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Studio 4 in
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A band composed by Edling, Amott, Flodkvist, Instedt, Perkovic and
Westholm re-recorded during a weekend in May 1997 the basic tracks for the old Abstrakt Algebra songs and for the new compositions "I Still See the Black", "Karthago" and "Wiz" (originally called "Blue Wizard") with the help of
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Edling composed music for a second more progressive
Abstrakt Algebra album and started recording it with a different line-up, which included keyboard player Carl Westholm and guitarist Patrik Instedt replacing Wead and Johansson, at
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is in comparison with the "classic" first four
Candlemass albums, lacking "their anthemic, epic arrangements", "the theatrical element, which has always characterized the vocals of Messiah" (Marcolin), and featuring elements of
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The album took about 18 months to be completed and was released on 13 April 1998 by Music for
Nations. The Japanese edition featured the bonus tracks "Container" and "Thirst". The title comes from the plant
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The music on the album lacks much of the epic doom sound of previous works and embraces a more experimental and progressive approach, with elements of
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praised the "trippy, not cheesy" production and Björn
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received positive reviews, but was a commercial failure. Canadian journalist
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The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties
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Candlemass disbanded in 1994, after the release of the EP
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Björn Wallmark, Rex Gisslén – overdubs engineers
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Ulf Edelönn – guitar on "I Still See the Black"
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in several tracks like the "monumental 'Dustflow'".
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1015:. Stockholm, Sweden: GMR Music Group. GMRCD9004.
887:Jan Hellman – digital editing and overdubs
1099:"Review Album: Candlemass - Dactylis Glomerata"
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864:Måns P. Månsson – Korg synthesizer and
861:Sara Berg – female voice on "Bug Queen"
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446:reviewer remarked how different the sound of
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589:2006 Remastered edition bonus tracks
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25:1998 studio album by Candlemass
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633:2006 Remastered edition disc 2 –
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828:Abstrakt Algebra (on disc 2)
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936:"Dactylis Glomerata (1998)"
851:Jejo Perkovic – drums
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1107:(in German). No. 132
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970:(in German). No. 93
960:Albrecht, Frank (1995).
577:"Molotov" (instrumental)
500:"I Still See the Black"
347:session musicians at
794:Additional musicians
386:Professional ratings
1308:Psalms for the Dead
1063:Burlington, Ontario
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253:Abstrakt Algebra II
16:For the grass, see
1380:Compilation albums
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1009:Dactylis Glomerata
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371:Dactylis Glomerata
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174:Dactylis Glomerata
31:Dactylis Glomerata
18:Dactylis glomerata
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1280:From the 13th Sun
1259:Tales of Creation
1080:978-1-894959-62-9
1057:(1 August 2007).
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1109:. Retrieved
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1034:. Retrieved
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972:. Retrieved
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842:– bass
800:Ian Haugland
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46:Studio album
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1428:1998 albums
1350:Live albums
1209:Robert Lowe
1166:Leif Edling
840:Leif Edling
775:Leif Edling
701:"Bug Queen"
610:"Container"
466:Leif Edling
438:stoner rock
269:Leif Edling
242:stoner rock
215:Leif Edling
145:Leif Edling
1422:Categories
1287:Candlemass
1266:Chapter VI
1214:Mats Levén
1154:Candlemass
1111:16 October
1036:21 October
1013:Candlemass
974:20 October
942:22 October
903:References
876:Production
834:Mats Levén
766:Candlemass
668:"Dustflow"
533:"Karthago"
511:"Dustflow"
453:space rock
329:Arch Enemy
310:doom metal
277:Mats Levén
259:Background
246:space rock
231:Arch Enemy
208:Candlemass
204:doom metal
154:chronology
152:Candlemass
81:(overdubs)
51:Candlemass
1245:Nightfall
1220:full list
1187:Jan Lindh
1104:Rock Hard
967:Rock Hard
756:Personnel
443:Rock Hard
418:Rock Hard
381:Reception
281:Mike Wead
92:Stockholm
69:1996–1997
1406:Solitude
1007:(2006).
866:theremin
813:theremin
745:"Enigma"
690:"Thirst"
621:"Thirst"
555:"Apathy"
140:Producer
94:, Sweden
88:(disc 2)
66:Recorded
58:Released
48: by
356:Release
321:Carcass
235:Carcass
187:(1999)
178:(1998)
169:(1994)
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1067:Canada
894:
649:Length
602:Length
481:Length
423:8.0/10
399:Rating
396:Source
111:Length
74:Studio
1398:Songs
646:Title
599:Title
489:"Wiz"
478:Title
206:band
128:Label
100:Genre
1358:Live
1113:2017
1075:ISBN
1038:2017
976:2017
944:2017
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737:1:34
726:4:15
715:4:20
704:3:48
693:5:03
682:6:52
671:7:59
660:4:06
624:4:54
613:3:19
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