''Forest of Equilibrium'' is the debut album of the British doom metal band

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, released in 1991 on

Earache Records Earache Records is a British independent record label, music publisher and management company founded by Digby Pearson in 1985, based in Nottingham, England, with offices in London and New York. The label helped to pioneer extreme metal by rel ...

. 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 Lee Dorrian (born 5 June 1968) is an English singer, best known as a former member of grindcore band Napalm Death and later frontman of doom metal band Cathedral. Career During his early teenage years, Dorrian was the editor of a local punk f ...

unless noted; All music by

Garry Jennings Garry "Gaz" Jennings is an English musician best known for his work as the guitarist for doom metal band Cathedral. In addition, he has also worked as the guitarist of thrash metal band Acid Reign, punk rock band Septic Tank and heavy metal ...

unless noted.

Personnel

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, production assistant *

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, production assistant * Adam Lehan – guitar, acoustic guitar * Mark Griffiths –

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* Mike Smail – drums

Additional musicians

* Reverend Wolski –

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* Helen Acreman – flute

Technical personnel

* PBL – production * Mark Tempest – engineering * Dave Patchett – sleeve artwork * Jason Tilley – photos * J. Barry – layout

References

Bibliography

* "Doom Top Tens: The Depths Of Doom" (2006). ''Terrorizer'', 144, 52–53. {{Authority control 1991 debut albums Cathedral (band) albums Earache Records albums