Candlemass , the Swedish doom metal legends, have announced the start of recordings for the documentary 9 Lives Of Doom – The Story Of Candlemass , produced by renowned Swedish director Jonas Åkerlund.
The documentary will explore the band's career and legacy, as well as their 40-year journey through creativity, collaboration, separations, and reconciliations. Candlemass also launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for the documentary.
Candlemass recently released the music video for their version of the classic "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath." The track, originally released by Black Sabbath , is from the EP Black Star , released on May 9th by Napalm Records .
Bassist and band founder Leif Edling commented on the cover: “'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath' needs no introduction, it's one of the best songs ever recorded, in my opinion. Maybe it's not the most obvious choice, but it's always been a dream of mine to do this version — and here it is! Our take on SBS (or should it be Mass Bloody Mass?)”.
The release is part of the celebrations for the Swedish doom metal band's 40-year career. Leif Edling commented: "Not all bands reach 40 years and it certainly hasn't been an easy journey."
Candlemass in Brazil
As part of their 40th anniversary, the influential group has been booked to perform an exclusive and one-off reunion show with their iconic former vocalist Messiah Marcolin . The show will take place on September 12th at the Rock Hard Festival in Athens, Greece.
The band will also be performing in Brazil on September 7th at the Setembro Negro Festival , at Vip Station in São Paulo. Tickets are already available on the Clube do Ingresso website.
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