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Cathedral Reissue Return to the Forest + Freak Winter 2LP Sets

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Don’t quote me on this, but I’m pretty sure the material here being reissued as two 2LPs was what was bundled together in 2011 on the 2CD set Anniversary (review here), celebrating the Coventry doomers hitting the 20-year mark at a London show the year prior. I’m pretty sure that’s what’s going on here, but the new vinyl edition splits up the two sets into two separate releases, highlighting the Dave Patchett cover art and basically giving fans a limited-edition type way to re-experience the set. Of course, it’s worth noting that 2020 would mark 30 years of Cathedral if the band were still together, but their having called it quits in 2013 seems to have stuck at least to this point. In the age of inevitable reunions, I kind of respect that.

Of course the set is out on frontman Lee Dorrian‘s Rise Above Records. The PR wire has info:

CATHEDRAL Release 2LP Reissue of 20th Anniversary Concert ‘Return to the Forest’ + ‘Freak Winter’

Out May 8th

UK Doom Metal band CATHEDRAL are releasing a 2-LP record celebrating the band’s 20th anniversary concert in London. The first half of the release, ‘Return to the Forest’ covers the band’s first ever live performance of their album ‘Forest of Equilibrium’ at the London show. The second half of the record, ‘Freak Winter’ features another full set of the band’s classics and fan favorites from the evening. The full record will see a May 8th, 2020 release in four different pressing types. See below for more details.

‘Return to the Forest’ Lineup: Lee Dorrian, Garry Jennings, Adam Lehan, Mark Griffiths, Mike Small

‘Freak Winter’ Lineup: Lee Dorrian, Garry Jennings & Leo Smee w/ keyboard wizard Dave Moore

‘Return to the Forest’ & ‘Freak Winter’ Vinyl Pressings:
Black Sparkle Vinyl (500 of each)
Black Vinyl (500 of each)
Purple Vinyl – US Edition (500 each)
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ORDER: ‘Return to the Forest’

Side One
1. A Picture of Beauty and Innocence
2. Commiserating the Celebration
3. Ebony Tears

Side Two
1. Serpent Eve
2. Soul Sacrifice

Side Three
1. A Funeral Request
2. Equilibrium

Side Four
1. Reaching Happiness, Touching Pain

ORDER: ‘Freak Winter’

Side One
1. Funeral Of Dreams
2. Enter The Worms
3. Upon Azraelā€™s Wings

Side Two
1. Midnight Mountain
2. Cosmic Funeral
3. Carnival Bizarre

Side Three
1. Night Of The Seagulls
2. Corpsecycle
3. Ride

Side Four
1. The Last Spire Pt.1 (Entrance)
2. Vampire Sun
3. Hopkins (Witchfinder General)

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Cathedral, ‘Back to the Forest’ 2009 Documentary

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One Response to “Cathedral Reissue Return to the Forest + Freak Winter 2LP Sets”

  1. jose humberto says:

    I wish they release the DVD of that gig and maybe a compilation of unreleased tracks that im sure they have a few at least, like the “A New Ice Age” ep that never were released in cd , im quite sure they can complete a compilation with that material.

    just saying

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