Lucifer Rising is an expanded EP by Swedish doom metal band Candlemass, released in 2008 by Nuclear Blast Records. Candlemass recorded two new tracks, "Lucifer Rising" and "White God", and re-recorded "Demons Gate" for this release.[4] The collection is also primarily composed of a series of 9 live tracks recorded in Athens, Greece on their 2007 tour (sides 2 to 4 on the vinyl edition).[5] Recording on the new material was completed in April 2008.[6] The title track, "Lucifer Rising", is included as a bonus song on the digipak edition of the full-length album Death Magic Doom, which was released six months after the EP.
| Lucifer Rising | ||||
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| Released | 6 October 2008 | |||
| Recorded | April 2008 (studio tracks) 30 September 2007 (live tracks) | |||
| Venue | Gagarin 205, Athens (live tracks) | |||
| Studio | Polar Studios, Stockholm (studio tracks) | |||
| Genre | Epic doom metal | |||
| Length | 71:38 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | (favourable)[1] |
| Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles | 8.0/10[2] |
| Rock Hard | (favourable)[3] |
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Leif Edling
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lucifer Rising" | 4:06 |
| 2. | "White God" | 5:01 |
| 3. | "Demons Gate" | 9:03 |
| 4. | "At the Gallows End" (live) | 5:17 |
| 5. | "Solitude" (live) | 6:54 |
| 6. | "Emperor of the Void" (live) | 4:53 |
| 7. | "Devil Seed" (live) | 6:02 |
| 8. | "Mirror Mirror" (live) | 6:04 |
| 9. | "Under the Oak" (live) | 7:01 |
| 10. | "Of Stars and Smoke" (live) | 5:51 |
| 11. | "Black Dwarf" (live) | 5:30 |
| 12. | "Samarithan" (live) | 5:52 |
Personnel
edit- Candlemass
- Robert Lowe – vocals
- Mats Björkman – rhythm guitar
- Lars Johansson – lead guitars
- Leif Edling – bass
- Jan Lindh – drums
- Production
- Chris Laney – engineering, mixing
- Sören von Malmborg – mastering
- Tomas Arfert – artwork
Charts
edit| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| Greek Albums Chart[7] | 31 |
References
edit- ^ Forget, Tom. "Candlemass - Lucifer Rising review". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ Gromen, Mark (22 November 2008). "Candlemass - Lucifer Rising". Bravewords.com. Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ Küper, Wolfram (2008). "Review Album: Candlemass - Lucifer Rising". Rock Hard (in German). No. 257. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ "Candlemass: 'Lucifer Rising' EP In October". Ultimate Guitar Archive. 7 August 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
- ^ "Candlemass: Lucifer Rising EP to Include Two New Tracks". Blabbermouth.net. 6 April 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
- ^ "Candlemass Lucifer Rising Ep Due Out In September". Metal Martyr. 28 April 2008. Archived from the original on 19 February 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
- ^ "Candlemass: 'Lucifer Rising' Lands On Greek Chart". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2 March 2009.