CANDLEMASS Part Ways With Robert Lowe Due To "Quality Of The Live Performances"; Mats Levén To Front Band!
June 2, 2012, 12 years ago
Swedish doom legends CANDLEMASS have issued the following update:
"We are sorry to inform you that Robert Lowe is no longer the singer for Candlemass. It has been a very difficult decision for the band and has mainly to do with the quality of the live performances. For the upcoming shows Robert will be replaced with Mats Levén (THERION, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN), longtime friend of the band. We are convinced this will work out just great. The band is currently rehearsing new and old songs with Mats and we know that nobody attending the gigs at Debaser Slussen, Metaltown, Borås or Southern Discomfort will be disappointed. Bring you earplugs….it will be hard, massive and loud! Keyboard player Per Wiberg (ex-OPETH) is also joining Candlemass onstage for the live shows. PSALMS FOR THE DEAD…..NOTHING ELSE REMAINS!"Candlemass will release their 11th and final album, Psalms For The Dead on Friday, June 8th via Napalm Records.
Check out the artwork below:
Psalms For The Dead tracklisting:
'Prophet'
'The Sound Of Dying Demons'
'Dancing In The Temple (Of The Mad Queen Bee)'
'Waterwitch'
'The Lights Of Thebe'
'Psalms For The Dead'
'The Killing Of The Sun'
'Siren Song'
'Black As Time'
'Sadness Runs Deep' (7" Bonus Single)
'Beneath the Fire' (7" Bonus Single)
Deluxe album orders at this location.
A limited 7” vinyl single including two album tracks will be released in advance and will show that the upcoming long player is the present and future of doom metal, according to a press release. Pre-order the exclusive single (featuring the songs 'Tracks Dancing In The Temple Of The Mad Queen Bee' and 'The Killing Of The Sun') here.
Candlemass will celebrate the release of the new album at Debaser Slussen in Stockholm, Sweden on June 5th. The band will play a full set that will contain songs from the new album, a few surprises and some classics. Cool surprise DJs + free admission before 10 PM.
“This record represents everything that is Candlemass," bassist Leif Edling remarks. "It is big, fat, epic and heavy, and it’s also metal as fuck! We couldn’t have done a better album! It’s our last one and we put just all we had into it. Psalms For The Dead is an album about the presence and absence of time, false prophets and inner demons....hymns, regret and farewell. Let there be doom!”
