1995 studio album by Cathedral
| The Carnival Bizarre | ||||
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| Studio album by Cathedral | ||||
| Released | 29 September 1995 (1995-09-29) | |||
| Recorded | 29 May – 14 June 1995 | |||
| Studio | Parkgate Studios | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, doom metal, stoner metal | |||
| Length | 62:48 | |||
| Label | Earache | |||
| Producer | Kit Woolven | |||
| Cathedral chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Chronicles of Chaos | 6/10 |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 9/10 |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  |
| Kerrang! | |
| Metal.de | 7/10 |
| Ox-Fanzine | 7/10 |
The Carnival Bizarre is the third studio album by British doom metal band Cathedral, released in September 1995 through Earache Records.
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
All tracks are written by Lee Dorrian and Garry Jennings, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Vampire Sun" (Written by Jennings, Dorrian and Scott Carlson) | 4:06 |
| 2. | "Hopkins (The Witchfinder General)" | 5:18 |
| 3. | "Utopian Blaster" | 5:41 |
| 4. | "Night of the Seagulls" (Written by Jennings, Dorrian and Carlson) | 7:00 |
| 5. | "Carnival Bizarre" | 8:35 |
| 6. | "Inertia's Cave" | 6:39 |
| 7. | "Fangalactic Supergoria" | 5:54 |
| 8. | "Blue Light" | 3:27 |
| 9. | "Palace of Fallen Majesty" | 7:43 |
| 10. | "Electric Grave" | 8:25 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Karmacopia" | 5:06 |
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 (7)
- Mitchell Dickinson – gong (3), choir (4)
Technical personnel
- Kit Woolven – production, engineering
- Doug Cook – assistant engineering
- Noel Summerville – mastering
- Dave Patchett – front cover
- Leilah Wendell – inside art
- Ray Palmer – photography
- Aston Stephens – layout
References
- ^ "Cathedral 'The Carnival Bizarre'". earache.com. Earache. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- Birchmeier, Jason. Cathedral: The Carnival Bizarre at AllMusic. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- Filicetti, Gino (1 October 1995). "CoC : Cathedral - The Carnival Bizarre : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 74. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- Larkin, Colin, ed. (1998). "Cathedral". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE Inc. pp. 990–991. ISBN 0-333-74134-X – via Internet Archive.
- Shiels, Liam (23 September 1995). "Albumz". Kerrang!. No. 564. EMAP. p. 48.
- Florian (27 September 1995). "Cathedral - The Carnival Bizarre Review". metal.de. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- Hiller, Joachim (October 2008). "Review - Cathedral - The Carnival Bizarre". Ox-Fanzine (in German). Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- "Cathedral".
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