CATHEDRAL - In Memoriam Set For Reissue
June 9, 2015, 9 years ago
On June 29th, Rise Above Records will re-release Cathedral's In Memoriam.
The first self-financed cassette recording by Cathedral - made available in October 1990 - was a pioneering underground masterpiece in its own right; the sound of a young band exploring its newfound chemistry, finding confident variations on a flawless list of influences and cultivating a sound and style that would prove hugely inspirational throughout the 1990s and beyond, being a major influence on everyone from Electric Wizard through to Reverend Bizarre.
Where most demos are little more than a dry run for the first album, In Memoriam still has its own distinct and important identity in the Cathedral canon. The debut LP that followed, Forest Of Equilibrium, has a sombre, devout, melodic and mystical grandeur all of its own - but In Memoriam has a far murkier, earthier, more deathly intent. Creepy, cryptic and bowel-looseningly heavy, it represents the first time that the doom metal stylings of Trouble, Saint Vitus, Pentagram and Witchfinder General had been rendered in a new, more extreme metallic form.
The CD edition comes with a bonus DVD, featuring a rare live performance from 1991. It also incudes a booklet with extensive notes and rare photos. The vinyl edition comes as a double 180gm LP set in gatefold sleeve and full sized eight-page booklet. Tracklisting is as follows:
Demo 1990
"Mourning Of A New Day"
"All Your Sins"
"Ebony Tears"
"March"
Live Holland / Belgium 1991
"Intro / Comiserating The Celebration"
"Ebony Tears"
"Neophytes For Serpent Eve"
"All Your Sins"
"Mourning Of A New Day"
DVD Live in Groningen (NL) May 1st 1991
"Intro / Comiserating The Celebration"
"Ebony Tears"
"Neophytes For Serpent Eve"
"All Your Sins"
"Mourning Of A New Day"
