Cathedral - The Serpent’s Gold (2CD, 2004)

Published by e-man | Filed under Music

Cathedral - The Serpent’s Gold (2 CD)
APE+CUE+LOG or mp3 CBR 320 | 157:24 min | 1,1 GB or 362 MB
Doom Metal / Psychedelic Stoner | Earache Records # MOSH-233CD
It’s universally agreed that the originators of the doom metal genre are Black Sabbath, but there were several bands of the ’80s/early ’90s who kept the style alive (during Sabbath’s “lean years”), such as Saint Vitus, Trouble, Candlemass, and, especially, the U.K.-based Cathedral.

Read more

When singer Lee Dorrian jumped ship from grindcore godfathers Napalm Death during the late ’80s, he sought to form a new outfit that would focus on the plodding sounds of Sabbath, rather than the all-out assault of his former band. As a result, Cathedral was formed in early 1990, with a lineup consisting of Dorrian, guitarists Mark Griffiths and Gary Jennings, plus drummer Andy Baker. Almost immediately, however, the new group experienced some personnel fluctuation (a sign of things to come). Baker was replaced by Ben Mochrie after only several rehearsals, Griffiths switched over to the bass, and a second guitarist was added, Adam Lehan. 1991 saw the release of a self-produced demo, In Memoriam, issued via Dorrian’s own label, Rise Above Records (the album would be reissued on CD almost ten years later, with an expanded track listing).Cathedral was signed by renowned U.K. metal label Earache shortly thereafter, resulting in the release of their full-length debut, Forest of Equilibrium, in 1991. With many figuring that grindcore would become the next globally preferred sub-genre of heavy metal, U.S. major labels began signing such outfits as Entombed, Carcass, and Napalm Death. As a result of their ties to the genre, Cathedral signed on with Columbia Records, even though they displayed little resemblance musically to the aforementioned acts. Lineup instability failed to derail Cathedral, as they delivered arguably the finest album of their career, The Ethereal Mirror, in 1993. A year later, Cathedral got to open a European tour for their heroes, Black Sabbath (albeit the Tony Martin-fronted version).By this time, Dorrian and Jennings were the only members left in attendance from their early days, but more importantly, the group was dropped by Columbia after only a single album. The group has persevered nonetheless — returning back to the Earache label, and throughout the remainder of the ’90s and early 21st century issued such strong releases as 1995’s The Carnival Bizarre, 1996’s Supernatural Birth Machine, 1998’s Caravan Beyond Redemption, and 2001’s Endtyme. 2002 saw Cathedral sign on with Spitfire in time for the release of their seventh full-length overall, The VIIth Coming. Despite all of their ups and downs, Cathedral can be credited for opening the door for other subsequent doom bands, as countless groups (who had obviously studied Dorrian and company) cropped up during the mid-/late ’90s: Orange Goblin, Electric Wizard, Spiritual Beggars, and more.

Disc 1 - The Serpent’s Treasure
The Best Of Cathedral:

01. Ride
02. Hopkins (Witchfinder General)
03. Autumn Twilight
04. Midnight Mountain
05. Soul Sacrifice
06. Enter The Worms
07. Stained Glass Horizon
08. Vampire Sun
09. Cosmic Funeral
10. Ebony Tears
11. Melancholy Emperor
12. Equilibrium
13. Utopian Blaster
14. Voodoo Fire
15. Imprisoned In Flesh

EAC Logfile 1

Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 4 from 23. January 2008

EAC extraction logfile from 20. April 2009, 10:06

Cathedral / The Serpent’s Gold (CD 1 ‘Treasure’)

Used drive : PLEXTOR CD-R PREMIUM2 Adapter: 1 ID: 1

Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No

Read offset correction : 30
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : Yes
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Installed external ASPI interface

Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo

TOC of the extracted CD

Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
———————————————————
1 | 0:00.00 | 4:46.65 | 0 | 21514
2 | 4:46.65 | 5:18.21 | 21515 | 45385
3 | 10:05.11 | 5:49.40 | 45386 | 71600
4 | 15:54.51 | 4:55.35 | 71601 | 93760
5 | 20:50.11 | 4:32.50 | 93761 | 114210
6 | 25:22.61 | 6:05.68 | 114211 | 141653
7 | 31:28.54 | 5:30.52 | 141654 | 166455
8 | 36:59.31 | 4:07.08 | 166456 | 184988
9 | 41:06.39 | 6:59.55 | 184989 | 216468
10 | 48:06.19 | 7:42.22 | 216469 | 251140
11 | 55:48.41 | 5:35.16 | 251141 | 276281
12 | 61:23.57 | 6:04.72 | 276282 | 303653
13 | 67:28.54 | 5:38.64 | 303654 | 329067
14 | 73:07.43 | 5:11.44 | 329068 | 352436
15 | 78:19.12 | 1:38.61 | 352437 | 359847

Range status and errors

Selected range

Filename C:\200\Cathedral - The Serpent’s Gold (2CD, 2004)\Cathedral - The Serpent’s Gold (CD1 - Treasure).wav

