King of the Grey Islands is the ninth studio album by Swedish doom metal

Doom metal

Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres...

 band Candlemass

Candlemass

Candlemass are an influential Swedish doom metal band established in 1984 by Leif Edling , their leader and songwriter. The band is originally from Stockholm. After releasing five full-length albums and touring extensively throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, Candlemass disbanded in 1994, but...

 released on June 22, 2007. This is the first album recorded following the departure of vocalist Messiah Marcolin

Messiah Marcolin

Messiah Marcolin , also known as 'Eddie Marcolin', is a vocalist best known for his work in the doom metal band Candlemass.-1984-1985:...

 who left the band during the pre-production phase of the album. He was replaced by Robert Lowe

Robert Lowe (musician)

Robert Lowe is an American singer. He was brought into the band Solitude Aeturnus by his friend Lyle Steadham in 1988 replacing Kris Gabehardt. For the later albums he is also the main lyricist...

, who would stay with the band permanently.

A digipak

Digipak

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 version contains two bonus studio session tracks with Robert Lowe. The album was also released as a vinyl, including a bonus track titled "Edgar Grey".

Track listing

All songs written by Leif Edling

Leif Edling

Leif Edling is best known as the main songwriter and bass player of the Swedish doom metal band Candlemass.Edling started his musical career in the band Trilogy, then under the name of Toxic, as a singer together with Ian Haugland in 1979. He then played in a band named Witchcraft but left in...

1. "Prologue" - 0:56
2. "Emperor of the Void" - 4:29
3. "Devil Seed" - 5:44
4. "Of Stars and Smoke" - 5:38
5. "Demonia 6" - 6:23
6. "Destroyer" - 7:52
7. "Man of Shadows" - 6:17
8. "Clearsight" - 6:52
9. "The Opal City" - 1:13
10. "Embracing the Styx" - 8:19
11. "Solitude" - 5:58 (Bonus track on digipak
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    )
12. "At the Gallows End" - 5:22 (Bonus track on digipak
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    )

Credits

• Robert Lowe
  Robert Lowe (musician)
  Robert Lowe is an American singer. He was brought into the band Solitude Aeturnus by his friend Lyle Steadham in 1988 replacing Kris Gabehardt. For the later albums he is also the main lyricist...
  
   - vocals
• Mats Mappe Björkman - rhythm guitar
• Lars Johansson - lead guitars
• Leif Edling
  Leif Edling
  Leif Edling is best known as the main songwriter and bass player of the Swedish doom metal band Candlemass.Edling started his musical career in the band Trilogy, then under the name of Toxic, as a singer together with Ian Haugland in 1979. He then played in a band named Witchcraft but left in...
  
   - bass
• Jan Lindh
  Jan Lindh
  Jan Lindh is a Swedish musician, drummer of doom metal band Candlemass. He has left and rejoined Candlemass three times: he joined the band in 1987 and stayed with them until their first breakup in 1994, then briefly rejoined in 2002 and again in 2004....
  
  - drums