Forest of Equilibrium
Encyclopedia
Forest of Equilibrium is the debut album of the British doom metal
band Cathedral
. It was released in 1991 on Earache Records
. It is considered a classic of its genre. The album is included in Piero Scaruffi's classification of the best metal albums of all time at number 12, just after Rage Against the Machine
's self-titled
and before Voivod
's Nothingface
.
Doom metal
Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres...
band Cathedral
Cathedral (band)
Cathedral are a doom metal band from Coventry, England. The group forged a link between early doom metal and a 1990s extreme metal aesthetic, making doom slower and heavier. Their debut album, Forest of Equilibrium, is considered a classic of the genre. They later on changed their doom style,...
. It was released in 1991 on Earache Records
Earache Records
Earache Records is a heavy metal-oriented record label based in Nottingham, UK and New York, USA. It helped to pioneer extreme metal by releasing many of the earliest grindcore and death metal records in the period 1988-1994.-History:...
. It is considered a classic of its genre. The album is included in Piero Scaruffi's classification of the best metal albums of all time at number 12, just after Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1991, the group's line-up consists of vocalist Zack de la Rocha, bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commerford, guitarist Tom Morello and drummer Brad Wilk...
's self-titled
Rage Against the Machine (album)
Rage Against the Machine is the debut studio album by rap metal band Rage Against the Machine. The album was released on November 10, 1992...
and before Voivod
Voivod (band)
Voivod are a Canadian heavy metal band from Jonquière, Quebec, Canada. Their musical style has changed several times since the band's origin in the early 1980s...
's Nothingface
Nothingface (album)
Nothingface is the fifth album by Canadian thrash metal/progressive metal band Voivod. It was released by Mechanic/MCA Records on October 13, 1989. The album marked a change for the band, expanding their sound and exploring more progressive sounds...
.
Track listing
- "Picture Of Beauty & Innocence (Intro)/Commiserating The Celebration" – 11:16 (Garry Jennings/Lee Dorrian)
- "Ebony Tears" – 7:46 (Jennings/Dorrian)
- "Serpent Eve" – 7:40 (Jennings/Griffiths)
- "Soul Sacrifice" – 2:54 (Jennings/Griffiths)
- "A Funeral Request (Ethereal Architect)" – 9:17 (Lehan/Griffiths/David Park BarnitzDavid Park BarnitzDavid Park Barnitz was an American poet, best known for his 1901 volume the Book of Jade, a classic of decadent poetry. In 1901, San Francisco bookseller William Doxey, publisher of the popular humorist Gelett Burgess, as well as many obscure, macabre, authors, came to New York City...
) - "Equilibrium" – 6:08 (Jennings/Dorrian)
- "Reaching Happiness, Touching Pain" – 9:08 (Jennings/Dorrian)
Credits
- Lee DorrianLee DorrianLee Dorrian is a singer from Coventry, England. Originally the editor/publisher of the Cov punk fanzine "Committed Suicide" he then went on to be the singer and lyricist with Napalm Death and recorded one and a half albums with them, namely the second half of Scum and From Enslavement to...
– VocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, sound effects - Garry Jennings – GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s - Adam LehanAdam LehanAdam Lehan is known for being the guitarist of the doom metal–stoner metal band Cathedral . He played guitar, acoustic guitar and 12 string acoustic guitar, and wrote many songs for the albums Forest of Equilibrium, Soul Sacrifice, Statik Majik and The Ethereal Mirror...
– Guitars, acoustic guitar - Reverend Wolski – KeyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Helen Acreman – FluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
s - Mark GriffithsMark GriffithsMark Griffiths is a British musician famous for touring with Neil Innes in his touring ensemble of the fictional Beatles parody The Rutles where he performs Rutles songs and other songs from his career such as his songs from the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. He also plays with Cliff Richard's backing...
– Bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Mike Smail – DrumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Production
- Produced & Mixed By PBL, with assistance from Lee Dorrian & Garry Jennings
- Recorded & Engineered By "The Wizard"