Forest of Equilibrium

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Forest of Equilibrium
CathedralForestOfEquilibrium.jpg
Studio album by
Released14 October 1991 (1991-10-14)
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 [2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 6/10 [3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg(1991) [5]
Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg(2011) [6]
Metal.de 9/10 [7]
Ox-Fanzine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [8]
Rock Hard 9/10 [9]

Forest of Equilibrium is the debut studio album by British doom metal band Cathedral, released on 14 October 1991 through Earache Records. [10] It is considered a classic of its genre, doom metal. [6] [11] [12] 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. [13]

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. [14]

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. [15]

Cathedral

Additional personnel

Production

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