The Ethereal Mirror
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 24, 1993
Recorded1992-1993
StudioThe Manor Studio, Oxfordshire, England
GenreDoom metal, heavy metal
Length54:26
LabelEarache, Columbia
ProducerDavid Bianco
Cathedral chronology
Forest of Equilibrium
(1991)
The Ethereal Mirror
(1993)
Statik Majik
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal9/10[2]
Kerrang![3]
Rock Sound9/10[4]

The Ethereal Mirror is the second full-length album by British doom metal band Cathedral, released in May 1993 through Earache. A widely shared release date of 1 February 1993 was corrected by the band in 2023 after they received a lot of congratulatory messages on social media from people believing the 30th anniversary of the album had been reached. The band posted a correction, stating that they were in fact still in studio in February 1993, and the album was not released until May 24th, ahead of a tour with Penance and Sleep.

Release

Earache re-issued the album in 2009 with the Statik Majik EP as bonus tracks and the DVD Ethereal Reflections as DualDisc.[5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Violet Vortex (Intro)" (instrumental)Garry Jennings1:54
2."Ride"Jennings, Lee Dorrian4:47
3."Enter the Worms"Adam Lehan, Dorrian, David Bianco6:05
4."Midnight Mountain"Jennings, Dorrian4:55
5."Fountain of Innocence"Jennings, Dorrian7:13
6."Grim Luxuria"Lehan, Dorrian4:46
7."Jaded Entity"Jennings, Dorrian, Bianco7:53
8."Ashes You Leave"Jennings, Lehan, Dorrian6:22
9."Phantasmagoria"Dorrian, Lehan, Jennings, Bianco8:44
10."Imprisoned in Flesh"Jennings, Dorrian1:47
1996 CD re-issue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Sky Lifter" (instrumental)3:27
12."A Funeral Request (New 1993 Version)"7:37

Personnel

Cathedral

Technical personnel

  • David Bianco – recording, production, mixing
  • Shaun DeFo – engineering
  • Dave Patchett – cover painting
  • Summer Lacy – inside layout

References

  1. Birchmeier, Jason. Cathedral: The Ethereal Mirror at AllMusic. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  2. Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 73. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  3. Russell, Xavier (29 May 1993). "Rekordz". Kerrang!. No. 445. EMAP. p. 50.
  4. Kerswell, Ronnie (June 2009). "Cathedral – The Ethereal Mirror". Rock Sound. London: Freeway Press (123): 84. ISSN 1465-0185. OCLC 63197250.
  5. "Cathedral: 'The Ethereal Mirror' Reissue Details Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 30 May 2009. Archived from the original on 5 August 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
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