Artist:  Candlemass
   Title: The Curse Of Candlemass
   Label: Escapi Music


One of the hardest things I find to review are DVD's, as if you are a fan of a band then you will buy the DVD anyway no matter what the critics say, and if your not a fan of a particular band why would you buy it.

So this review is for the fans of the band who want to know what it contains and whether their hard earned money would be well spent.  In the case of this DVD it is a must for all fans of the band.  If you haven’t seen them live then this is a good opportunity to see what you've been missing all these years.

Recorded in their home audience in Stockholm Sweden in 2003 as a farewell concert and showcased some of the bands songs that had rarely or never been played live before.

Also there is a second dvd that contains a 55 minute interview with the band which took place during the filming of the bands 2005 video ''Black Dwarf'' and gives a great insight into the band and reveals a few secrets such as singer Messiah Marcolin revealing he was into the likes of Baccara and Boney M and the Bee Gees before finding Kiss and starting along the dark path of metal.

As well as the interview the second disc also contains rare footage of the band during various European shows including Uppsala Sweden in 1987 and Fagersta Sweden in 1989 and Uddevalla in 1992.

All in all this is a must for all fans of the band.
Disc 1: The Concert:

    1. Intro
   2. Demons Gate
   3. Dark Reflections 
   4. The wells of Souls
   5. Into the unfathomed Tower
   6. Ancient Dreams
   7. The bells of Acheron
   8. Witches
   9. Mirror Mirror
  10. A cry from the Crypt
  11. Mourners Lament
  12. Black Stone Wielder
  13. Solitude
  14. At the gallows 		Disc 2: Bonus Material

  55 minute interview with band
  Swedish TV appearance 1993
  Rare live clips from: Uppsala, Sweden 1987
  Three songs from a gig in Fagersta, Sweden 1989
  Uddervalla, Sweden 1992

 

 

 

                   

 

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