---
title: "Cathedral"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/cathedral"
genre: "Doom Metal"
country: "United Kingdom"
formed: 1989
disbanded: 2013
---

# Cathedral

**Cathedral** is a doom metal band, from United Kingdom, active 1989 to 2013.

Cathedral were a British doom metal band from Coventry, England. The group gained attention upon release of its debut album, Forest of Equilibrium (1991), which is considered a classic of the genre. However, the band's sound evolved quickly and began to adopt characteristics of 1970s metal, hard rock and progressive rock. After releasing ten full-length albums and touring extensively for over two decades, Cathedral broke up after the release of The Last Spire in 2013.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Cathedral |
| Genre | Doom Metal |
| Parent genre | Doom Metal |
| Origin | Coventry, United Kingdom |
| Formed | 1989 |
| Disbanded | 2013 |
| Releases in catalog | 16 |

## Genres

[Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/doom-metal) · [Stoner Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/stoner-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Garry Jennings](https://themetalnet.com/musician/garry-jennings) | Guitar | 1989 to 2013 | Former |
| [Lee Dorrian](https://themetalnet.com/musician/lee-dorrian) | Lead vocals | 1989 to 2013 | Former |
| [Scott Carlson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/scott-carlson) | Bass guitar | 2011 to 2013 | Former |
| [Mark Griffiths](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mark-griffiths) | Guitar, Bass guitar | 1989 to 1993 | Former |
| [Mark Ramsey Wharton](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mark-ramsey-wharton) | Drums (drum set) | 1992 to 1994 | Former |
| [Mike Hickey](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mike-hickey) | Guitar |  | Former |
| [Mike Smail](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mike-smail) | Drums (drum set) | 1991 to 1992 | Former |
| [Adam Lehan](https://themetalnet.com/musician/adam-lehan) | Guitar | 1989 to 1994 | Former |
| [Andy Baker](https://themetalnet.com/musician/andy-baker) | Drums (drum set) | 1989 to 1989 | Former |
| [Ben Mochrie](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ben-mochrie) | Drums (drum set) | 1989 to 1991 | Former |
| [Brian Dixon](https://themetalnet.com/musician/brian-dixon) | Drums (drum set) | 1994 to 2013 | Former |
| [Leo Smee](https://themetalnet.com/musician/leo-smee) | Bass guitar | 1994 to 2011 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1991 | [Forest of Equilibrium](https://themetalnet.com/album/fed5be55-20f2-39e3-bccc-708e91d4277a) | Album |
| 1992 | [Soul Sacrifice](https://themetalnet.com/album/2b0c962a-01b2-3905-9592-8807fc02b0d0) | EP |
| 1993 | [The Ethereal Mirror](https://themetalnet.com/album/c3698a64-7c70-30c0-ac9b-7077c3629c73) | Album |
| 1994 | [Cosmic Requiem](https://themetalnet.com/album/1c0b1208-5a69-37c2-ae48-44d459e4332d) | EP |
| 1994 | [Statik Majik](https://themetalnet.com/album/e4f0ea1d-75d4-3e66-aae6-bb46a3650144) | EP |
| 1995 | [Hopkins (The Witchfinder General)](https://themetalnet.com/album/3aef8ebb-66f0-3f5a-8749-45c629466f54) | EP |
| 1995 | [The Carnival Bizarre](https://themetalnet.com/album/4d2f1839-6b3e-3419-9b12-1e9bae4e6e51) | Album |
| 1996 | [Supernatural Birth Machine](https://themetalnet.com/album/025d4bf7-484f-38e2-afb9-779dcd75c92b) | Album |
| 1998 | [Caravan Beyond Redemption](https://themetalnet.com/album/beab64ca-e61e-3cda-87c5-928f7dbaf4e6) | Album |
| 2001 | [Endtyme](https://themetalnet.com/album/c693498a-7a3a-3e53-84b5-e6fba34c33e9) | Album |
| 2002 | [The VIIth Coming](https://themetalnet.com/album/5a906a46-66aa-3154-85a0-a676ac22afc9) | Album |
| 2005 | [The Garden of Unearthly Delights](https://themetalnet.com/album/51822c8f-a260-38fd-804d-b68920635087) | Album |
| 2010 | [The Guessing Game](https://themetalnet.com/album/1fb0635c-c3ca-4e50-899f-5e419b340dcc) | Album |
| 2011 | [A New Ice Age](https://themetalnet.com/album/9528e21d-0a2c-4c79-acb1-7074c0259bf7) | EP |
| 2013 | [The Last Spire](https://themetalnet.com/album/a0101df8-c1e7-4b7f-ab68-d58a8c58147c) | Album |
| 2025 | [Society’s Pact With Satan](https://themetalnet.com/album/49de61a5-16da-4998-b0eb-17646021f7f5) | EP |

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- [Electric Wizard](https://themetalnet.com/band/electric-wizard) (listened together)
- [Saint Vitus](https://themetalnet.com/band/saint-vitus) (listened together)
- [Carcass](https://themetalnet.com/band/carcass) (listened together)
- [Sleep](https://themetalnet.com/band/sleep) (listened together)
- [My Dying Bride](https://themetalnet.com/band/my-dying-bride) (listened together)
- [Type O Negative](https://themetalnet.com/band/type-o-negative) (listened together)
- [Pentagram](https://themetalnet.com/band/pentagram) (listened together)
- [Entombed](https://themetalnet.com/band/entombed) (listened together)
- [Orange Goblin](https://themetalnet.com/band/orange-goblin) (listened together)
- [Celtic Frost](https://themetalnet.com/band/celtic-frost) (listened together)
- [High on Fire](https://themetalnet.com/band/high-on-fire) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Cathedral
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cathedral
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Cathedral/1107
- bandcamp: https://cathedral-band.bandcamp.com/
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5O7ziOtiFUyRMBJN1J4Tpv
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/7271
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/29438573

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/cathedral](https://themetalnet.com/band/cathedral). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt