The Carnival Bizarre
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| The Carnival Bizarre | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 29 September 1995[1] | |||
| Recorded | 29 May – 14 June 1995 | |||
| Studio | Parkgate Studios | |||
| Genre | Stoner metal, doom metal | |||
| Length | 62:48 | |||
| Label | Earache | |||
| Producer | Kit Woolven | |||
| Cathedral chronology | ||||
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The Carnival Bizarre is the third studio album by British doom metal band Cathedral, released in September 1995 through Earache Records.[1]
Released in 1996, the related Hopkins (The Witchfinder General) EP features that titular track along with four additional songs.
Critical reception
[edit | edit source]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."[9]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Cathedral
[edit | edit source]- Lee Dorrian – vocals, sleeve concept
- Garry Jennings – guitar, mellotron (tracks 5 and 8), keyboard (4, 10), percussion (5, 10), choir (4)
- Leo Smee – bass, mellotron (3, 8), choir (4)
- Brian Dixon – drums, choir (4)
Additional musicians
[edit | edit source]- Tony Iommi – guitar (3)
- Kenny Ball – trumpet (7)
- Mitchell Dickinson – gong (3), choir (4)
Technical personnel
[edit | edit source]- 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
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- ^ Birchmeier, Jason. Cathedral: The Carnival Bizarre at AllMusic. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
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