CANDLEMASS: Doom Metal Kings Announce Select U.S. Tour Dates in 2022

Swedish Grammis award-winning/US Grammy-nominated doom metal legendsCANDLEMASSwill officially hit American shores in 2022! The band […]

June 23, 2021

Swedish Grammis award-winning/US Grammy-nominated doom metal legendsCANDLEMASSwill officially hit American shores in 2022! The band will perform at theSOLD OUTHell's Heroes Festival in Houston, TX on April 22, bookended by two other performances featuring support from special guestsThe SkullandFrayle.

See below for all tour dates and grab tickets when they go on sale this Friday, June 25 at 10:00am EDT. Visithttps://candlemass.se/for more information and individual venues for tickets.

Mats Björkman of CANDLEMASS says:
"We are really pleased to finally get back to the US of A. Our fans have been waiting and have asked for shows for some years now, and with these three shows we are starting up again in North America. There will eventually be more shows - but that's still in the works and will not be immediately happening, so come and see us in April if you can make it."

CANDLEMASS USA 2022:
4/20 Boston, MA @ The Middle East
4/22 Houston, TX @ Hell's Heroes Festival *SOLD OUT
4/24 Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
* = withoutThe SkullandFrayle

CANDLEMASS'latest full-length, the Marcus Jidell-producedThe Door To Doom, follows the plot line mastermind, songwriter and bass player Leif Edling established in the past years: epic world class doom metal that relies on slow mammoth riffing. The album features the Grammy-nominated track"Astorolus - The Great Octopus", featuring legendary Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi (watch the official music videoHERE).CANDLEMASSswiftly followed up in March 2020 with their latest EP,The Pendulum, featuring a fine selection of never-before-heard, unused tracks cut from theThe Door To Doomrecording sessions.The Pendulumperfectly showcases that these timeless Swedish pioneers are the undisputed kings of epic doom, featuring singles"The Pendulum"(listenHERE) and"Porcelain Skull"(listenHERE). Leading the listener through a maze of frenzied riffing, accented by Johan Langquist's distinctive vocals, the EP reinforces the melancholy sound that has provenCANDLEMASSto be a heavy metal staple.