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Candlemass is a Doom metal act. Their sound grew out of Black Sabbath, Blue Öyster Cult, Mercyful Fate, King Diamond and Bachman–Turner Overdrive. Those roots explain a lot about how Candlemass arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Reverend Bizarre, Count Raven, Witchfinder General, My Dying Bride and Crowbar, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Bolt Thrower, Probot, Twitching Tongues, Tiamat and Darkthrone, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 50 connections around Candlemass, reaching back through Black Sabbath and forward to Bolt Thrower. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Candlemass connections
Candlemass grew out of Black Sabbath, Blue Öyster Cult, Mercyful Fate and King Diamond, shares an orbit with Reverend Bizarre, Count Raven, Witchfinder General and My Dying Bride, went on to shape Bolt Thrower, Probot, Twitching Tongues and Tiamat. 50 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Candlemass
Sounds and acts that shaped Candlemass.
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- Blue Öyster Cultartist
- Mercyful Fateartist
- King Diamondartist
- Bachman–Turner Overdriveartist
- Rushartist
- Nazarethartist
- The Jimi Hendrix Experienceartist
- Judas Priestartist
- Motörheadartist
- Venomartist
- Angel Witchartist
- Troubleartist
- Mikael Åkerfeldtartist
- Saint Vitusartist
- Ian Hauglandartist
- Tobias Forgeartist
- Pentagramartist
Artists similar to Candlemass
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Candlemass.
Bands Candlemass shaped
Where the influence of Candlemass travelled next.
- Bolt Throwerartist
- Probotartist
- Twitching Tonguesartist
- Tiamatartist
- Darkthroneartist
- Memento Moriartist
- Cathedralartist
- Reverend Bizarreartist
- Sarkeartist
- Gavin Wardartist
- Angelloreartist
- Severed Survivalartist
- The IVth Crusadeartist
- Chris Reifertartist
- Old Starartist
- Zuriaakeartist
- Runemagickartist
- In Their Darkened Shrinesartist
- Yobartist
- Sorcererartist
- Rise Above Recordsartist
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