By: Jack Taylor
Album Type: Demo
(Remastered)
Date Released: 10/07/2015
Label: Rise
Above Records
‘Mourning of a New Day’, is fairly typical of what one would expect
from this band – the trudgy, monolithic Black Sabbath-inspired riffage,
‘In Memorium’ CD//DVD//LP
track listing:
1).
Mourning of a New Day
2).
All Your Sins
3).
Ebony Tears
4).
March
Live
Holland/Belgium 1991
4).
Comiserating the Celebration
5).
Ebony Tears Neophytes For Serpent Eve
6).
All Your Sins
7).
Mourning of a New Day
DVD Live in
Groningen (NL) May 1st 1991
1).
Comiserating the Celebration
2).
Ebony Tears
3).
Neophytes For Serpent Eve
4).
All Your Sins
5).
Mourning of a New Day
Cathedral were on this recording:
Lee
Dorian | Vocals
Adam
Lehan | Guitars
Mark
Griffiths | Bass
Ben
Mochrie | Drums
Gaz
Jennings | Guitars
The Review:
The
late, great Cathedral
left us two years ago, but their very first imprint on the music scene has been
re-released – ‘In Memorium’. Originally a four-song demo released in 1990,
it has now been remastered and repackaged – with a bunch of rare live songs
stuck on the end.
Like
many underground metal acts that were given fantastic record deals at the start
of the 90's, Cathedral started off wonderfully, suffered somewhat from late
90's blues, and then picked up again, before bowing out of the scene entirely.
This first effort by the band offers no surprises to listeners in 2015, but
back in the day, it served as a blueprint for the band's entire career.
The
first song, ‘Mourning of a New Day’, is fairly typical of what one would expect
from this band – the trudgy, monolithic Black Sabbath-inspired riffage, and the
more up-tempo passages that are obviously a nod to the great American doom act,
Trouble.
‘All Your Sins’ is another decent slab of doom, but all on this short release
is eclipsed by their subsequent albums – particularly ‘Carnival Bizarre’ and ‘The
Ethereal Mirror’. It's a great insight into the origins of the band – and the
music isn't half bad either – but unless you are a hardcore fan of the band,
it's probably worth passing over.
‘In Memoriam’ is available here
