Alright folks a lot has to be said about Cathedral,as some of you know this year will be the last year for Cathedral playing live.After being a band for 22 years the band has decided to call it quits.With 9 studio albums and a handful of ep's and singles the UK doomsters have had quite a prolific career as pioneers of doom metal.I remember hearing Cathedral in around late 1993 for the very first time.The video single for "Midnight Mountain" used to air alongside Monster Magnet's "Twin Earth" on Much Music's Power Hour and i remember really digging it then, i just didn't know where to get this music from at the time being only 13.It was only years later in around 1997 when the "Supernatural Birth Machine" album came out.I read a review of the album in Exclaim a free publication news paper here in Canada.All i remembered and thought to myself,this was the band that i used to sing along to their disco doom style video on tv.So i then proceeded to go out and buy this new album,this is where my interest in collecting and discovering doom metal bands started.I got my friend who was a long time fan since Cathedral started to sell me some of his Cathedral stuff.I basically got all the early stuff that i was missing and after that point i followed and bought each album they released.It also should be mentioned that they opened many doors musically for me.From reading Gaz' cosmic vibes list of obscure 70's proto doom bands, i made it my mission to discover each one of these bands.Each album that i got of Cathedral was always an exciting experience,because i would always want to examine the Dave Patchett artwork while listening to the album.I found that it made listening to the album an experience one doesn't forget so easily.The band has also been a metamorphosing entity right from it's inception in early 1990 to this day.There had been quite a few lineup changes and collaborations over the years,working with names like Pentagram,Trouble,Venom and Repulsion members.In the late/mid 90's they started writing songs based on some of their favorite cult horror movies mostly Hammer horror movies like Witchfinder General and Italian horror trilogy Tombs of The Blind Dead.Some other movies like Planet of the apes and Captain Clegg were also points of inspiration for Cathedral's evolving sound.Since 93' Cathedral had always wanted to produce an album like a YES album,colorful and progressively orientated.It was on 2006 "Garden of Unearthly Delights" and mostly 2010 "The Guessing Game" they finally achieved this concept in my opinion.Both albums were released on Nuclear Blast USA and was a little bit more prog oriented as their previous albums.Last year the band celebrated a 20th year anniversary with two sets @ 02 Academy Islington (London) the first set of which they played the first album with original recording line-up, a second set followed up with current line up.As it stands today from what i read Scott Carlson of Repulsion is back on bass to finish up the last few shows with the band and a new album is in the works for 2012.Until then i will anticipate the release of this last album and i am utterly grateful for having discovered this timeless doom band.Listening to Cathedral broadened my horizons up, from getting into acid folk to 70s proto metal and nwobhm.I am ultimately blessed to have heard their music growing up.And i will cherish my collection until my death,until then i will keep on blasting the utopian sludge.Eventually i will dedicate a whole program on my Doomedimension Radio show as a tribute and celebration to this long lasting UK band.I will make a announcement of this once i organize everything,for 4 hours or more i will try to encompass the whole discography as well as the various rareties and singles.Also as i am posting this last nite was Cathedral's last show in America @ mdf 2011 hopefully we will get to see some decent footage of the doom masters laying down the concrete soonish.I only wish i could have had the chance to see this splendid & majestical band live once, but travelling outside of Canada has always been quite impossible for me to afford.Also was hoping to catch Pentagram in August in NY, but if i couldn't to go to Maryland to see the mighty Cathedral i sure hells cant afford to go to NY to see the mighty Ram's head!! such a doleful feeling knowing that i am missing out so i will end the post with my video edit of Night of the Seagulls.
Slough of Despond formed around late 1997 in Cap-Pele New Brunswick,Canada.The band idea came together when me and a few highschool friends wanting to play psychedelic doom metal in the vein of Cathedral and early Electric Wizard.Got together and started jamming on original material.In November of 1998 we recorded our first 4 track demo with local friend and musician Claude "Krall" Doiron.In 1999 another recording session was done with just me and drummer Ian Ryan we recorded and mixed this session ourselves.Later these songs were added with the 98 November session and named "November's Grief demos 98-99".Unfortunately Slough of Despond was short lived and never played any shows.there was a show with Necropolis that we were supposed to do but it never happened for us.Not long after this the band fell apart one attempt was made in 2000 to reform but didn't work out.Again in 2007 i took decision to reform the band with new members and new sound,with no avail this was a complete disaster.The band again was booked for a show that we didn't play.therefor it was Doomed to begin with another chapter in Slough of Despond history closed.There is still a myspace site with the early demos up and running,you can find the link here at the bottom of the blog page.This is a video Ian and i edited just a few years ago with scenes of Tales from the Crypt's Demon Knight of our song Dragonslayer!!
