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The Serpent's Gold
''The Serpent's Gold'' is a compilation album by British doom metal band Cathedral, released on 21 June 2004 through Earache. It consists of two discs, featuring a "Best of" titled "The Serpent's Treasure" and a collection of demos and rarities titled "The Serpent's Chest". Release Earache released the album in the United Kingdom on 21 June 2004 and in the United States on 27 July 2004. The booklet contains an interview with singer Lee Dorrian and a track-by-track interview about the songs on the second disc with guitarist Garry Jennings. Track listing Personnel Cathedral * Lee Dorrian – vocals, compilation * Garry Jennings – bass (disc 1: 1, 4, 6, 15, disc 2: 1–3, 5, 8, 10, 11), guitar, drums (disc 2: 10), keyboard (disc 2: 4, 9), backing vocals (disc 2: 9), tambourine (disc 1: 3, 5), compilation * Brian Dixon – drums (disc 1: 2, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, disc 2: 8, 11) * Scott Carlson – bass (disc 2: 4, 6, 9) * Adam Lehan – bass (disc 2: 7), guitar (disc 1: 1, 3â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathedral (band)
Cathedral were a doom metal band from Coventry, England. The group gained attention upon release of its debut album, ''Forest of Equilibrium'' (1991), which is considered a classic of the genre. However, the band's sound evolved quickly and began to adopt characteristics of 1970s metal, hard rock and progressive rock. After releasing ten full-length albums and touring extensively for over two decades, Cathedral broke up after the release of ''The Last Spire'' in 2013. History Early history (1989–1991) In 1989, Lee Dorrian left Napalm Death because he was reportedly tiring of the punk scene and did not like the death metal direction which Napalm Death was taking. Cathedral was formed after Lee Dorrian and Mark Griffiths (a Carcass roadie) met and discussed their love for bands like Black Sabbath, Candlemass, Pentagram, Trouble, and Witchfinder General. The band was founded in 1989 by Dorrian, Griffiths and Garry Jennings (formerly of thrash metal band Acid Reign). Dorrian was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Carnival Bizarre
''The Carnival Bizarre'' is the third album by British doom metal band Cathedral, released in September 1995 through Earache. Released in 1996, the related ''Hopkins (The Witchfinder General)'' EP features that titular track along with four additional songs. Critical reception Jem Aswald, in ''Trouser Press'', wrote: "Pagan idolatry aside, ''Carnival Bizarre'' is Cathedral’s best and tightest album yet, rectifying many of the indulgences of the past and concentrating on throbbing grooves and viscous riffage – and a shout-out to Huggy Bear." Track listing Personnel Cathedral * Lee Dorrian – vocals, sleeve concept * Garry Jennings – guitar, mellotron (5, 8), keyboard (4, 10), percussion (5, 10), choir (4) * Leo Smee – bass, mellotron (3, 8), choir (4) * Brian Dixon – drums, choir (4) Additional musicians * Tony Iommi – guitar (3) * Kenny Ball – trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electronic Keyboard
An electronic keyboard, portable keyboard, or digital keyboard is an electronic musical instrument, an electronic derivative of keyboard instruments. Electronic keyboards include synthesizers, digital pianos, stage pianos, electronic organs and digital audio workstations. In technical terms, an electronic keyboard is a synthesizer with a low-wattage power amplifier and small loudspeakers. Electronic keyboards are capable of recreating a wide range of instrument sounds (piano, Hammond organ, pipe organ, violin, etc.) and synthesizer tones with less complex sound synthesis. Electronic keyboards are usually designed for home users, beginners and other non-professional users. They typically have unweighted keys. The least expensive models do not have velocity-sensitive keys, but mid- to high-priced models do. Home keyboards typically have little, if any, digital sound editing capacity. The user typically selects from a range of preset "voices" or sounds, which include imitations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drum Kit
A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player ( drummer) typically holds a pair of matching drumsticks, one in each hand, and uses their feet to operate a foot-controlled hi-hat and bass drum pedal. A standard kit may contain: * A snare drum, mounted on a stand * A bass drum, played with a beater moved by a foot-operated pedal * One or more tom-toms, including rack toms and/or floor toms * One or more cymbals, including a ride cymbal and crash cymbal * Hi-hat cymbals, a pair of cymbals that can be manipulated by a foot-operated pedal The drum kit is a part of the standard rhythm section and is used in many types of popular and traditional music styles, ranging from rock and pop to blues and jazz. __TOC__ History Early development Before the development of the drum set, drums and cymbals used in military and orchestral m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guitar
The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strings against frets with the fingers of the opposite hand. A plectrum or individual finger picks may also be used to strike the strings. The sound of the guitar is projected either acoustically, by means of a resonant chamber on the instrument, or amplified by an electronic pickup and an amplifier. The guitar is classified as a chordophone – meaning the sound is produced by a vibrating string stretched between two fixed points. Historically, a guitar was constructed from wood with its strings made of catgut. Steel guitar strings were introduced near the end of the nineteenth century in the United States; nylon strings came in the 1940s. The guitar's ancestors include the gittern, the vihuela, the four- course Renaissance guitar, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bass Guitar
