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The Garden of Unearthly Delights

Cathedral · 2005

70 min · 10 tracks · doom metal

A sprawling journey through dark, atmospheric doom metal that evokes haunting imagery and introspective themes.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • long, immersive listening sessions
  • gradual builds and payoffs
  • atmospheric background focus
  • dynamic emotional journeys

Where this album fits

Career context
Released in 2005, 'The Garden of Unearthly Delights' marked Cathedral's seventh studio album during a period of artistic exploration. Following their 2002 album 'The VIIth Crusade', this release showcased a shift towards more expansive compositions and lyrical depth, reflecting the band's evolution within the doom metal genre.
Stylistic neighbors
My Dying Bride· Anathema· Paradise Lost

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Dearth AD 1:00
  • 2 Tree of Life & Death 4:35
  • 3 North Berwick Witch Trials 5:58
  • 4 Upon Azrael's Wings 5:37
  • 5 Corpsecycle 5:54
  • 6 Fields of Zagara 1:58
  • 7 Oro the Manslayer 7:29
  • 8 Beneath a Funereal Sun 5:20
  • 9 The Garden 26:58
  • 10 Proga-Europa 6:00

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