The Best of Candlemass: As It Is, as It Was

The Best of Candlemass: As It Is, as It Was
Compilation album by
Candlemass
Released10 October 1994
Recorded1986–1992
GenreEpic doom metal
Length131:51
LabelMusic for Nations
Candlemass chronology
Chapter VI
(1993) 		The Best of Candlemass: As It Is, as It Was
(1994) 		Dactylis Glomerata
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rock Hard(mixed)[1]

The Best of Candlemass: As It Is, as It Was is a compilation album by Swedish doom metal band Candlemass. It consists of tracks from the first five studio albums, a live album and a couple of EPs. This compilation was released after their "unofficial" break up.

Track listings

All songs by Leif Edling, except "The End of Pain" by Edling/Lars Johansson.

Disc one
  1. "Solitude" – 5:36
  2. "Bewitched" – 6:39
  3. "Dying Illusion" – 5:49
  4. "Demons Gate" – 9:11
  5. "Mirror Mirror" (live) – 5:30
  6. "Samarithan" – 5:29
  7. "Into the Unfanthomed Tower" – 3:04
  8. "Bearer of Pain" – 7:24
  9. "Where the Runes Still Speak" – 8:39
  10. "At the Gallows End" – 5:46
  11. "Mourner's Lament" – 6:08
Disc two
  1. "A Tale of Creation" – 6:54
  2. "Ebony Throne" – 4:23
  3. "Under the Oak" – 6:00
  4. "Well of Souls" (live) – 5:23
  5. "Dark Are the Veils of Death" – 4:04
  6. "Darkness in Paradise" – 6:48
  7. "The End of Pain" – 4:23
  8. "Sorcerer's Pledge" – 10:13
  9. "Solitude" (12" version) – 5:47
  10. "Crystal Ball" (12" Version) – 5:27
  11. "Bullfest" (93 Swedish Party Single) – 3:14

References

  1. ^ Albrecht, Frank (1994). "Review Album: Candlemass – As It Is, as It Was". Rock Hard (in German). No. 90. Retrieved 12 October 2017.