Today in 2002 Cathedral released the album The VIIth Coming Coventry, England Doom/Stoner Metal Status:Split-up Years active: 1989-2013 Doom metal band from Coventry, England. The group was formed in 1989 by Lee Dorrian (formerly vocalist of Napalm Death), Mark Griff Griffiths (a Carcass roadie) and Gary Gaz Jennings (previously a member of UK thrashers Acid Reign. The band forged a link between early doom metal and a 1990s extreme metal aesthetic, making doom slower and heavier. Their debut album, Forest of Equilibrium , is considered a classic of the genre, though the band would later evolve their doom style, adding psychedelic and progressive rock influences and playing in a more uptempo and groove-oriented fashion. The band was founded in 1989 by Lee Dorrian (former singer of grindcore pioneers Napalm Death), Mark Griff Griffiths (a Carcass roadie) and Garry Gaz Jennings (formerly of thrash metal upstarts Acid Reign).[1] At first they played very heavy and slow doom metal that was first released through Rise Above Records, vocalist Lee Dorrians indie label, before signing to Earache. They later incorporated elements of progressive rock into their sound when the band signed to Columbia Records in the USA in 1992 (while still under contract with Earache U.K.).[citation needed] They were later dropped by Columbia Records in 1994. The band continued with Earache Records until 2000. Then signed to Dream Catcher Records for one lp and a tour. In 2004 Cathedral signed to their current label Nuclear Blast. In 1989 Lee Dorrian left his former band Napalm Death mainly because he was getting sick of the punk scene and did not like the death metal direction Napalm Death was heading towards. Cathedral was formed after Lee Dorrian and Mark Griffiths met and discussed their love for doom bands like Candlemass, Dream Death, Pentagram, Trouble, and Witchfinder General. The only original band members in the current line-up are Lee Dorrian and Garry Gaz Jennings on guitars, although Jennings did once leave the band in their early history, only to rejoin shortly afterwards. Dream Catcher Records Lee Dorrian : Vocals Garry Jennings : Guitars Leo Smee : Bass Brian Dixon : Drums Munch - Keyboards, Mellotron 1. Phoenix Rising (3:52) 2. Resisting the Ghost (2:37) 3. Skullflower (5:44) 4. Aphrodites Winter (5:04) 5. The Empty Mirror (8:38) 6. Nocturnal Fist (3:20) 7. Iconoclast (5:19) 8. Black Robed Avenger (6:46) 9. Congregation of Sorcerers (4:39) 10. Halo of Fire (7:21) Total Time: 53:25 Japanese bonus track: 11. Texting (Instrumental) (06:03) DLP released by Vinyl Maniacs. Recording information: Recorded July 2002 at The Chapel, Lincolnshire, England. The VIIth Coming is the seventh full-length album by British doom metal band Cathedral. It was released in 2002 youtube/watch?v=15llqI-66t4
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