| The Ethereal Mirror | ||
|---|---|---|
| Studio album by Cathedral | ||
| Released | May 24 1991 | |
| Recorded | 1992 - February 1993 at The Manor Studio in Oxfordshire, England | |
| Genre | Doom Metal, Heavy Metal, Stoner Metal, Psychedelic Rock | |
| Length | 54:26 | |
| Label | Earache; Columbia | |
| Producer | PBL, Lee Dorrian, Gary Jennings | |
| Cathedral chronology | ||
| Twylight Songs (1993) |
The Ethereal Mirror (1991) |
Statik Majik (1994) |
The Ethereal Mirror is the second full-length album by British doom metal band Cathedral, released in May 1993 through Earache. Signing with Columbia and working with David Bianco, The Ethereal Mirror's style shifts from the bleak doom metal of the band's debut Forest of Equilibrium and leans into a groovier sound with psychedelic elements. The album had also been often labeled as stoner rock or stoner metal because of this shift in tone.[1] Despite the shift in sound, The Ethereal Mirror has been cited among the band's best works.[2][3][4]
The Ethereal Mirror would be the band's only album on Columbia, selling roughly 22,000 copies in the United States. Cathedral would sign back to Earache by 1994. Earache has also handled reissues of the album onward. Earache re-issued the album in 2009 with the Statik Majik EP as bonus tracks and the DVD Ethereal Reflections as a bonus DVD.
A widely shared release date of 1 February 1993 was corrected by the band in 2023 after they received a lot of congratulatory messages on social media from people believing the 30th anniversary of the album had been reached. The band posted a correction, stating that they were in fact still in studio in February 1993, and the album was not released until May 24th, ahead of a tour with Penance and Sleep.
Tracklist[]
NOTE: Tracks 11 and 12 are bonus tracks only for the Japanese edition and the 1996 reissue.
- 1. Violet Vortex (Intro) (1:54) (Garry Jennings)
- 2. Ride (4:47) (Jennings, Lee Dorrian)
- 3. Enter The Worms (6:05) (Dorrian, Adam Lehan, David Bianco)
- 4. Midnight Mountain (4:55) (Jennings, Dorrian)
- 5. Fountain of Innocence (7:13) (Jennings, Dorrian)
- 6. Grim Luxuria (4:46) (Lehan, Dorrian)
- 7. Jaded Entity (7:53) (Jennings, Dorrian, Bianco)
- 8. Ashes You Leave (6:22) (Jennings, Dorrian, Lehan)
- 9. Phantasmagoria (8:44) (Jennings, Dorrian, Lehan, Bianco)
- 10. Imprisoned in Flesh (1:47) (Jennings, Dorrian)
- 11. Sky Lifter (3:27) (Cathedral)
- 12. A Funeral Request (1993 Version) (7:37) (Cathedral)
Personnel[]
Cathedral[]
- Lee Dorrian - Vocals
- Gaz Jennings - Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, 12-String Acoustic, Bass
- Adam Lehan - Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, 12-String Acoustic
- Mark Ramsey Wharton - Drums
Technical Personnel[]
- Dave Patchett - Artwork
- Shaun De Feo - Engineer
- David Blanco - Engineer, Mixing, Producer
- Village East - Typography, Layout
External Links[]
References[]
| V·T·E Cathedral | |
|---|---|
| Final Lineup | Lee Dorrian • Gaz Jennings • Brian Dixon • Scott Carlson |
| Selected Past Members | Mark Griffiths • Adam Lehan • Mike Smail • Mark Ramsey Wharton • Leo Smee • Victor Griffin • Joe Hasselvander • Barry Stern |
| Studio Albums | Forest of Equilibrium • The Ethereal Mirror • The Carnival Bizarre • Supernatural Birth Machine • Caravan Beyond Redemption • Endtyme • The VIIth Coming • The Garden of Unearthly Delights • The Guessing Game • The Last Spire |
| Extended Plays | In Memoriam • Soul Sacrifice • Twylight Songs • Statik Majik • Hopkins (The Witchfinder General) • Gargoylian • A New Ice Age |
| Other Releases | Our God Has Landed • The Serpent's Gold • Anniversary • Happy Fucking Birthday |
| Selected Associated Bands, Etc. | Rise Above Records • Dave Patchett • Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine • Firebird • Penance • Death Penalty • The Skull • Workshed • With The Dead • Septic Tank • Lucifer • Napalm Death • Repulsion • Acid Reign • Chrome Hoof |