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Cathedral To Celebrate 20 Years With Original Lineup; Presenting Their Seminal Album Forest of Equilibrium In Its Entirety

Posted on Monday, July 26th, 2010

The year 2010 marks the 20th anniversary of Cathedral and in order to commemorate the occasion the band will perform a one-off show on December 3 2010 at the O2 Academy in Islington, North London.

For one night only Cathedral will be performing two sets, including the entirety of their landmark debut album and doom metal classic, Forest of Equilibrium, where Lee Dorrian and Garry Jennings will be joined by the recording lineup Mark “Griff” Griffiths, Adam Lehan and Mike Smail. This will be followed by a second set of songs performed by the current lineup of Lee Dorian, Garry Jennings, Brian Dixon and Leo Smee.

Vocalist Lee Dorrian elaborates: “Cathedral has come along way since those dirge-ridden smoke-filled, cheap-lager- and sweat-infested early rehearsals back in 1990. To be brutally honest, back then we never imagined that we would have continued on a 20-year journey and still be here to tell the tale.

A lot of bands that have been around this long tend to shy away from their roots, in favor of more ‘accessible’ material that they wrote in their ‘maturing’ stages. Well, despite the fact that we may have expanded on our sound and style since those early days, we are certainly not embarrassed by our origins, in fact the opposite is true. To commemorate (commiserate?) this 20-year marathon, we thought it would be a cool idea to regroup the lineup of our first studio album for a special one-off show, and perform it in its entirety. Fortunately, everyone from those days agreed. This will mark the beginning of the evening, which will be followed by a set of material ‘post-Forest,’ bringing us right up to date with our latest album, ‘The Guessing Game’.

“We are excited about this event and look forward to seeing you there.”

Continue reading: BLABBERMOUTH.NET – CATHEDRAL To Celebrate 20 Years With Original Lineup.

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Cathedral: European Headlining Tour Announced

Posted on Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

Veteran British doom / stoner band Cathedral will embark on a European headlining tour in November. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Nov. 07 – Köln, Germany – Underground Nov. 08 – Stuttgart, Germany – Die Röhre Nov. 09 – Vienna, Austria – Szene Nov. 11 – Pratteln, Switzerland ...read more

The Quietus: In Their Own Words – Lee Dorrian On The Legacy Of Napalm Death

Posted on Monday, June 7th, 2010

Lovingly pinched from The Quietus:  “A lot of people probably still think I’m the same person I was in 1988 because they’ve got a record there which makes Napalm Death timeless for them. Their vision of you is from that time. But in reality I might be the same in ...read more

Pro-shot concert footage of Cathedral’s performance at Roadburn 2009 now available!e

Posted on Sunday, June 6th, 2010

Lee Sakura, Roadburn’s video director, has uploaded brand-new professionally filmed concert footage of previous Roadburn festivals. Brace yourself for the full-length performance by Cathedral below:  Audio mixed and mastered by Marcel van de Vondervoort (Astrosoniq, Spacejam Records, Torture Garden Studio)

Album of the day: Necromandus – Orexis Of Death & Live

Posted on Saturday, May 29th, 2010

Lovingly pinched from Record Collector: A particularly sad tale, this one. Necromandus were signed to Vertigo in 1973, largely through the prompting of band manager and evangelical superfan Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath. Iommi produced Orexis Of Death for the label and supplied guest guitar on the title track, but ...read more

Cathedral: ‘The Guessing Game’ Trailer Available

Posted on Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

An eight-minute trailer for The Guessing Game, the ninth full-length album from the veteran British doom / stoner band Cathedral, can be viewed below. The CD is scheduled for release on March 26 in Europe and on April 20 in North America. Produced once again by Warren Riker , who ...read more

Cathedral: U.K., Ireland Dates Announced; New Track Available For Streaming

Posted on Monday, March 1st, 2010

To celebrate the release of their latest album, The Guessing Game, veteran British doom/stoner band Cathedral has announced six live shows in late April / early May 2010. Taking in England, Scotland and both Southernand Northern Ireland, these dates will represent the group’s first headlining gigs since the “Doomed Trinity” ...read more

Album of the day: Cathedral – The Guessing Game

Posted on Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Lovingly pinched from The Obelisk: A double album is always a curious read, and Cathedral’s ninth full-length, The Guessing Game, with which the legendary UK doom outfit celebrates their 20th anniversary, is no exception. All the more so considering The Guessing Game is so close to the 80-minute limit of ...read more

Cathedral New Album Details Revealed

Posted on Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

Veteran British doom / stoner band Cathedral will release its ninth full-length album and second for the Nuclear Blast label, The Guessing Game, on March 26. The CD was recorded at the Chapel studios in Lincolnshire, U.K. and was once again produced by Warren Riker (Down, Crowbar). It also sports ...read more

Cathedral to enter the studio

Posted on Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

After several years of speculation, Cathedral enter Chapel Studio’s in November to record their ninth full-length album and second for the Nuclear Blast label. To be titled The Guessing Game, it will once again be produced by Warren Riker and sport stunning new artwork from band collaborator Dave Patchett. Songs ...read more

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