Alright folks a lot has to be said about Cathedral,as some of you know this year will be the last year for Cathedral playing live.After being a band for 22 years the band has decided to call it quits.With 9 studio albums and a handful of ep's and singles the UK doomsters have had quite a prolific career as pioneers of doom metal.I remember hearing Cathedral in around late 1993 for the very first time.The video single for "Midnight Mountain" used to air alongside Monster Magnet's "Twin Earth" on Much Music's Power Hour and i remember really digging it then, i just didn't know where to get this music from at the time being only 13.It was only years later in around 1997 when the "Supernatural Birth Machine" album came out.I read a review of the album in Exclaim a free publication news paper here in Canada.All i remembered and thought to myself,this was the band that i used to sing along to their disco doom style video on tv.So i then proceeded to go out and buy this new album,this is where my interest in collecting and discovering doom metal bands started.I got my friend who was a long time fan since Cathedral started to sell me some of his Cathedral stuff.I basical
ly got all the early stuff that i was missing and after that point i followed and bought each album they released.It also should be mentioned that they opened many doors musically for me.From reading Gaz' cosmic vibes list of obscure 70's proto doom bands, i made it my mission to discover each one of these bands.Each album that i got of Cathedral was always an exciting experience,because i would always want to examine the Dave Patchett artwork while listening to the album.I found that it made listening to the album an experience one doesn't forget so easily.The band has also been a metamorphosing entity right from it's inception in early 1990 to this day.There had been quite a few lineup changes and collaborations over the years,working with names like Pentagram,Trouble,Venom and Repulsion members.In the late/mid 90's they started writing songs based on some of their favorite cult horror movies mostly Hammer horror movies like Witchfinder General and Italian horror trilogy Tombs of The Blind Dead.Some other movies like Planet of the apes and Captain Clegg were also points of inspiration for Cathedral'
s evolving sound.Since 93' Cathedral had always wanted to produce an album like a YES album,colorful and progressively orientated.It was on 2006 "Garden of Unearthly Delights" and mostly 2010 "The Guessing Game" they finally achieved this concept in my opinion.Both albums were released on Nuclear Blast USA and was a little bit more prog oriented as their previous albums.Last year the band celebrated a 20th year anniversary with two sets @ 02 Academy Islington (London) the first set of which they played the first album with original recording line-up, a second set followed up with current line up.As it stands today from what i read Scott Carlson of Repulsion is back on bass to finish up the last few shows with the band and a new album is in the works for 2012.Until then i will anticipate the release of this last album and i am utterly grateful for having discovered this timeless doom band.Listening to Cathedral broadened my horizons up, from getting into acid folk to 70s proto metal and nwobhm.I am ultimately blessed to have heard their music growing up.And i will cherish my collection until my death,until then i will keep on blasting the utopian
sludge.Eventually i will dedicate a whole program on my Doomedimension Radio show as a tribute and celebration to this long lasting UK band.I will make a announcement of this once i organize everything,for 4 hours or more i will try to encompass the whole discography as well as the various rareties and singles.Also as i am posting this last nite was Cathedral's last show in America @ mdf 2011 hopefully we will get to see some decent footage of the doom masters laying down the concrete soonish.I only wish i could have had the chance to see this splendid & majestical band live once, but travelling outside of Canada has always been quite impossible for me to afford.Also was hoping to catch Pentagram in August in NY, but if i couldn't to go to Maryland to see the mighty Cathedral i sure hells cant afford to go to NY to see the mighty Ram's head!! such a doleful feeling knowing that i am missing out so i will end the post with my video edit of Night of the Seagulls.
