| Ancient Dreams | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Candlemass |
| Cover: | CandlemassAncientdreams.jpg |
| Released: | 23 November 1988 |
| Recorded: | August 1988 |
| Studio: | Nacka Recording House, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Genre: | Epic doom metal |
| Length: | 58:31 |
| Producer: | Candlemass |
| Prev Title: | Nightfall |
| Prev Year: | 1987 |
| Next Title: | Tales of Creation |
| Next Year: | 1989 |
Ancient Dreams is the third album of Swedish doom metal band Candlemass, released in 1988 and reissued in 2001 by Powerline Records with a bonus CD. The cover art of the album is a painting made by Thomas Cole, second in his series, "The Voyage of Life", entitled "Youth". Ancient Dreams was the first Candlemass album to chart in the US, debuting at No. 174 on the Billboard 200 album chart.[1]
"Epistle 81" (Märk hur vår skugga), was written by Swedish poet/musician Carl Michael Bellman (1740 – 1795). "Incarnation of Evil" is actually a reworked version of the old Nemesis track "Black Messiah."
The band were not happy with the album's sound mix for which they blamed their then record label. The band felt that the album production had been rushed in order to have the LP released in time for their US tour.
Candlemass
Production
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Swedish Albums Chart[2] | 45 |
| Billboard 200 (US) | 174 |