The VIIth Coming

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The VIIth Coming
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Studio album by
Released5 November 2002 (2002-11-05) [1]
RecordedJuly 2002
StudioThe Chapel, Lincolnshire, England
Genre Doom metal, heavy metal
Length53:27
Label Spitfire
Producer Kit Woolven, Cathedral
Cathedral chronology
Endtyme
(2001)
The VIIth Coming
(2002)
The Serpent's Gold
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
CMJ New Music Report Mixed [1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 8/10 [3]

The VIIth Coming is the seventh studio album by British doom metal band Cathedral, released on 5 November 2002 through Spitfire Records (the band's first release with the label). [1]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Phoenix Rising"3:52
2."Resisting the Ghost"2:37
3."Skullflower"5:44
4."Aphrodite's Winter"5:04
5."The Empty Mirror"8:38
6."Nocturnal Fist"3:20
7."Iconoclast"5:19
8."Black Robed Avenger"6:46
9."Congregation of Sorcerer's"4:39
10."Halo of Fire"7:21
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."Texting"5:59

Personnel

Cathedral

Additional musicians

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Sciarretto, Amy (11 November 2002). "Cathedral: The VIIth Coming". CMJ New Music Report . 73 (788). New York: The CMJ Network: 26. ISSN   0890-0795. OCLC   13920492 . Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  2. O'Neill, Brian. Cathedral: The Seventh Coming at AllMusic. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  3. Popoff, Martin; Perri, David (2011). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 4: The '00s. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 75. ISBN   9781-926592-20-6.