Cathedral - Caravan Beyond Redemption (1998)

The good-humoured, sarcastic and ironic mood of the best times of Cathedral returns in this LP released in 1998. Film references, motorbikes and groovy riffs come back hand in hand with Dorrian's renovated energy. Sometimes it sounds more stoner than doom, but who cares, anyway? Songs like Voodoo Fire, Freedom or Heavy Load are fresh but don't mistake "fresh" with "lighter". The sound is 100% Cathedral. If you have never listened to this band, I recommend you to start listening to this one. 

1. "Voodoo Fire" 
2. "The Unnatural World" 
3. "Satanikus Robotikus" 
4. "Freedom" 
5. "Captain Clegg"
6. "Earth Messiah" 
7. "The Caravan" 
8. "Revolution" 
9. "Kaleidoscope Of Desire"
10. "Heavy Load" 
11. "The Omega Man" 
12. "Dust Of Paradise" 

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Cathedral - Supernatural Birth Machine (1996)

I personally consider this album to be a quite strange thing in the middle of the band's career. Though trying to keep their style intact they fail at writing and composing new and exciting songs, making thus one of the least inspiring LPs they have. Anyway, luckily this accident did not destroy Cathedral's trajectoire, for the next LP, Caravan Beyond Redemption would accomplish with what was to be expected from those guys from Coventry. Supernatural Birth Machine may not be brilliant, but there is power behind the songs. 

1. Cybertron 71/Internal Countdown 
2. Urko's Conquest
3. Stained Glass Horizon
4. Cyclops Revolution
5. Birth Machine 2000
6. Nightmare Castle 
7. Fireball Demon
8. Phaser Quest
9. Suicide Asteroid
10. Dragon Rider 13 
11. Magnetic Hole
12. Tucker's Ruck

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Cathedral - Carnival Bizarre (1995)

Now we're taking the direction I wanted to. This album is the perfect balance between stoner rock and doom, and trying to find out how much of those styles is more present in here would be eventually useless. Cathedral's Carnival Bizarre includes some of their most famous and best songs, such as Vampire Sun or Hopkins, and this is not something to be perceived as casual, since this album culd be considered a turning point in the band's career. their sound takes an actual shape, there are no gaps or holes, there are no doubts about which direction to follow, and this is something I really appreciate about Cathedral and about this album. I personally consider Hopkins their best song, and though the rest of the album is not as groovy and funky as this song, as I have said, there are no gaps about it, at any point of the album you are absolutely conscious that you're listening to a good band called Cathedral, and either you feel yourself into a horror movie or involved on an acid trip, you undoubtedly know you're at Dorrian's side.
1.   Vampire Sun
2.   Hopkins (The Witchfinder General)
3.   Utopian Blaster
4.   Night of the Seagulls
5.   Carnival Bizarre
6.   Inertias' Cave
7.   Fangalactic Supergoria
8.   Blue Light
9.   Palace of Fallen Majesty
10. Electric Grave
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Cathedral - The Ethereal Mirror (1993)

The Ethereal Mirror, Cathedral's second album, is something else. In this LP, the band draws a distinct and genuine image of themselves. Dorrian's voice acquires a much more vital and tragicomical hint, the riffs go back to 70s hard rock and the undeniable legacy of NWOBHM (something that can easily be felt in the sound of those guitars), and even the topics treated along the lyrics seem contribute to a much more vital and consistent sound, but without losing any of their essential darkness, only making it funnier and easier to listen to. I personally consider this album the best example of British doom, though lots of people identify this sound as being more stoner than doom, that's something I'm not going to get messed in. And perhaps the song which defines this album the best is Midnight Mountain or Grim Luxuria, and they are absolutely 'Cathedralish' tracks, but I'm not willing to argue whether those songs are doom or stoner, this is something you should decide for yourself. Ow yeah!

1. "Violet Vortex (Intro)"
2. "Ride"
3. "Enter the Worms"
4. "Midnight Mountain"
5. "Fountain of Innocence"
6. "Grim Luxuria"
7. "Jaded Entity"
8. "Ashes You Leave"
9. "Phantasmagoria"
10. "Imprisoned in Flesh"

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Cathedral - Forest of Equilibrium (1991)

This is the first album from the British doom band Cathedral, and it is probably the darkest of their albums. Lee Dorrian sings in his lowest notes, and the Black-sabbathian influences can easily be perceived all along the record. This album is definitely different to the groovy/funky style Cathedral is now using as their sign of identity, but anyway is an important LP to understand the whole growing procees Cathedral has undergone. Those listeners who expect the ironic lyrics and theatrical voices of Dorrian, Hammer-film-references and such things will be disappointed -though you will see some of this in the song 'Equilibrium'-, but if you are waiting for a dense and dark gloomy atmosphere, go and take it right now!

1. "Picture Of Beauty & Innocence (Intro)/Commiserating The Celebration"
2. "Ebony Tears"
3. "Serpent Eve"
4. "Soul Sacrifice"
5. "A Funeral Request (Ethereal Architect)"
6. "Equilibrium"
7. "Reaching Happiness, Touching Pain"

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