The discography of the English doom metal band Cathedral consists of ten studio albums, eight EPs, a number of singles, two live albums and two collections. Led by ex-Napalm Death vocalist Lee Dorrian, the band was signed to Earache Records in 1991. They briefly switched to Spitfire Records in 2002 and released The VIIth Coming. Later, they switched to Nuclear Blast and released two more studio albums. Cathedral's final album, The Last Spire was released through Dorrian's own label, Rise Above.
Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions SalesJPNUKFINSWEGRCUSHeatForest of Equilibrium Released: 21 October 1991 Label: Earache, Relativity Formats: CD, CS, DualDisc, LP, DL — — — — 40 —The Ethereal Mirror Released: 24 May 1993 Label: Earache, Columbia Formats: CD, CS, DualDisc, LP, DL — — — — 40 — US: 22,629+The Carnival Bizarre Released: 26 September 1995 Label: Earache Formats: CD, CD+DVD, CS, LP, DL 73 130 — — — —Supernatural Birth Machine Released: 12 November 1996 Label: Earache Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL 56 — — — — —Caravan Beyond Redemption Released: 6 December 1998 Label: Earache Formats: CD, LP, DL 64 — — — — — US: 1,946+Endtyme Released: 26 February 2001 Label: Earache Formats: CD, LP, DL 57 — — — — —The VIIth Coming Released: 5 November 2002 Label: Spitfire Formats: CD, LP, DL — — — — — —The Garden of Unearthly Delights Released: 26 September 2005 Label: Nuclear Blast Formats: CD, LP, DL 154 — — — — — US: 400+The Guessing Game Released: 26 March 2010 Label: Nuclear Blast Formats: CD, LP, DL 103 — — — 22 — US: 700+The Last Spire Released: 29 April 2013 Label: Rise Above, Metal Blade Formats: CD, LP, DL 121 — 44 43 — 24 US: 920+ "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
EPs Title Album detailsSoul Sacrifice Released: 17 August 1992 Label: Earache Formats: CD, CS, LP, DLTwylight Songs Released: 1993 Label: Ultimatum Formats: LPStatik Majik Released: 5 April 1994 Label: Earache Formats: CD, CS, LP, DLIn Memorium Released: 1994 Label: Rise above Formats: CDCosmic Requiem Released: 30 August 1994 Label: Earache, Columbia Formats: CD, CSHopkins (The Witchfinder General) Released: 9 April 1996 Label: Earache Formats: CD, CS, LP, DLLive in London Released: 10 December 2010 Label: Earache Formats: DLA New Ice Age Released: 2 December 2011 Label: Rise Above Formats: LP
Live albums Title Album detailsAnniversary Released: 31 October 2011 Label: Rise Above, Metal Blade Formats: CD, DLFreak Winter Released: 03 April 2020 Label: Rise Above Formats: Double LP
Demos Title Album detailsIn Memorium Released: October 1990 Label: Self-released Formats: CSDemo No. 2: Forest of Equilibrium sessions Released: 1991 Label: Self-released Formats: CS
Singles Title YearGrim Luxuria1993 Ride Twylight SongsGargoylian2001Vengeance of the Blind Dead (Flexi Version)2013
Compilation albums Title Album detailsIn Memoriam Released: 1999 Label: Rise Above Formats: CD The Serpent's Gold Released: 21 June 2004 Label: Earache Formats: CD, DL
Split albums Title Album details NotesRock Hard Presents: Gods of Grind Released: December 1991 Label: Earache Formats: CD split with Entombed, Carcass and ConfessorCutting Through Columbia Hard Music Released: 1992 Label: Columbia Formats: CS split with Fight and Alice in ChainsGods of Grind Released: 1992 Label: Earache Formats: CD split with Entombed, Carcass and ConfessorNew Metal Messiahs! Released: June 1995 Label: Kerrang! Magazine Formats: CD split with My Dying Bride, Paradise Lost and Pitchshifter
Video albums Title Album detailsOur God Has Landed Released: 18 January 2000 Label: Earache Formats: VHS
Music videos Year Title Directed Album1991"Ebony Tears"James McBrideForest Of Equilibrium1992"Autumn Twilight" Jefferson SpadySoul Sacrifice1993"Midnight Mountain"James McBrideThe Ethereal Mirror"Ride"Angus Cameron1994"Cosmic Funeral" Statik Majik1995"Hopkins (The Witchfinder General)" Nigel WingroveHopkins1996"Stained Glass Horizon" Supernatural Birth Machine1999"Black Sunday" Caravan Beyond Redemption2013"Tower Of Silence"Paraffin City ProductionsThe Last Spire
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