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| recorded = 29 May – 14 June 1995
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| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
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| rev2 = ''[[Chronicles of Chaos (webzine)|Chronicles of Chaos]]''
| rev2score = 6/10<ref>{{Cite web |last=Filicetti |first=Gino |date=October 1, 1995 |title=CoC : Cathedral - The Carnival Bizarre : Review |url=http://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/articles.aspx?id=2-27 |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=[[Chronicles of Chaos (webzine)|Chronicles of Chaos]]}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Martin Popoff|Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal]]''
| rev3score = 9/10<ref>{{cite book |last1=Popoff |first1=Martin |author-link1=Martin Popoff |title=The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties |publisher=[[Collector's Guide Publishing]] |year=2007 |location=[[Burlington, Ontario]], [[Canada]] |isbn=978-1-894959-62-9 |page=74}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofpo02lark/page/990 |publisher=MUZE Inc. |year=1998 |isbn=0-333-74134-X |editor-last=Larkin |editor-first=Colin |editor-link=Colin Larkin |volume=2 |chapter=Cathedral |pages=990-991 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Kerrang!]]''
| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Shiels |first=Liam |date=September 23, 1995 |title=Albumz |magazine=[[Kerrang!]] |publisher=[[EMAP]] |issue=564 |page=48}}</ref>
| rev6 = [[Metal.de]]
| rev6score = 7/10<ref>{{Cite web |last=Florian |first= |date=27 September 1995 |title=Cathedral - The Carnival Bizarre Review |url=https://www.metal.de/reviews/cathedral-the-carnival-bizarre-53900/ |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=[[metal.de]]}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Ox-Fanzine]]''
| rev7score = 7/10<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hiller |first=Joachim |date=October 2008 |title=Review - Cathedral - The Carnival Bizarre |url=https://www.ox-fanzine.de/review/the-carnival-bizarre-63958 |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=[[Ox-Fanzine]] |language=de}}</ref>
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'''''The Carnival Bizarre''''' is the third album by British [[doom metal]] band [[Cathedral (band)|Cathedral]], released in September 1995 through [[Earache Records|Earache]].<ref name="earacherel"/>
'''''The Carnival Bizarre''''' is the third studio album by British [[doom metal]] band [[Cathedral (band)|Cathedral]], released in September 1995 through [[Earache Records]].<ref name="earacherel"/>


Released in 1996, the related ''Hopkins (The Witchfinder General)'' EP features that titular track along with four additional songs.
Released in 1996, the related ''Hopkins (The Witchfinder General)'' EP features that titular track along with four additional songs.
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Latest revision as of 20:54, 19 October 2024

The Carnival Bizarre
Studio album by
Cathedral
Released29 September 1995 (1995-09-29)[1]
Recorded29 May – 14 June 1995
StudioParkgate Studios
GenreHeavy metal, doom metal, stoner metal
Length62:48
LabelEarache
ProducerKit Woolven
Cathedral chronology
Statik Majik
(1994) 		The Carnival Bizarre
(1995) 		Supernatural Birth Machine
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Chronicles of Chaos6/10[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal9/10[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]
Kerrang![6]
Metal.de7/10[7]
Ox-Fanzine7/10[8]

The Carnival Bizarre is the third studio album by British doom metal band Cathedral, released in September 1995 through Earache Records.[1]

Released in 1996, the related Hopkins (The Witchfinder General) EP features that titular track along with four additional songs.

Critical reception

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Jem Aswald, in Trouser Press, wrote: "Pagan idolatry aside, Carnival Bizarre is Cathedral’s best and tightest album yet, rectifying many of the indulgences of the past and concentrating on throbbing grooves and viscous riffage – and a shout-out to Huggy Bear."[9]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Lee Dorrian and Garry Jennings, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Vampire Sun" (Written by Jennings, Dorrian and Scott Carlson)4:06
2."Hopkins (The Witchfinder General)"5:18
3."Utopian Blaster"5:41
4."Night of the Seagulls" (Written by Jennings, Dorrian and Carlson)7:00
5."Carnival Bizarre"8:35
6."Inertia's Cave"6:39
7."Fangalactic Supergoria"5:54
8."Blue Light"3:27
9."Palace of Fallen Majesty"7:43
10."Electric Grave"8:25
Japanese version bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."Karmacopia"5:06

Personnel

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Cathedral

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  • Lee Dorrian – vocals, sleeve concept
  • Garry Jennings – guitar, mellotron (5, 8), keyboard (4, 10), percussion (5, 10), choir (4)
  • Leo Smee – bass, mellotron (3, 8), choir (4)
  • Brian Dixon – drums, choir (4)

Additional musicians

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Technical personnel

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  • Kit Woolven – production, engineering
  • Doug Cook – assistant engineering
  • Noel Summerville – mastering
  • Dave Patchett – front cover
  • Leilah Wendell – inside art
  • Ray Palmer – photography
  • Aston Stephens – layout

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cathedral 'The Carnival Bizarre'". earache.com. Earache. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  2. ^ Birchmeier, Jason. Cathedral: The Carnival Bizarre at AllMusic. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  3. ^ Filicetti, Gino (1 October 1995). "CoC : Cathedral - The Carnival Bizarre : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  4. ^ Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 74. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (1998). "Cathedral". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE Inc. pp. 990–991. ISBN 0-333-74134-X – via Internet Archive.
  6. ^ Shiels, Liam (23 September 1995). "Albumz". Kerrang!. No. 564. EMAP. p. 48.
  7. ^ Florian (27 September 1995). "Cathedral - The Carnival Bizarre Review". metal.de. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  8. ^ Hiller, Joachim (October 2008). "Review - Cathedral - The Carnival Bizarre". Ox-Fanzine (in German). Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Cathedral".


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