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.
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 ye...
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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.
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.
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.
In the interim,...
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