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Forest of Equilibrium is the debut album of the British doom metal band Cathedral, released in 1991 on Earache Records. It is considered a classic of its genre, doom metal.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Picture of Beauty & Innocence (Intro)/Commiserating the Celebration" | Lee Dorrian | Garry Jennings | 11:16 |
| 2. | "Ebony Tears" | Dorrian | Jennings | 7:46 |
| 3. | "Serpent Eve" | Mark Griffiths | Jennings, Adam Lehan | 7:40 |
| 4. | "Soul Sacrifice" | Griffiths | Jennings | 2:54 |
| 5. | "A Funeral Request (Ethereal Architect)" | Griffiths, David Park Barnitz | Lehan | 9:17 |
| 6. | "Equilibrium" | Dorrian | Jennings | 6:08 |
| 7. | "Reaching Happiness, Touching Pain" | Dorrian | Jennings | 9:08 |
Personnel
Cathedral
- Lee Dorrian – vocals, production assistant
- Garry Jennings – guitar, production assistant
- Adam Lehan – guitar, acoustic guitar
- Mark Griffiths – bass guitar
- Mike Smail – drums
Additional musicians
Technical personnel
- PBL – production
- Mark Tempest – engineering
- Dave Patchett – sleeve artwork
- Jason Tilley – photos
- J. Barry – layout
References
- ^ Birchmeier, Jason. Cathedral: Forest of Equilibrium at AllMusic. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
- ^ "The Depths Of Doom," 2006, p. 52.
- ^ Chase, Jesse. "Cathedral – "Forest of Equilibrium"". Decibel. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
- ^ "CATHEDRAL: 'Forest Of Equilibrium' Reissue To Include 40-Minute Documentary". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
Bibliography
- "Doom Top Tens: The Depths Of Doom" (2006). Terrorizer, 144, 52–53.