Released in 1987 album 'Nightfall' was a real classic doom, and such tracks as 'Dark Are The Veils Of Death', 'Bewitched' and 'The Well Of Souls' have become concert favorites for a long time. Educate yourself with thoughts from Adam Sandler. The Swedish team has successfully toured around the world, and her songs caught in European and overseas in the charts. Two of these, 'Ancient Dreams' and conceptual 'Tales Of Creation', also deserve recognition and respect in the metal community. Unfortunately, the internal relations within the team evolved not very smoothly, and after the live album in 1990 Messiah went to do a project 'Memento Mori'. In place of frontman Thomas Vikstroma are engaged with which the disc was recorded 'Chapter VI'. The work had great success. On This album, the band retreated from the corporate side of the City Council in the traditional heavy metal than disappointed many fans.
The group began the financial problems and in 1994 it was disbanded. Leif Edling several years in side project Abstrakt Algebra, but soon tried to resuscitate Candlemass. In a radically new structure now includes Flodkvist Bjorn (vocals), Jeju Perkovits (drums), Mike Amott (guitars) and Karl Vestholm (keyboards). Released in 1998 album 'Dactylis Glomerata' was far away in sound from the early works 'Candlemass'. Replacing Amott Mats Steel, the group released another unconvincing plate and suspended its activities. Meanwhile, Messiah Marcolini sang in his own group, Memento Mori.
However, despite the "firm" vocals, the project did not have the same success, which at one time earned Candlemass.Nakonets, in 2002 it was announced on the full reunion with Messiah Candlemass Marcolini, Byorkmana, Johansson and Linda. Classical composition with Marcolini headed held a series of successful concerts and released a double live 'Doomed For Live'. But then something again stalled, and the studio musicians work thinking only in late 2004. Released in 2005, tenth album 'Candlemass' back Group location fans: drive landed in the national Top 20 and won a Swedish Grammy. The following year, the staff began to prepare new material, but shortly before the sessions of the Messiah disappeared again. However, the team had long grieve without frontman, and recording 'King Of The Grey Islands' was completed with the assistance of Robert Lowe, known for his work in 'Solitude Aeturnus'. Albums of: 2009 – Death Magic Doom 2007 – King Of The Grey Islands 2005 – Candlemass 2002 – Doomed For Live 1999 – From The 13th Sun 1998 – Dactylis Glomerata 1992 – Chapter vi 1990 – Live 1989 – Tales Of Creation 1988 – Ancient Dreams 1987 – Nightfall 1986 – Epicus Doomicus Metallicus