MISSION,THE(180G LP) 9/15/1998 Armando Peraja (soprano saxophone

Armando Peraja (soprano saxophone

Candlemass started out as Sabbath disciples

they are easy to like on first listen but spending time with their music will reveal a much deeper experience

soaring title track opens the album with an effective punch

Like hitting an exposed nerve or an open wound

MISSION,THE(180G LP) 9/15/1998 Armando Peraja (soprano saxophoneStyx kept themselves busy in the 21st century, launching a tour like clockwork every year, but they abandoned recording new material after 2003's Cyclorama. Arriving 14 years after that record, The Mission announces Styx's return in a grand fashion. Although The Mission has its mind on the future it's designed as a concept album about a mission to Mars in the year 2033 the sound is an unapologetic throwback to the band's late '70s prime. In a sense,