Candlemass "Tales Of Creation (France, Music For Nations, CDMFN 95)"

Tales of Creation is the fourth album by Swedish doom metal band Candlemass released in 1989 and reissued in 2001 with a bonus CD.

Concept album, about a man who falls asleep under an oak tree and dreams about the journey of life.

Some of the material from this album ("Dark Reflections", "Under the Oak", "Into the Unfathomed Tower", "Somewhere in Nowhere" and "A Tale of Creation") were originally recorded in 1985 by one of the earliest incarnations of Candlemass. "Under the Oak" is actually a remake of a song from their 1986 debut Epicus Doomicus Metallicus. The cover art is a modified Gustave Doré's work "The Creation of Light".

Tales of Creation was also the last to feature vocalist Messiah Marcolin for 15 years until he (temporarily) came back.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Leif Edling.

1. "The Prophecy" 1:27
2. "Dark Reflections" 5:06
3. "Voices in the Wind" 0:14
4. "Under the Oak (New Version)" 6:00
5. "Tears" 4:13
6. "Into the Unfathomed Tower" 3:04
7. "The Edge of Heaven" 6:25
8. "Somewhere in Nowhere" 3:47
9. "Through the Infinitive Halls of Death" 5:07
10. "Dawn" 0:25
11. "A Tale of Creation" 6:55

Total length: 42:43

"Into the Unfathomed Tower" is divided into 7 parts:

I. Dance of the Fay

II. Magic / Entering the Tower

III. Dance of the Fay (Reprise)

IV. Soul's Flight

V. Towards the Unknown

VI. Choir of Angels

VII. Outside the Gates of Heaven

Recorded at Stockholm Recording, June / July 1989.

Co-produced by Candlemass.

Mats Lindfors - producer, mixing

Micke Mårtensson - artwork, layout