Peak level 99.1 %
Range quality 100.0 %
Copy CRC 97502F52
Copy OK

No errors occurred

AccurateRip summary

Track 1 accurately ripped (confidence 2) [BFDC8395]
Track 2 accurately ripped (confidence 2) [D8E8E67B]
Track 3 accurately ripped (confidence 2) [608BD42E]
Track 4 accurately ripped (confidence 2) [A1E397AB]
Track 5 accurately ripped (confidence 2) [321D669F]
Track 6 accurately ripped (confidence 2) [CEFE092D]
Track 7 accurately ripped (confidence 2) [90ADCDD8]
Track 8 accurately ripped (confidence 2) [8426BC07]
Track 9 accurately ripped (confidence 2) [4A57F8C9]
Track 10 accurately ripped (confidence 2) [41B98056]
Track 11 accurately ripped (confidence 2) [0A60C908]
Track 12 accurately ripped (confidence 2) [ADFC9496]
Track 13 accurately ripped (confidence 2) [B2AC6E23]
Track 14 accurately ripped (confidence 2) [B6A67FE7]
Track 15 accurately ripped (confidence 2) [913F4D0F]

All tracks accurately ripped

End of status report

Disc 2 - The Serpent’s Chest
Demos and rarities:

01. Hide And Seek
02. Neophytes For Serpent Eve [Demo]
03. Violet Breath
04. Night Of The Seagulls [Demo]
05. Magic Mountain
06. A Funeral Request [Live In Brussles Belgium 18-04-1994]
07. The Olde Oak Tree
08. Schizoid Puppeteer
09. Carnival Bizarre [Demo]
10. Rabies
11. Blue Light [Live In Tokyo Japan 30-05-2001]
12. Commiserating The Celebration (Of Life) [Demo]

EAC Logfile 2

Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 4 from 23. January 2008

EAC extraction logfile from 20. April 2009, 10:31

Cathedral / The Serpent’s Gold (CD 2 - ‘Chest’)

Used drive : PLEXTOR CD-R PREMIUM2 Adapter: 1 ID: 1

Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No

Read offset correction : 30
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : Yes
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Installed external ASPI interface

Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo

TOC of the extracted CD

Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
———————————————————
1 | 0:00.00 | 1:41.51 | 0 | 7625
2 | 1:41.51 | 8:16.50 | 7626 | 44875
3 | 9:58.26 | 3:00.23 | 44876 | 58398
4 | 12:58.49 | 5:24.54 | 58399 | 82752
5 | 18:23.28 | 6:16.26 | 82753 | 110978
6 | 24:39.54 | 9:06.42 | 110979 | 151970
7 | 33:46.21 | 4:01.10 | 151971 | 170055
8 | 37:47.31 | 12:14.68 | 170056 | 225173
9 | 50:02.24 | 9:30.58 | 225174 | 267981
10 | 59:33.07 | 4:41.10 | 267982 | 289066
11 | 64:14.17 | 3:14.49 | 289067 | 303665
12 | 67:28.66 | 9:56.70 | 303666 | 348435

Range status and errors

Selected range

Filename C:\200\Cathedral - The Serpent’s Gold (2CD, 2004)\Cathedral - The Serpent’s Gold (CD2 - Chest).wav

Peak level 100.0 %
Range quality 100.0 %
Copy CRC C7212985
Copy OK

No errors occurred

AccurateRip summary

Track 1 accurately ripped (confidence 2) [FC2E37A5]
Track 2 accurately ripped (confidence 2) [C55CACD0]
Track 3 accurately ripped (confidence 2) [464EF039]
Track 4 accurately ripped (confidence 2) [F2F8B6DA]
Track 5 accurately ripped (confidence 2) [6FED375F]
Track 6 accurately ripped (confidence 2) [722DF5A4]
Track 7 accurately ripped (confidence 2) [DA04F70F]
Track 8 accurately ripped (confidence 2) [DB4A8C21]
Track 9 accurately ripped (confidence 2) [986D53FE]
Track 10 accurately ripped (confidence 2) [332470BE]
Track 11 accurately ripped (confidence 2) [CCCE05FC]
Track 12 accurately ripped (confidence 2) [4F481CA9]

All tracks accurately ripped

End of status report
Compiled by Lee Dorrian, Garry Jennings, and Dan Tobin
Mastered by John Paul at Mine! Music.

Release Date: June 21, 2004
Format: Original Recording Reissued
Number of Discs: 2
Label: Earache Records
Catalog No.: MOSH-233CD

lossless, disc 1 (591 MB)*
http://rapidshare.com/files/223495634/CAT2041TSG04P.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/223496520/CAT2041TSG04P.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/223498285/CAT2041TSG04P.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/223499154/CAT2041TSG04P.part4.rar

lossless, disc 2 (534 MB)*
http://rapidshare.com/files/223503939/CAT2042TSG961P.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/223504391/CAT2042TSG961P.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/223506550/CAT2042TSG961P.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/223506916/CAT2042TSG961P.part4.rar

all covers.jpg (52 MB)
http://rapidshare.com/files/223495635/CAT2040TSG300C.rar

lossy - disc 1 (184 MB)
http://rapidshare.com/files/223500692/CAT2041TSG20G.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/223501457/CAT2041TSG20G.part2.rar

lossy - disc 2 (178 MB)
http://rapidshare.com/files/223502296/CAT2042TSG20G.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/223502976/CAT2042TSG20G.part2.rar