| Messiah Marcolin | |
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 Messiah with Candlemass
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Bror Jan Alfredo Marcolin |
| Also known as | Messiah Marcolin Eddie Marcolin |
| Born | December 10, 1967 |
| Origin | Helsingborg, Sweden |
| Genre(s) | Doom metal Heavy metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Associated acts | Candlemass Mercy Memento Mori Therion Satariel |
| Website | Myspace Page |
Messiah Marcolin (born Bror Jan Alfredo Marcolin on December 10, 1967), also known as 'Eddie Marcolin', is a vocalist best known for his work in the doom metal band Candlemass.
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1984-1985
Messiah Marcolin's first releases were with the Heavy metal band Mercy. After recording an EP, Mercy were looking for a singer to record with and Messiah was asked to join just two weeks before recording. He sang on two Mercy albums, the first in 1984 and the second one year later. Looking for a heavier direction, Messiah decided to leave the band.
1987-1991, Early Career With Candlemass
Marcolin initially joined Candlemass to replace session vocalist Johan Längqvist who could not be convinced to remain as singer for the band after Epicus Doomicus Metallicus. His debut with Candlemass is the band's second album Nightfall.
Due to personal differences with some of the other members during the Tales of Creation tour in 1991, Marcolin left Candlemass. At this point, he had three full length studio albums and a live album with Candlemass.
1991-2003
In the interim, Messiah worked on several projects. In 1993 he co-founded Memento Mori with Mike Wead and sang on two of their albums in 1993 and 1994 before leaving as he was not being credited for writing melodies.
Messiah then worked with members of Stillborn on a project named "Colossus" and released a demo and contributed a cover of "Sad But True" to a Metallica tribute album named "Metal Militia: A Tribute to Metallica II" in 1996. The band did not progress further after this.
Following the departure from Colossus, Messiah returned to Memento Mori to record and release an additional album named Songs for the Apocalypse, Vol. 4 in 1997.
He also did guest vocals in the songs "The Sun is Grey", "Holy Trinity" and "Doveshooter" for the Melodic death metal/Blackened death metal band Satariel
2002-2006
The "Nightfall era" line up of Candlemass reformed in 2002 and did various festivals and gigs. From this reunion tour, Candlemass released Doomed For Live, in addition to another compilation, Essential Doom, which saw the inclusion of a demo track of 'Witches', a song to be included on their eponymous 2005 release. After the Candlemass album, Messiah appeared on 2 DVD releases (Documents of Doom and The Curse of Candlemass) highlighting the two eras which he fronted the band, before a statement by Candlemass was released in October 2006, noting yet another Messiah departure.[1]
Additionally, in 2003, Messiah co-founded and released a single three track demo with "Requiem", though the band did not progress further citing the Candlemass reunion and musical differences within the band as reasons for not continuing.[2]
2007 onwards
Messiah has spent time as a guest vocalist with Therion for a string of tourdates in 2007.[3]
As of July 2008, Messiah's MySpace page states that he is writing new material for a solo album.
References
- ^ Vocalist MESSIAH MARCOLIN Is Out Of CANDLEMASS. Retrieved December 19, 2007
- ^ Requiem info. Retrieved January 02, 2008
- ^ THERION To Be Joined By Former CANDLEMASS Singer For Select European Shows. Retrieved December 19, 2007
External links
- Encyclopaedia Metallum: the Metal Archives (external link)
- [1] (external link)
- [2] (external link)
- Colossus Myspace Page
- Requiem Official Page
- Myspace Page
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