| The Garden of Unearthly Delights | ||
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| Studio album by Cathedral | ||
| Released | September 26 2005 | |
| Recorded | July 2005 at New Rising Studios in Essex, England | |
| Genre | Doom Metal, Heavy Metal, Psychedelic Rock, Progressive Rock | |
| Length | 70:53 | |
| Label | Nuclear Blast Records | |
| Producer | Warren Riker | |
| Cathedral chronology | ||
| The Serpent's Gold (2004) |
The Garden of Unearthly Delights (2005) |
The Guessing Game (2010) |
The Garden of Unearthly Delights is the eighth full-length album by the British doom metal band Cathedral. It was released circa September 2005 via Nuclear Blast Records. The album title is inspired by the Hieronymous Bosch painting The Garden of Earthly Delights and was recorded at New Rising Studios by producer Warren Riker. It's notably the first of two Cathedral albums on Nuclear Blast Records.
(The album was originally intended to be named as "Seeds of Decay" with a mostly different track list.[1] This album would mesh with doom, seventies rock and was topped off by the near 30-minute multigenre piece "The Garden", which the band actually performed live with Circulus as a backing act on on 14 October 2005 at The Camden Underworld.[2] Members of Circulus notably contributed to the record as they were collaborating with Lee Dorrian and Rise Above Records at the time.
The limited-edition digipak version of this album contains an apple-shaped Sniffle Disc CD that emits the smell of an apple when rubbed on the label side or heated during playback in a CD or CD-ROM player. Some buyers of the album would claim that the CD would smell closer to celery than apple.
Tracklist[]
All tracks are written by Cathedral.
Track 10 is omitted from the vinyl edition.
- 1. Dearth AD (1:01)
- 2. Tree of Life & Death (4:36)
- 3. North Berwick Witch Trials (5:58)
- 4. Upon Azrael's Wings (5:38)
- 5. Corpsecycle (5:55)
- 6. Fields of Zagara (1:58)
- 7. Oro The Manslayer (7:29)
- 8. Beneath a Funeral Sun (5:20)
- 9. The Garden (26:59)
- 10. Proga-Europa (5:58)
Personnel[]
Cathedral[]
- Lee Dorrian - Vocals, Samples, Art Concept
- Gaz Jennings - Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion
- Leo Smee - Bass, Flute, Auto Harp, Synthesizer, Mellotron
- Brian Dixon - Drums, Percussion
Additional Personnel[]
- Michael Tyack - Violin
- Pascal Roggen - Violin
- Lo Polidoro - Vocals
- Jools Orchids - Backing Vocals (8)
- Florence Rigby - Backing Vocals (8)
- Hector Rigby - Backing Vocals (8)
Technical Personnel[]
- Dave Patchett - Artwork
- Jo Ratcliffe - Logo
- Warren Riker - Engineer, Producer
- Rebecca Palmer - Photography
- Roger Stillman - Photography
External Links[]
References[]
- ↑ BlabbermouthAccessed 14 December 2017
- ↑ Blabbermouth
| 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 |