History Music / CathedralBand

Cathedral is a DoomMetal band from Coventry, England formed in 1989, and disbanded in 2013. They are credited with blending doom metal with the darker aesthetics of extreme metal, culminating in a very slow, very heavy sound with . In the mid-90s, they soon lightened up into a more groove-oriented, stoner rock sound. Frontman Lee Dorrian (Formerly of Music/NapalmDeath) has since gone on to form With the Dead with Tim Bagshaw and Mark Greening (both ex-Music/ElectricWizard), which is roughly the spiritual successor.

* {{Feelies}}: The digipack CD of Garden of Unearthly Delights is scratch-and-sniff. The idea is that the disk warms up while playing and emits the smell of apples.

[[SimilarlyNamedWorks Unrelated to]] the 1986 Creator/{{PBS}} [[WesternAnimation/CathedralDocumentary documentary]], or a 2019 {{Metroidvania}} of the [[VideoGame/{{Cathedral}} same name]]. It is also unconnected to ''Animation/TheCathedral'', a 2002 sci-fi animation from Poland.

[[SimilarlyNamedWorks Unrelated to]] the 1986 Creator/{{PBS}} [[WesternAnimation/{{Cathedral}} documentary]], or a 2019 {{Metroidvania}} of the [[VideoGame/{{Cathedral}} same name]]. It is also unconnected to ''Animation/TheCathedral'', a 2002 sci-fi animation from Poland.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Some of ''Forest Of Equilibrium'' gets up to a 9. Most of the rest of their work is in the 7-8 range though, with the odd drop down a 6. They've also got a few tunes such as "The Caravan" that drop down a 1-2.

Cathedral is a DoomMetal band from Coventry, England formed in 1989, and disbanded in 2013. They are credited with blending doom metal with the darker aesthetics of extreme metal, culminating in a very slow, very heavy sound with . In the mid-90s, they soon lightened up into a more groove-oriented, stoner rock sound. Frontman Lee Dorrian has since gone on to form With the Dead with Tim Bagshaw and Mark Greening (both ex-Music/ElectricWizard), which is roughly the spiritual successor.

Cathedral is a DoomMetal band from Coventry, England formed in 1989, and disbanded in 2013. They are credited with blending doom metal with the darker aesthetics of extreme metal, culminating in a very slow, very heavy sound with . In the mid-90s, they soon lightened up into a more groove-oriented, stoner rock sound.

* GenreShift: Gradually shifted from very heavy DoomMetal with harsh vocals to a somewhat more upbeat, PsychedelicRock-influenced Stoner Metal style.

Cathedral is a DoomMetal band from Coventry, England formed in 1989, and will disband later in the year 2013. They are credited with blending doom metal with the darker aesthetics of extreme metal, culminating in a very slow, very heavy sound with . In the mid-90s, they soon lightened up into a more groove-oriented, stoner rock sound.

* ''The Last Spire'' - to be released 2013

Cathedral is a DoomMetal band from Coventry, England formed in 1989, and will disband later in the year 2012. They are credited with blending doom metal with the darker aesthetics of extreme metal, culminating in a very slow, very heavy sound with . In the mid-90s, they soon lightened up into a more groove-oriented, stoner rock sound.

* ''The Last Spire'' - to be released 2012

* {{Feelies}} - The digipack CD of Garden of Unearthly Delights is scratch-and-sniff. The idea is that the disk warms up while playing and emits the smell of apples.

* FaceofTheBand: Vocalist Lee Dorian.

Cathedral provides the following trope examples:

Cathedral is a DoomMetal band from Coventry, England formed in 1989, and will disband later in the year 2011. They are credited with blending doom metal with the darker aesthetics of extreme metal, culminating in a very slow, very heavy sound with . In the mid-90s, they soon lightened up into a more groove-oriented, stoner rock sound.

* FaceofTheBand: Vocalist Lee Dorian
* HeyItsThatGuy!: Lee Dorian was originally in NapalmDeath before quitting to form this band.