Forest of Equilibrium

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Forest of Equilibrium
CathedralForestOfEquilibrium.jpg
Studio album by
Cathedral
Released21 October 1991 (1991-10-21) (UK) [1]
11 February 1992 (1992-02-11) (US)
RecordedJuly–August 1991
StudioWorkshop Studios, Redditch, England
Genre Doom metal
Length54:09
Label Earache, Relativity
Producer
Cathedral chronology
In Memorium EP
(1990)		Forest of Equilibrium
(1991)		 The Ethereal Mirror
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 6/10 [4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg(1991) [6]
Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg(2011) [7]
Metal.de 9/10 [8]
Ox-Fanzine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [9]
Rock Hard 9/10 [10]

Forest of Equilibrium is the debut studio album by British doom metal band Cathedral, released on 21 October 1991 through Earache Records. [11] It is considered a classic of its genre, doom metal. [7] [12] [13] Forest of Equilibrium was notably inducted into Decibel magazine's Hall of Fame in February 2006 being the 12th inductee for the Decibel Hall of Fame. [14]

Contents

In 2009, Earache Records reissued the album along with four "bonus" songs that comprise the long-out-of-print 1992 Soul Sacrifice EP. This deluxe digipak reissue also includes a poster of Dave Patchett's cover art and a new 40-minute documentary entitled "Return to the Forest" on DVD. [15]

Music

Chris Chantler of Metal Hammer said the album was "the result of their mutual doom obsession, twisted by their own forward-thinking extreme impulses." [16]

Legacy

Chris Chantler of Metal Hammer said in 2020 that the album "remains truly a unique, pivotal recording." [16]

Track listing

All lyrics by Lee Dorrian unless noted; all music by Garry Jennings unless noted

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Picture of Beauty & Innocence (Intro)/Commiserating the Celebration"  11:16
2."Ebony Tears"  7:46
3."Serpent Eve"Mark GriffithsJennings, Adam Lehan7:40
4."Soul Sacrifice"Griffiths 2:54
5."A Funeral Request (Ethereal Architect)"Griffiths, David Park Barnitz Lehan9:17
6."Equilibrium"  6:08
7."Reaching Happiness, Touching Pain"  9:08

Personnel

Personnel per liner notes. [17]

Cathedral

Additional personnel

Production

References

  1. ↑ Discogs image
  2. 1 2 Bennett 2006, p. 46.
  3. ↑ Birchmeier, Jason. Cathedral: Forest of Equilibrium at AllMusic. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  4. ↑ Popoff 2007.
  5. ↑ Larkin 1998, p. 991.
  6. ↑ Gitter 1991.
  7. 1 2 Ruskell 2011.
  8. ↑ Matthias (30 April 2013). "Cathedral - Forest of Equilibrium Review". metal.de . Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  9. ↑ Bohnensack, André (August 2009). "Review - Cathedral - Forest of Equilibrium". Ox-Fanzine (in German). Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  10. ↑ Rock Hard Editorial (22 November 1991). "Forest Of Equilibrium". Rock Hard (Vol. 56) (in German). Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  11. ↑ Alexander 1991.
  12. ↑ Ayers 1996.
  13. ↑ Badin 2006.
  14. ↑ Chase, Jesse (19 February 2006). "Cathedral – "Forest of Equilibrium"". Decibel . Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  15. ↑ "CATHEDRAL: 'Forest Of Equilibrium' Reissue To Include 40-Minute Documentary". Blabbermouth.net. 28 March 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  16. 1 2 updated, Chris Chantlerlast (5 October 2016). "10 essential doom metal albums". Louder. Retrieved 13 June 2025.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  17. ↑ Cathedral (1991). Forest of Equilibrium (booklet). Earache Records. MOSH 43.

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