- doom metal, rock, traditional doom metal
- 54 min
- 10 tracks
- Nuclear Blast
King of the Grey Islands is the ninth studio album by Swedish doom metal band Candlemass, released on 22 June 2007 through Nuclear Blast Records. It is the first album recorded following the departure of vocalist Messiah Marcolin, who left the band during the pre-production phase of the album. He was replaced by Robert Lowe, who would stay with the band until his departure in June 2012.
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Grave, classical in form, earnest and contemplative.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
- character-ledplot-driven
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Tracks
- 1Prologue0:55
- 2Emperor of the Void4:30
- 3Devil Seed5:46
- 4Of Stars and Smoke5:38
- 5Demonia 66:24
- 6Destroyer7:55
- 7Man of Shadows6:16
- 8Clearsight6:51
- 9The Opal City1:12
- 10Embracing the Styx8:19
10 tracks, 54 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Candlemass
- Label
- Nuclear Blast
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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