It’s arguably the greatest album title of all time – but Epicus Doomicus Metallicus is far more than a clever twist of language. This is the record that began a doom dynasty, generating a desire and ...

Candlemass will be joining The Crypt; Gus G. (and friends); and Conception’s Roy Khan and Tore Østby (among other acts). As the festival’s Facebook page announced yesterday (Feb. 1), “This will be the ...

Covers of Saint Vitus' first album, Paradise Lost's Icon, Candlemass's Epicus Doomicus Metallicus and Electric Wizard's Dopethrone Anyone who’s ever said the phrase “It’s not all doom and gloom” is ...

Sometimes, you want metal to rip you apart and blast you into the stratosphere with insanely fast, technical precision and apocalyptically demonic vocals, It’s only natural. But what about those times ...

When Doom (2016) came around and rebooted the series for the second time, players were treated to one hell of a good time. It was a game with gore, driven by a heavy as hell metal soundtrack, and a ...

Swedish band Candlemass’ 1986 debut album Epicus Doomicus Metallicus is a bona doom metal landmark, giving the template laid down by Black Sabbath in the early 70s and developed in the US by The ...