The Carnival Bizarre
| Band | |
|---|---|
| Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
| Released | September 29, 1995 |
| Genres | Doom Metal, Stoner Metal |
| Labels | Earache Records |
| Length | 1:02:49 |
| Ranked | #64 for 1995 , #3,261 all-time |
Album Photos (6)
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The Carnival Bizarre Information
Track listing (Songs)
| title | rating | votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Vampire Sun | 4:06 | 86.3 | 4 | |
| 2. | Hopkins (The Witchfinder General) | 5:18 | 93 | 5 | |
| 3. | Utopian Blaster | 5:41 | 85 | 3 | |
| 4. | Night of the Seagulls | 7:00 | 85 | 3 | |
| 5. | Carnival Bizarre | 8:35 | 88.8 | 4 | |
| 6. | Inertia's Cave | 6:39 | 80 | 2 | |
| 7. | Fangalactic Supergoria | 5:54 | 83.3 | 3 | |
| 8. | Blue Light | 3:27 | 80 | 2 | |
| 9. | Palace of Fallen Majesty | 7:43 | 82.5 | 2 | |
| 10. | Electric Grave | 8:25 | 85 | 3 |
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Line-up (members)
- Lee Dorrian : Vocals, Vocals (choirs) (on Track 4), Percussion
- Gaz Jennings : Guitars, Mellotron (on Tracks 5, 8), Keyboards (on Tracks 4, 10), Percussion (on Tracks 5, 10)
- Leo Smee : Bass, Mellotron (on Tracks 3, 8), Vocals (choirs) (on Track 4)
- Brian Dixon : Drums, Percussion, Vocals (choirs) (on Track 4), Arabian Percussion (on Tracks 5, 8)
- Guest/session Musicians:
- Kenny Ball : Trumpet (on Track 7)
- Tony Iommi : Guitars (on "Utopian Blaster")
- Mitch Dickinson : Gong (on Track 3), Vocals (choirs) (on Track 4)
Recorded at Parkgate Studios, Nr. Battle, May 29 - June 14 1995.
"Utopian Blaster" features Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi on guest guitar.
A video was made for "Hopkins (The Witchfinder General)"
Japanese Edition bonus track:
11. Karmacopia (5:06)
"Utopian Blaster" features Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi on guest guitar.
A video was made for "Hopkins (The Witchfinder General)"
Japanese Edition bonus track:
11. Karmacopia (5:06)
The Carnival Bizarre Lists
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The Carnival Bizarre Comments
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Dec 18, 2022
"The Carnival Bizarre" album is killer from start to finish, full of great bludgeoning riffs and fuzzed out leads any Black Sabbath fan will rejoice in. This is band's most focused album ever, forging a batch of classic songs that are on par with nearly anything conjured by the band’s influences. Also album has an excellent cover, which will prepare an enthusiast of strange paintings for long and pleasing moments looking for interesting details.
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Oct 16, 2022
Not actually Doomy, Cathedral move on to full Stoner Metal here, and unfortunately the music is much more lackluster because of it.
Oct 2, 2015
Kick-ass Stoner/Doom Metal stuff. The riffs are just out of this world, man!
Cathedral Discography
| Album | Type | Release date | Rating | Votes | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest of Equilibrium | Album | Dec 6, 1991 | 83.5 | 12 | 3 |
| Soul Sacrifice | EP | Oct 20, 1992 | 91.7 | 3 | 0 |
| The Ethereal Mirror | Album | Feb 1, 1993 | 86.7 | 11 | 1 |
| Statik Majik | EP | Apr 5, 1994 | 80 | 4 | 0 |
| ▶ The Carnival Bizarre | Album | Sep 29, 1995 | 87.9 | 7 | 0 |
| Hopkins (The Witchfinder General) | EP | Apr 9, 1996 | 80 | 4 | 0 |
| Supernatural Birth Machine | Album | Nov 12, 1996 | 83.8 | 4 | 0 |
| Caravan Beyond Redemption | Album | Dec 6, 1998 | 80 | 3 | 0 |
| Endtyme | Album | Feb 26, 2001 | 87.5 | 2 | 0 |
| The VIIth Coming | Album | Oct 21, 2002 | 87.5 | 2 | 0 |
| The Garden of Unearthly Delights | Album | Sep 26, 2005 | 90 | 2 | 0 |
| The Guessing Game | Album | Mar 26, 2010 | 92.5 | 2 | 0 |
| A New Ice Age | EP | Dec 2, 2011 | - | 0 | 0 |
| The Last Spire | Album | Apr 29, 2013 | 85 | 2 | 0 |
