King of the Grey Islands
| King of the Grey Islands | ||||
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| Studio album by Candlemass | ||||
| Released | 22 June 2007 | |||
| Recorded |
May 2006 March 2007 (vocals) | |||
| Studio |
Polar Studios, Stockholm, Sweden Nomad Studios, Dallas, Texas, U.S. (vocals) | |||
| Genre | Doom metal | |||
| Length |
53:55 (original) 65:15 (digipack version) | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Jukebox:Metal | [2] |
King of the Grey Islands is the ninth studio album by Swedish doom metal band Candlemass released on 22 June 2007. This is the first album recorded following the departure of vocalist Messiah Marcolin who left the band during the pre-production phase of the album. He was replaced by Robert Lowe, who would stay with the band until his departure in June 2012.
A digipak version contains two bonus studio session tracks with Robert Lowe. The album was also released as a vinyl, including a bonus track titled "Edgar Grey".
The album was also released as a tin box set limited to 500 copies. This comes with a bonus 3" CD with two tracks: 'Black Dwarf' and 'Demonia 6 (early version)'. 'Black Dwarf' is a rerecording with Lowe on vocals. These songs also appear on the Black Dwarf 7".
Track listing
All songs written by Leif Edling
- "Prologue" - 0:56
- "Emperor of the Void" - 4:29
- "Devil Seed" - 5:44
- "Of Stars and Smoke" - 5:38
- "Demonia 6" - 6:23
- "Destroyer" - 7:52
- "Man of Shadows" - 6:17
- "Clearsight" - 6:52
- "The Opal City" - 1:13
- "Embracing the Styx" - 8:19
- "Solitude" - 5:58 (Bonus track on digipak)
- "At the Gallows End" - 5:22 (Bonus track on digipak)
Personnel
- Robert Lowe - vocals
- Leif Edling - bass
- Mappe Björkman - rhythm guitar
- Lasse Johansson - lead guitars
- Jan Lindh - drums
Additional Personnel
- Carl Westholm - Keyboards
- Tomas Arfert - Cover design and illustration
References
- ↑ King of the Grey Islands at AllMusic
- ↑ "Jukebox:Metal | Candlemass – King of The Grey Islands". Jukeboxmetal.com. Retrieved 2012-02-27.