and for the record, I believe SA did it a little better than Candlemass for the sole reason of the vocal melodies. Marcolin sang the guitar line on almost every song and it got annoying. Lowe took a more Arch-esque-ish approach to his melody lines.
Yep, it's the total OZZY VS DIO discussion, eh???
OZZY sang to the riff, DIO sang to the melody......
Know exactly what ya mean. In the case of Candlemass, I love both Messiah era and Lowe era, but there is indeed a major difference.