Despite earlier claims that "Psalms for the Dead" would be their final album, bassist Leif Edling had stated that he was open to recording new music with Candlemass again. To coincide with the 30th anniversary of "Epicus Doomicus Metallicus", Candlemass released the EP "Death Thy Lover" on June 3, 2016. Additionally on April 29, 2016 the band released a career-spanning coffee-table book. The book also contained two CDs containing the top picks by Leif Edling and Messiah Marcolin respectively, a CD with rare tracks from their early career (including the "Witchcraft" demo), and two DVDs with three live performances.