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Ancient Dreams

Band
TypeAlbum (Studio full-length)
Released
GenresDoom Metal
LabelsActive Records
Length52:11
Ranked#81 for 1988 , #5,062 all-time
Reviews :  1
Comments :  3
Total votes :  4
Rating :  86.3 / 100
Have :  9       Want : 2
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Ancient Dreams Information

Track listing (Songs)

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1.6:1687.52
2.7:2587.52
3.6:4687.52
4.7:1887.52
5.7:2287.52
6.7:0487.52
7.5:2087.52
8.4:3787.52

Line-up (members)

  • Messiah Marcolin : Vocals
  • Lars "Lasse" Johansson : Guitars
  • Mats "Mappe" Björkman : Guitars
  • Leif Edling : Bass, Lyrics (tracks 1-7), Songwriting (tracks 1-8)
  • Jan Lindh : Drums
Recorded at Nacka Recording House, August 1988.
Mixed at Montezuma Recording.
Mastered at Polar Studios.

Cat. nr. : CD - CDATV 7.

"Epstle 81" (Märk hur vår skugga), was written by Swedish poet/musician Carl Michael Bellman (1740 - 1795).

"Incarnation of Evil" is actually a reworked version of the old Nemesis track "Black Messiah."

A video was made for "Mirror Mirror".

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Ancient Dreams Reviews

 (1)
Reviewer :  level 12   80/100
Date : 
Candlemass deliver the same kind of quality, riff-driven epic Trad Doom as always. Again with Messiah’s intense vocal prowess, the album retains the sound from Nightfall. Ancient Dreams tends to be seen as a drop in quality, but I instead see it as a trade off of sorts. There is no doubt that Ancient Dreams fails to deliver the same highs as Nightfall; however, it also does away with any sort of filler material, which dragged Nightfall down a bit. What remains is an extremely consistent album where every song is of equal quality – an odd exception being the title track, who’s riffs are just odd, and Messiah’s vocals don’t really play off them well.

All in all, another high quality Trad Doom album that should be given the same respect as the rest of Candlemass’ first four albums.
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Ancient Dreams Comments

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level 11   80/100
기타를 포함한 둠적인 분위기에서는 뭐라 니무랄 것이 없지만 보컬의 역량적인 측면에서 호불호가 갈릴듯하다
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level 9   90/100
Three really amazing records in a row. It's really an extension of what they had done previously; great songs and awesome riffs.
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level 21   95/100
ďalšia kvalitná porcia doom metalu

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