The Candlelight Years

Infobox Album
Name = The Candlelight Years
Type = box
Artist = Opeth


Released = start date|2008|6|28
Recorded = 1994–1997
Genre = Progressive death metal
Length = 184:15
Label = Candlelight
Producer = Opeth
Dan Swanö
Fredrik Nordström
Anders Fridén
Reviews =
Last album = "Watershed"
(2008)
This album = "The Candlelight Years"
(2008)
Next album =

The Candlelight Years is an Opeth box set compiling their first three albums "Orchid", "Morningrise", and "My Arms, Your Hearse", originally released on Candlelight Records. Although the albums have been released (and even re-released) before, this was the first time they have been collected. It also marks the first time the albums were released in Japan. The set was released on June 28, 2008 and is presented in fold-out digipak packaging. The box is limited to 2000 copies.

Track listing

;"Orchid"
# "In Mist She Was Standing" (Mikael Åkerfeldt, Peter Lindgren) – 14:09
# "Under the Weeping Moon" (Åkerfeldt) – 9:52
# "Silhouette" (Anders Nordin) – 3:07
# "Forest of October" (Åkerfeldt, Lindgren) – 13:04
# "The Twilight Is My Robe" (Åkerfeldt, Lindgren) – 11:03
# "Requiem" (Åkerfeldt, Nordin) – 1:11
# "The Apostle in Triumph" (Åkerfeldt, Lindgren) – 13:01
# "Into the Frost of Winter" – 6:20

;"Morningrise"
# "Advent" – 13:45
# "The Night and the Silent Water" – 11:00
# "Nectar" – 10:09
# "Black Rose Immortal" – 20:14
# "To Bid You Farewell" – 10:57
# "Eternal Soul Torture" – 8:35

;"My Arms, Your Hearse"
# "Prologue" – 1:01
# "April Ethereal" – 8:41
# "When" – 9:14
# "Madrigal" – 1:26
# "The Amen Corner" – 8:43
# "Demon of the Fall" – 6:13
# "Credence" – 5:26
# "Karma" – 7:52
# "Epilogue" – 3:59
# "Circle of the Tyrants" (Celtic Frost cover) – 5:12
# "Remember Tomorrow" (Iron Maiden cover) – 5:00

Personnel

;"Orchid
* Mikael Åkerfeldt – lead vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar
* Peter Lindgren – guitar, acoustic guitar
* Johan DeFarfalla – bass guitar, backing vocals
* Anders Nordin – drums, percussion, piano

;"Morningrise"
* Mikael Åkerfeldt – vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar
* Peter Lindgren – guitar, acoustic guitar
* Johan DeFarfalla – bass guitar
* Anders Nordin – drums, percussion

;"My Arms, Your Hearse"
* Mikael Åkerfeldt – vocals, guitar, bass
* Peter Lindgren – guitar
* Martin Lopez – drums
* Fredrik Nordström – engineer, producer, Hammond organ (in "Epilogue")
* Anders Friden – Co-producer