The VIIth Coming

The VIIth Coming

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Ex-Napalm Death vocalist Lee Dorrian formed Cathedral in 1990, favoring Black Sabbath grind over his former bands thrash-metal, through Dorrian's vocals are just as demented & unintelligible. This, their seventh release, has riffs that'll shatter your eardrums. Spitfire. 2002.

Tracks:

Phoenix Rising
Resisting The Ghost
Skullflower
Aphrodite's Winter
The Empty Mirror
Nocturnal Fist
Oconoclast
Black Robed Avenger
Congregation Of Sorcerer's
Halo Of Fire

Album Description

Ex-Napalm Death vocalist Lee Dorrian formed Cathedral in 1990, favoring Black Sabbath grind over his former bands thrash-metal, through Dorrian's vocals are just as demented & unintelligible. This, their seventh release, has riffs that'll shatter your eardrums. Spitfire. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

poop!!!.......2007-06-23

you've got to be kidding!
this vocalist is embarresing.
he cannot sing a note
why he attempts to sing is beyond me.
avoid at all costs!

Lacking in Every Area.......2003-02-09

This is the worst release I could've imagined by this band. This band is capable of so much more. Previous releases like 'The Ethereal Mirror,' 'Carnival Bizarre,' and the 'Soul Sacrifice' EP prove the worth of this ensemble. The mood of this release almost seems that this band has run out of ideas. The guitar and bass chords are flat and repetitive, and the drums are less-than-respectable. This release is as much fun to listen to as an insurance seminar.

worthy follow-up to Endtyme.......2002-12-01

Ah, the great Cathedral returneth, for the VIIth tyme. "The 7th Coming" is indeed the band's 7th studio album (though why they don't count "Statik Majic/Cosmic Requiem" is beyond me), and while it is not quite as satisfying as last year's brilliant "Endtyme," it sure does kick arse.

The changes from that album are noticable. New label, slightly more upbeat (though nowhere near the comic book absurdity of records like "Supernatural Birth Machine"). Also a different producer--for some reason Billy Anderson, doom/sludge metal producer extradonaire, is absent this time around. It shows. While the production is still top notch, it doesn't have that organic sweaty-monster sound that helped make "Endtyme" so heavy. Of course, I think Billy Anderson (who also helped make Mr. Bungle's "California" the best album of the last 10 years) should produce everything, so maybe you won't notice or care.

But I dwell on the negative. This album is awesome. The songs are actually catchy, and the band sets up a good balance between sludgy doom dirge and sick swing, something that has eluded them since "The Ethereal Mirror." Dorrian's vocals continue to improve, and some of his melodies (and harmonies!!) are downright surprising. This is not the same guy who could barely rise above a grunt on "Forest of Equilibrium." The first song, "Phoenix Rising," is an awesome balance of heavy doom and tight melody. Other standout tracks in clude "The Empty Mirror," "Congregation of Sorcerers," and "Aphrodite's Winter." Themes of an icy apocalypse pervade the album. Cool.

In their early days, Cathedral released "The Ethereal Mirror," which is in my opinion one of the most important albums in all of metal. They have since been in the unfortunate position of having every subsequent release held up against it, and albums that on their own would have been regarded as metal masterpieces have instead been found lacking by comparison to "Ethereal." These guys have impressed me throughout their career, even in their sillier moments, by the sheer force of their conviction. It has been a bonus, then, that on the last two albums the material has been equal to the ambition. Not only that, but they have finally chased down the spectre of their past success and I think can now move past it.

But I digress. This record rocks. Everyone should buy 1 for their self and one for someone else for Christmas, or Hanukah or Kwanzaa or whatever. That way, by Valentine's Day we might just see Dorrian alongside Durst on TRL. Yeah, right. Well, its a nice thought.

Tracks:

Phoenix Rising
Resisting The Ghost
Skullflower
Aphrodites Winter
The Empty Mirror
Nocturnal Fist
Iconoclast
Black Robed Avenger
Congregation Of Sorcerers
Halo Of Fire
Texting

Album Description

Japanese edition of the seventh album from the masters of doom metal includes one bonus track, 'Texting'. Toy's Factory. 2002.

Album Details

Japanese Version featuring a Bonus Track

Average customer rating:

Cathedral - 'Seventh Coming'

The VIIth Coming
Cathedral
Manufacturer: Dream Catcher
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Death Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00006IRKP
Release Date: 2002-10-22

Tracks:

Phoenix Rising
Resisting the Ghost
Skullflower
Aphrodite's Winter
Empty Mirror
Nocturnal Fist
Iconoclast
Black Robed Avenger
Congregation of Sorcerer's
Halo of Fire

Album Description

The seventh album from the masters of doom metal (their first for Dream Catcher) was recorded at Chapel studios with the classic line-up of Dorian, Jennings, Smee & Dixon. For fans of retro, hard, sludge & stoner rock. 10 tracks. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

Cathedral - 'Seventh Coming'.......2003-05-05

As the track ýNocturnal Fistý drills down into your grey matter at a slow and even pace you realise the gods of doom are back.

Let it be told that the spawning of Black Sabbath fly the flag like no other! ýSeventh Comingý delivers an album of epic proportions catapulting me back to what ýtrue metalý stands for. There is no need for 3 guitarist and 2 bassists, 4 drummers, samplers and a plethora of makeup and/or masks. A simple but so effective system of 4 rumbling machines destroying all in their path equipped with a battery of ammunition no longer seen in music today.

Brain Dixon leads the attack my murdering a drum kit surely armour plated for this exercise. Lee Smee thunders along with bass lines that equal a good 11 on the Richter scale. Gaz Jenningsý enigmatic guitar style shreds through with marksman precision. No way better to compliment a formidable armoury than with the recognisable yet eccentric vocals of Lee Dorian'..ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ýthis is how metal should be played, no frills, no bells and whistles!ý

A little short with only 10 tracks but maybe Iým just greedy! Killer tracks that cause just that extra bit of damage; ýCarnival Bizarreý, ýEmpty Mirrorý.

If thereýs only one album you add to your collection for Xmas. Let it be this one!

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