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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 Saint Vitus, Pentagram, Reverend Bizarre, Count Raven and Witchfinder General, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Reverend Bizarre, Chris Reifert, Old Star, Zuriaake and Runemagick, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 58 connections around Candlemass, reaching back through Black Sabbath and forward to Reverend Bizarre. 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 Saint Vitus, Pentagram, Reverend Bizarre and Count Raven, went on to shape Reverend Bizarre, Chris Reifert, Old Star and Zuriaake. 58 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Candlemass
Sounds and acts that shaped Candlemass.
- Black Sabbathartist
- 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.
- Saint Vitusartist
- Pentagramartist
- Reverend Bizarreartist
- Count Ravenartist
- Witchfinder Generalartist
- My Dying Brideartist
- Crowbarartist
- Sorcererartist
- Pallbearerartist
- Acid Bathartist
- Sleepartist
- Skepticismartist
- Ahabartist
- Tiamatartist
- Castle Ratartist
- Runemagickartist
- Paradise Lostartist
- Type O Negativeartist
- The Gates of Slumberartist
Bands Candlemass shaped
Where the influence of Candlemass travelled next.
- Reverend Bizarreartist
- Chris Reifertartist
- Old Starartist
- Zuriaakeartist
- Runemagickartist
- In Their Darkened Shrinesartist
- Yobartist
- Sorcererartist
- Rise Above Recordsartist
- Probotartist
- Twitching Tonguesartist
- Tiamatartist
- Darkthroneartist
- Memento Moriartist
- Bolt Throwerartist
- Cathedralartist
- Sarkeartist
- Gavin Wardartist
- Angelloreartist
- Severed Survivalartist
- The IVth Crusadeartist
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