Forest of Equilibrium

1991 studio album by Cathedral

Forest of Equilibrium

Studio album by

Cathedral

Released| 14 October 1991 (1991-10-14)
Recorded| July–August 1991
Studio| Workshop Studios, Redditch, England
Genre| Doom metal
Length| 54:09
Label| Earache, Relativity
Producer|

* Steve Gurney (a.k.a. PBL)[1]
* Lee Dorrian
* Gary Jennings

Cathedral chronology
| In Memorium EP
(1990)  | Forest of Equilibrium
(1991)  | The Ethereal Mirror
(1993)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal| 6/10[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music| [4]
Kerrang!|  (1991)[5]
(2011)[6]
Metal.de| 9/10[7]
Ox-Fanzine| [8]
Rock Hard| 9/10[9]

Forest of Equilibrium is the debut studio album by British metal band Cathedral, released on 14 October 1991 on Earache Records.[10] It is considered a classic of its genre, doom metal.[6][11][12] Forest of Equilibrium was notably inducted into Decibel magazine's Hall of Fame in February 2006 being the 12th inductee for the Decibel Hall of Fame.[13]

In 2009, Earache Records reissued the album along with four "bonus" songs that comprise the long out-of-print 1992 Soul Sacrifice EP. This deluxe digipak reissue also includes a poster of Dave Patchett's cover art and a new 40-minute documentary entitled "Return to the Forest" on DVD.[14]

## Track listing[edit]

All lyrics by Lee Dorrian unless noted; all music by Garry Jennings unless noted

No.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Length

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1.| "Picture of Beauty & Innocence (Intro)/Commiserating the Celebration"|  |  | 11:16
2.| "Ebony Tears"|  |  | 7:46
3.| "Serpent Eve"| Mark Griffiths| Jennings, Adam Lehan| 7:40
4.| "Soul Sacrifice"| Griffiths|  | 2:54
5.| "A Funeral Request (Ethereal Architect)"| Griffiths, David Park Barnitz| Lehan| 9:17
6.| "Equilibrium"|  |  | 6:08
7.| "Reaching Happiness, Touching Pain"|  |  | 9:08

## Personnel[edit]

Personnel per liner notes.[15]

Cathedral

* Lee Dorrian – vocals, production assistant
* Garry Jennings – guitar, production assistant
* Adam Lehan – guitar, acoustic guitar
* Mark Griffiths – bass guitar
* Mike Smail – drums

Additional personnel

* Reverend Wolski – keyboard
* Helen Acreman – flute

Production

* Steve Gurney – production (credited as PBL)[1]
* Mark Tempest – engineering
* Dave Patchett – sleeve artwork
* Jason Tilley – photos
* J. Barry – layout

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Bennett 2006, p. 46.
2. ^ Birchmeier, Jason. Cathedral: Forest of Equilibrium at AllMusic. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
3. ^ Popoff 2007.
4. ^ Larkin 1998, p. 991.
5. ^ Gitter 1991.
6. ^ a b Ruskell 2011.
7. ^ Matthias (30 April 2013). "Cathedral - Forest of Equilibrium Review". metal.de. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
8. ^ Bohnensack, André (August 2009). "Review - Cathedral - Forest of Equilibrium". Ox-Fanzine (in German). Retrieved 14 January 2024.
9. ^ Rock Hard Editorial (22 November 1991). "Forest Of Equilibrium". Rock Hard (Vol. 56) (in German). Retrieved 14 January 2024.
10. ^ Alexander 1991.
11. ^ Ayers 1996.
12. ^ Badin 2006.
13. ^ Chase, Jesse. "Cathedral – "Forest of Equilibrium"". Decibel. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
14. ^ "CATHEDRAL: 'Forest Of Equilibrium' Reissue To Include 40-Minute Documentary". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
15. ^ Cathedral (1991). Forest of Equilibrium (booklet). Earache Records. MOSH 43.

## Bibliography[edit]

* Alexander, Phil, ed. (31 August 1991). "Record News". Raw. No. 79\. EMAP. p. 7.
* Ayers, Chris (19 April 1996). "There's no Trouble in the Cathedral when these bands play". The Herald. Rock Hill. p. 7D.
* Badin, Olivier (May 2006). "The Depths of Doom". Terrorizer. No. 144\. Dark Arts Ltd. p. 52.
* Bennett, J. (February 2006). "Doom On: The Making of Cathedral's Forest of Equilibrium". Decibel. No. 16\. Red Flag Media, Inc. pp. 42–44, 46–48, 50.
* Gitter, Mike (26 October 1991). "Rekordz". Kerrang!. No. 364\. EMAP. p. 22.
* 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.
* Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 73\. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
* Ruskell, Nick (November 2011). "Cathedral: Forest of Equilibrium". Kerrang!: 666 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die!. Bauer Media Group. p. 24.

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Cathedral

* Lee Dorrian
* Garry Jennings
* Brian Dixon
* Scott Carlson
* Adam Lehan
* Mark Griffiths
* Ben Mochrie
* Mike Smail
* Mark Ramsey Wharton
* Leo Smee

Studio albums|

* Forest of Equilibrium
* The Ethereal Mirror
* The Carnival Bizarre
* Supernatural Birth Machine
* Caravan Beyond Redemption
* Endtyme
* The VIIth Coming
* The Garden of Unearthly Delights
* The Guessing Game
* The Last Spire

EPs|

* In Memorium
* Cosmic Requiem
* Statik Majik

Compilation albums|

* The Serpent's Gold

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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