Tales of Creation

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Tales of Creation
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Studio album by
Candlemass
Released25 September 1989
RecordedJune–July 1989
StudioStockholm Recording, Stockholm, Sweden
GenreEpic doom metal
Length42:43
LabelMusic for Nations (UK)
Enigma/Metal Blade (US)
ProducerCandlemass, Mats Lindfors
Candlemass chronology
Ancient Dreams
(1988) 		Tales of Creation
(1989) 		Live
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2.5/5 stars[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[2]
Rock Hard9.0/10[3]

Tales of Creation is the fourth album by Swedish doom metal band Candlemass released in 1989 and reissued in 2001 with a bonus CD.

Some of the material from this album ("Dark Reflections", "Under the Oak", "Into the Unfathomed Tower", "Somewhere in Nowhere" and "A Tale of Creation") were originally recorded in 1985 by one of the earliest incarnations of Candlemass. "Under the Oak" is actually a remake of a song from their 1986 debut Epicus Doomicus Metallicus. The cover art is a modified Gustave Doré's work "The Creation of Light".

Tales of Creation was also the last to feature vocalist Messiah Marcolin for 15 years until he (temporarily) came back.

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Leif Edling.

No.TitleLength
1."The Prophecy"1:27
2."Dark Reflections"5:06
3."Voices in the Wind"0:14
4."Under the Oak (New Version)"6:00
5."Tears"4:13
6."Into the Unfathomed Tower"3:04
7."The Edge of Heaven"6:25
8."Somewhere in Nowhere"3:47
9."Through the Infinitive Halls of Death"5:07
10."Dawn"0:25
11."A Tale of Creation"6:55
Remastered CD version bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
1."Dark Reflections" (demo)3:21
2."Under the Oak" (demo)7:44
3."Into the Unfathomed Tower" (demo)3:10
4."Somewhere in Nowhere" (demo)4:37
5."A Tale of Creation" (demo)5:55
6."Interview"19:29
7."Dark Reflections" (video) 

Personnel[]

Candlemass
Additional musicians
  • Jim Bachman - narration
  • Jay Larssen - narration
Production
  • Mats Lindfors - producer, mixing
  • Micke Mårtensson - artwork, layout

Charts[]

Year Chart Position
1989 Swedish Albums Chart[4] 48

References[]

  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Candlemass - Tales of Creation review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  3. ^ Kühnemund, Götz (1989). "Review Album: Candlemass - Tales of Creation". Rock Hard (in German). No. 35. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  4. ^ "Candlemass - Tales of Creation (album)(Album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
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