Leif Edling

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Leif Edling
Leif at a Candlemass concert
Background information
Born	(1963-08-06) 6 August 1963 (age 58)
Genres	Heavy metal, doom metal
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Bass, vocals, guitar
Years active	1979–present
Associated acts	, Abstrakt Algebra, Krux, Candlemass, , Avatarium[1]
Website	Leif Edling on Myspace

Leif Edling (born 6 August 1963) is a Swedish musician, best known as the main songwriter, bass player and one of the founding members of the Swedish doom metal band Candlemass.^[2] He's the only constant member of the band since its inception to the present day. Nevertheless, since the band's second reunion in 2002 Edling has been backed up again by founding rhythm guitarist Mats Björkman, who had been absent from 1997 to 2002 and was replaced by Michael Amott.

Edling started his musical career in the band Trilogy, then under the name of Toxic, as a singer together with Ian Haugland (later the drummer of Europe) in 1979. He then played in a band named Witchcraft but left in 1981 and formed in 1982. Before the Candlemass official releases, Edling also handled vocal duties in addition to playing bass.

After the departure of Messiah Marcolin, Candlemass became his solo project, until the band reformed in 2002. In 1994, when Candlemass fell apart, Leif had started the band Abstrakt Algebra with Mats Levén on vocals and Mike Wead on guitar. The band met with limited success and split up after one album.

In 2002 he founded another doom metal band, named Krux,^[3] also with Mats Levén on vocals, and in 2013 founded Avatarium with on guitar and Jidell's wife, Jennie-Ann Smith on vocals.

Since early 2014 Edling had been unable to tour with either Candlemass or Avatarium due to unspecified health problems, though believed to be chronic fatigue syndrome.^[4] A variety of replacement members were used, including Grave/Entombed bassist Jörgen Sandström and keyboard player Per Wiberg switching to bass. He has returned to performing with the band as of 2019.

Equipment[]

Mesa Boogie 400+ Amplifier, Ampeg 8 x 10 cabinet. Fender precision 57' vintage, Gibson Thunderbird bass

Discography[]

With Nemesis[]

• The Day of Retribution −1984

With Candlemass[]

• Epicus Doomicus Metallicus – 1986
• Nightfall – 1987
• Ancient Dreams – 1988
• Tales of Creation – 1989
• Live – 1990 (live)
• Chapter VI – 1992
• Dactylis Glomerata – 1998
• From the 13th Sun – 1999
• Doomed for Live - Reunion 2002 – 2003 (live double CD)
• Candlemass – 2005
• King of the Grey Islands – 2007
• 20 Year Anniversary Party – 2007 (DVD)
• Lucifer Rising – 2008 (EP)
• Death Magic Doom – 2009
• Psalms for the Dead – 2012
• Death Thy Lover - 2016 (EP)
• House of Doom - 2018 (EP)
• The Door to Doom - 2019
• The Pendulum - 2020 (EP)

With Abstrakt Algebra[]

• Abstrakt Algebra – 1994
• Abstrakt Algebra II – 2008

With Krux[]

• Krux – 2003
• II – 2006
• III – He Who Sleeps Amongst the Stars – 2011

With Avatarium[]

• – 2013 (12")
• – 2013 (CD, double LP)
• – 2014 (12")
• - 2015 (CD, double LP)
• Hurricanes and Halos - 2017 (CD, double LP)

With The Doomsday Kingdom[]

• – 2017

Solo[]

• – 2008

References[]

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