King of the Grey Islands
King of the Grey Islands is the ninth studio album by Swedish doom metal band Candlemass, released on 22 June 2007. 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.
| King of the Grey Islands | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 22 June 2007 | |||
| Recorded | May and August 2006 March 2007 (vocals) | |||
| Studio | Polar Studios, Stockholm Nomad Studios, Dallas, Texas (vocals) | |||
| Genre | Epic doom metal | |||
| Length | 53:55 (original) 65:15 (digipak version) | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Leif Edling and Candlemass | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Blabbermouth.net | 7.5/10 |
| Chronicles of Chaos | 9/10 |
| Exclaim! | (favourable) |
| Rock Hard | 9/10 |
A digipak version contains two bonus studio session tracks with Robert Lowe. The album was also released as a double vinyl LP with the bonus track "Edgar Grey". A tin box set edition (limited to 500 copies) was also released, which included a bonus 3" CD with two bonus tracks: "Black Dwarf" and "Demonia 6 (early version)". "Black Dwarf" is a re-recording with Lowe on vocals. These songs also appear on the "Black Dwarf" 7".
Upon its release, the album was met with widespread acclaim from both critics and fans.