CATHEDRAL — The Carnival Bizarre (review)

CATHEDRAL — The Carnival Bizarre album cover Album · 1995 · Stoner Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
2.5/5 ·
Warthur
To be honest, Cathedral never quite sat right with me. Their earliest material is in a proto-death-doom style which I've never really managed to enjoy, whereas The Carnival Bizarre sees them moving into stoner rock territory. Groove is king here, along with chunky riffs and a retro-nostalgia attitude. Simply put, no reference to the 1970s is too much for this album, and whilst the inclusion of Tony Iommi as a guest on one track proves that the band had managed to convince at least one icon of the era to take them seriously, I personally can't get behind this one; it seems so concerned with reminding me of superior bands from the 1970s that I keep wanting to turn it off and put classic-era Sabbath on instead.
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UMUR wrote:
more than 2 years ago
Yep we all have different opinions and luckily we are allowed to express them :-)
Warthur wrote:
more than 2 years ago
I'm glad to hear you enjoy them! Feel free to leave a rating or review on the album if you want to expand on that; sorry I couldn't rate them higher, but I've got to call it like I hear it, you know?
Tupan wrote:
more than 2 years ago
No. Cathedral is awesome.
UMUR wrote:
more than 2 years ago
I´m quite the big fan of the first two albums but this one doesn´t do and have never done much for me.

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