Candlemass have come full circle: Their first singer Johan Langquist (who left the band after singing on the legendary 1986 debut Epicus Doomicus Metallicus) has returned. The band will release their new album, The Door To Doom, this Friday, February 22nd, via Napalm Records. Listen to an advance album stream below.

The Door To Doom unsurprisingly follows the plot line mastermind, songwriter and bass player Leif Edling established in the past years: epic world class doom metal that relies on slow mammoth riffing. With Johan Langquist's highly dramatic vocal style and the love for details, the band made this album to the next “Epicus”. This masterpiece is rounded off by a beautiful guest appearance by none other than Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi on "Astorolus - The Great Octopus".

Tony Iommi on his appearance: “Candlemass are a major force in Scandinavian heavy rock and have always acknowledged the influence we had on their music. They asked if I’d contribute to a track which sounded pretty good so I thought ‘why not’."

Leif Edling states: “We feel very honoured that Tony Iommi said yes to play the solo on 'Astorolus'. The song was sent to the management and amazingly enough, the master agreed to let his mighty SG sing on the track! For me personally this is  a dream come true. Tony Iommi has always been my hero and guiding light when it comes to heavy music, so to hear that he likes the song and also would like to play on it, gave me chills down the spine! I'm still in shock! But kudos to him to be so cool to even listen to it. Hats off! Tony Iommi is and will always be God!”

The Door To Doom can be pre-ordered in various formats here.

Tracklisting:

"Splendor Demon Majesty"
"Under The Ocean"
"Astorolus - The Great Octopus"
"Bridge Of The Blind"
"Death´s Wheel"
"Black Trinity"
"House Of Doom"
"The Omega Circle"

Album stream:

“Astorolus - The Great Octopus” video featuring Tony Iommi:

"The Omega Circle" static video:

Candlemass are:

Leif Edling: Bass
Mats "Mappe" Björkman: Guitars
Jan Lindh: Drums
Lars "Lasse" Johansson: Guitars              
Johan Langquist: Vocals

(Photo - Anders Pålsson)