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Biography

The band was founded in 1989 by Lee Dorrian (a former member of Napalm Death), Mark 'Griff' Griffiths (a former Carcass roadie) and Garry 'Gaz' Jennings (formerly of Acid Reign). At first they played very heavy and slow doom metal that was first released through Rise Above Records, vocalist Lee Dorrian's indie label, before signing to Earache. They later incorporated elements of stoner rock and 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.). 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. Lee Dorrian is a singer from Birmingham, UK. He started as the singer of Napalm Death and recorded one and a half albums with them, namely the second half of Scum and From Enslavement To Obliteration. ... Napalm Death are a grindcore/death metal band from Birmingham, England. ... Carcass were a British band formed by Napalm Death guitarist Bill Steer together with drummer Ken Owen in 1985. ... Acid Reign were a British thrash metal band who formed in 1985. ... Doom metal is a form of extreme metal music that emerged as a recognized sub-genre during the first half of the 1980s. ... Rise Above Records are a record label from England owned by Lee Dorian of the band Cathedral and specializing in doom and sludge metal. ... Lee Dorrian is a singer from Birmingham, UK. He started as the singer of Napalm Death and recorded one and a half albums with them, namely the second half of Scum and From Enslavement To Obliteration. ... Earache Records is a heavy metal-orientated record label based in Nottingham, UK and New York, USA. It helped to pioneer extreme music by releasing many of the earliest grindcore and death metal records, in the period 1988-1992. ... Stoner rock and stoner metal are interchangeable terms describing sub-genres of rock and metal music. ... For the Swedish political music movement, see progg. ... Columbia Records is the oldest brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888, and was the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders. ...

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. Thus, Cathedral was born as a death/doom band on their first releases, but over time became what many consider to be "modern doom metal" and today, they are a stoner/groove metal band with some doom influences. Lee Dorrian is a singer from Birmingham, UK. He started as the singer of Napalm Death and recorded one and a half albums with them, namely the second half of Scum and From Enslavement To Obliteration. ... Napalm Death are a grindcore/death metal band from Birmingham, England. ... The punk subculture is a subculture that is based around punk rock. ... This article is about the musical genre. ... Candlemass is a Swedish epic doom metal band established in the 1980s by Leif Edling (bass), its leader and songwriter. ... Pentagram are a long-running American heavy metal band from Virginia, most famous as performers of Sabbathesque doom metal. ... Trouble is an American (proto) Doom Metal band noted for their slow (by 80s standards), heavy albums such as their 1984 debut Trouble (later Psalm 9) The Skull (1985) and others. ... Witchfinder General were a heavy metal band from the United Kingdom who were part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) movement during the early 1980s. ...

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. Lee Dorrian is a singer from Birmingham, UK. He started as the singer of Napalm Death and recorded one and a half albums with them, namely the second half of Scum and From Enslavement To Obliteration. ...

Their most recent album, The Garden of Unearthly Delights, is a scratch and sniff CD - rubbing the CD itself (printed with an apple) will produce the smell of apples. The CD getting warm in certain CD players will also produce this effect. However, the smell does wear off after a while and starts to emit an odor more like celery than apples - whether this is intentional or not is unknown. Scratch and sniff technology generally refers to stationery that has been treated with a microfragrance coating. ...

Lee Dorian has also stated in an interview with the Chronicles of Chaos that Cathedral will end one day. That, unlike his previous band Napalm Death, Cathedral won't be around forever.

Members

Current members

• Lee Dorrian - Vocals
• Garry Jennings - Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Backing Vocals and Drums
• Leo Smee - Bass
• Brian Dixon - Drums

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Former members

• Mark Griffiths - Bass
• Adam Lehan - Guitar
• Ben Mochrie - Drums
• Mike Smail - Drums
• Mark Wharton - Drums, Whistle and Flute
• Scott Carlson - Bass
• Victor Griffin - Guitar
• Joe Hasselvander - Drums
• Barry Stern - Drums
• Dave Hornyak - Drums

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Discography

Demos

• In Memorium (1990)
• Demo # 2 -Forest of Equilibrium sessions (1991)

Full-length albums

• Forest of Equilibrium (1991)
• The Ethereal Mirror (1993)
• The Carnival Bizarre (1995)
• Supernatural Birth Machine (1996)
• Caravan Beyond Redemption (1999)
• Endtyme (2001)
• The VIIth Coming (2002)
• The Garden of Unearthly Delights (2005)

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Singles and EPs

• Soul Sacrifice (1992, EP) (Also featured as 1/4 of the Gods of Grind Earache CD)
• Grim Luxuria (1993, Single)
• Midnight Mountain (1993, Single)
• Ride (1993, Single)
• Twylight Songs (1993, Single)
• Cosmic Requiem (1994, EP)
• In Memorium (1994, EP)
• Statik Majik (1994, EP)
• Hopkins (The Witchfinder General) (1996, EP)
• Gargoylian (2001, Single)

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Other releases

• In Memoriam Reissue (2000, Reissue, EP)
• Statik Majik/Soul Sacrifice (1999, Reissue)
• Our God Has Landed (2001, DVD)
• The Serpent's Gold (2004, Best Of/Rarities, Two disc lp)

Professional Bootlegs

• Echoes of Dirges From the Nave (1991, Holland 4-6-91)
• The Gods of Grind (1992, Campaign For Musical destruction Tour)
• Ride Through the Decay (1992, Stuttgart, 12-28-92)
• Let's Groove (1994, Milan 12-24-94)
• Cosmic Funeral (1995, Milan 5-24-94)
• Black Birth Machine (1997, California 4-14-97)
• Voodoo Caravan (1999, Osaka 6-11-99)

Videography

DVDs

• Our God Has Landed (2001)

References

Official Cathedral website
Includes discography and extensive band biography

External links

• Cathedral Coven — Official website
• Cathedral discography at MusicBrainz
• Neophytes for Serpent Eve — Unofficial Myspace fan page