The Best of Candlemass: As It Is, as It Was


The Best of Candlemass: As It Is, as It Was is a compilation album by Swedish doom metal band Candlemass. It consists of tracks from the first five studio albums, a live album and a couple of EPs. This compilation was released after their "unofficial" break up.

Track listings

All songs by Leif Edling, except "The End of Pain" by Edling/Lars Johansson.
;Disc one
  1. "Solitude" – 5:36
  2. "Bewitched" – 6:39
  3. "Dying Illusion" – 5:49
  4. "Demons Gate" – 9:11
  5. "Mirror Mirror" – 5:30
  6. "Samarithan" – 5:29
  7. "Into the Unfanthomed Tower" – 3:04
  8. "Bearer of Pain" – 7:24
  9. "Where the Runes Still Speak" – 8:39
  10. "At the Gallows End" – 5:46
  11. "Mourner's Lament" – 6:08
;Disc two
  1. "A Tale of Creation" – 6:54
  2. "Ebony Throne" – 4:23
  3. "Under the Oak" – 6:00
  4. "Well of Souls" – 5:23
  5. "Dark Are the Veils of Death" – 4:04
  6. "Darkness in Paradise" – 6:48
  7. "The End of Pain" – 4:23
  8. "Sorcerer's Pledge" – 10:13
  9. "Solitude" – 5:47
  10. "Crystal Ball" – 5:27
  11. "Bullfest" – 3:14