals on "A Sorcerer's Pledge", duet vocals on "Darkness in Paradise", additional vocals on "Solitude" (last chorus)

Uploaders notes: This is from the celebration of Sweden Rock Magazine's 100th issue in which Candlemass was voted best Swedish hard rock/metal artist of all time. The runner up Entombed also played and both bands covered a song originally by the other. Personally, I was in TOTAL AWE of the Candlemass performance. This might have been the best Candlemass show I have ever seen. Surely every show they did with Robert Lowe that I saw just seem tragic in comparison. Now they have a singer that actually knows the songs and can deliver them with class without messing things up all the time and because of that it seems like the rest of the band have risen to a new level (or perhaps risen back to the level they belong). Now that they can trust their singer they can just go out, kick ass and let their song repertoire shine. I swear I could hear it in Lasse's soloing and Janne's drumming, there seemed to be more confidence than in a long time. The guest appearances of course lifted an already magnificent gig to yet another level. "Darkness in Paradise" is a top 5 Candlemass song in my book and I had never heard it live. To hear it was amazing, and with Johan and Mats dueting through it too! The other absolute song highlight for me was "Where the Runes Still Speak", not only is it another of my top 5 Candlemass songs (that I've only heard live once before) but Thomas Vikström also popped in and sang all those insanely high notes as if he had not aged a day since 1992 when he sang the song on the "Chapter VI" album. Of course Johan Langquist was as brilliant as ever too when he did "A Sorcerer's Pledge". The rest of the gig was excellent as well. They picked the three very best songs off "Psalms for the Dead" in my opinion. The title song is awe inspiring, truly a new Candlemass classic for the ages. Mats Levén did a great job over all and I was particularly impressed with how he sang "Under the Oak". It was an intense, dark, brooding and sensitive rendition. Enjoy. Don't sell.

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