The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and scale length, and typically four to six strings or courses. Since the mid-1950s, the bass guitar has largely replaced the double bass in popular music. The four-string bass is usually tuned the same as the double bass, which corresponds to pitches one octave lower than the four lowest-pitched strings of a guitar (typically E, A, D, and G). It is played primarily with the fingers or thumb, or with a pick. To be heard at normal performance volumes, electric basses require external amplification. Terminology According to the ''New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'', an "Electric bass guitar sa Guitar, usually with four heavy strings tuned E1'–A1'–D2–G2." It also defines ''bass'' as "Bass (iv). A contraction of Double bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compilation Album
A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several Performing arts#Performers, performers. If by one artist, then generally the tracks were not originally intended for release together as a single work, but may be collected together as a greatest hits album or box set. If from several performers, there may be a theme, topic, time period, or genre which links the tracks, or they may have been intended for release as a single work—such as a tribute album. When the tracks are by the same recording artist, the album may be referred to as a retrospective album or an anthology. Content and scope Songs included on a compilation album may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several performers. If by one artist, then generally the tracks were not originally intended for release together as a single work, but may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singing
Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without accompaniment by musical instruments. Singing is often done in an ensemble of musicians, such as a choir. Singers may perform as soloists or accompanied by anything from a single instrument (as in art song or some jazz styles) up to a symphony orchestra or big band. Different singing styles include art music such as opera and Chinese opera, Indian music, Japanese music, and religious music styles such as gospel, traditional music styles, world music, jazz, blues, ghazal, and popular music styles such as pop, rock, and electronic dance music. Singing can be formal or informal, arranged, or improvised. It may be done as a form of religious devotion, as a hobby, as a source of pleasure, comfort, or ritual as part of music education or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Witchfinder General (band)
Witchfinder General was an English heavy metal band from Stourbridge. They were part of the new wave of British heavy metal scene and have been cited as a major influence on the doom metal genre. They were named after the 1968 British horror film ''Witchfinder General''. History Witchfinder General formed in 1979 by Zeeb Parkes and Phil Cope in Stourbridge, England, as part of the new wave of British heavy metal movement during the early 1980s. They were strongly influenced by Black Sabbath, and have been described as one of the pioneers of the doom metal style. The band's importance was acknowledged mostly after they disbanded. Witchfinder General disbanded sometime in 1984 amidst reported controversy of their sexually explicit album covers in the UK. The band (minus vocalist and writer Zeeb Parkes) reformed in November 2006-- with new vocalist Gary Martin. The band released ''Buried Amongst the Ruins'' a compilation CD featuring the "Burning a Sinner" single, the '' Soviet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caravan Beyond Redemption
''Caravan Beyond Redemption'' is the fifth album of British doom metal band Cathedral (band), Cathedral, released on 6 December 1998 by Earache Records, Earache. Track listing Personnel Cathedral * Lee Dorrian – singing, vocals * Garry Jennings – electric guitar, guitar * Leo Smee – bass guitar, bass * Brian Dixon – drum kit, drums Technical personnel * Andy Sneap – record producer, production * Danny Sprigg – assistant audio engineer, engineering * Stevie Clow – assistant engineering * Stu Williamson – photography References 1998 albums Cathedral (band) albums Albums produced by Andy Sneap Earache Records albums {{1990s-metal-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endtyme
''Endtyme'' is the sixth full-length album by British doom metal band Cathedral A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denominatio .... Released in 2001, this album is a return to the more dark and gloomy sound found on their first album. The cover art was created by Sunn O))) guitarist Stephen O'Malley. It was the first Cathedral album not to feature cover art by Dave Patchett. Track listing #"Cathedral Flames" – 1:59 #"Melancholy Emperor" – 5:32 #"Requiem for the Sun" – 6:54 #"Whores to Oblivion" – 6:32 #"Alchemist of Sorrows" – 7:16 #"Ultra Earth" – 9:22 #"Astral Queen" – 6:39 #"Sea Serpent" – 5:48 #"Templar's Arise! (The Return)" – 13:39 #"Gargoylian" – 7:47 (Japanese edition bonus track) {{Authority control 2001 albums Cathedral (band) albums Album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forest Of Equilibrium
''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. ''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. 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. Track listing all lyrics by Lee Dorrian unless noted; All music by Garry Jennings unless noted. 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 * Reverend Wolski – keyboard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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