Swedish doom metal pioneers Candlemass are hard at work in the studio on a new four-song EP titled “Black Star.” The EP will feature two original songs alongside two covers and is slated for release in the spring of 2025 to commemorate the band’s 40th anniversary.
Drummer Jan Lind recently completed his drum tracks at Sound Trade studios in Solna, and guitarist Lars Johansson is currently adding his guitar overdubs to the project. “Black Star” is expected to arrive in May 2025 via Napalm Records.
Fans of Candlemass can look forward to a fresh dose of heavy doom from one of the genre’s most influential bands.
Candlemass are currently in the studio working on a 4 track jubilee ep called BLACK STAR. The ep will contain two new songs + two covers and will be released in the spring of 2025, when the band celebrates 40 years of Heavy Doom Deliverance!
Jan Lind just finished his drum tracks in the Sound Trade studios in Solna, just outside Stockholm, and this week Lars Johansson is doing his guitar overdubs for the puzzle that will become the BLACK STAR ep out on Napalm Records probably in may next year.
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