The Carnival Bizarre
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| Studio album by Cathedral | ||||
| Released | 3 October 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 29 May-14 June 1995 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, stoner metal | |||
| Length | 62:48 | |||
| Label | Earache | |||
| Producer | Kit Woolven | |||
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The Carnival Bizarre is the third album by British doom metal band Cathedral. It was recorded in Nottingham, England. The album was re-released in Australia in August 2008.
Contents
Reception
The album has enjoyed highly positive reviews from many music critics. Allmusic and Sputnikmusic were very impressed with this release and both gave the album four and a half stars out of five. Terrorizer Magazine gave the album eight and a half stars out of ten and Spirit of Metal scored the release eighteen points out of twenty.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Lee Dorrian except where noted.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Vampire Sun" | Lee Dorrian, Garry Jennings | 4:06 |
| 2. | "Hopkins (The Witchfinder General)" | Lee Dorrian, Garry Jennings | 5:18 |
| 3. | "Utopian Blaster" | Lee Dorrian, Garry Jennings | 5:41 |
| 4. | "Night of the Seagulls" | Lee Dorrian, Garry Jennings | 7:00 |
| 5. | "Carnival Bizarre" | Lee Dorrian, Garry Jennings | 8:35 |
| 6. | "Inertia's Cave" | Lee Dorrian, Garry Jennings | 6:39 |
| 7. | "Fangalactic Supergoria" | Lee Dorrian, Garry Jennings | 5:54 |
| 8. | "Blue Light" | Lee Dorrian, Garry Jennings | 3:27 |
| 9. | "Palace of Fallen Majesty" | Lee Dorrian, Garry Jennings | 7:43 |
| 10. | "Electric Grave" | Lee Dorrian, Garry Jennings | 8:25 |
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Total length:
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62:48 | ||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 11. | "Karmacopia" | 5:06 | |
Credits
Cathedral
- Lee Dorrian - vocals, percussion
- Garry Jennings - guitar, percussion, keyboards, mellotron
- Leo Smee - bass, vocals, mellotron
- Brian Dixon - drums, percussion, Arabian drum, backing vocals
Additional musicians
- Tony Iommi: Additional guitar (Utopian Blaster)
- Kenny Ball: Trumpet
- Mitchell Dickinson: Gong, additional vocals
Production
- Produced By Kit Woolven
- Engineered By Doug Cook
- Mastered By Noel Summerville
References
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http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Cathedral&titel=The+Carnival+Bizarre&cat=a Retrieved 13 April 2009
http://www.allthatisheavy.com/info.asp?item_num=ATH-5413 Retrieved 13 April 2009
http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Cathedral-nom_album-The_Carnival_Bizarre-l-en.html Retrieved 13 April 2009
http://www.musicmademe.com/album/33425 Retrieved 13 April 2009
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