Cathedral "The Ethereal Mirror (2CD+DVD, 2009 Limited Edition Reissue, Remastered, USA, Earache Records, MOSH7701) "

The Ethereal Mirror is the second full-length album by British doom metal band Cathedral, released in May 1993 through Earache.

The album's front cover artwork unfolds and expands into something "much larger and weirder," according to Kenny Schticky of MetalSucks.

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

Tracklisting:

Disc 1 (CD) - The Ethereal Mirror

1. Violet Vortex (Intro) 01:54  
2. Ride 04:47  
3. Enter the Worms 06:07   
4. Midnight Mountain 04:55
5. Fountain of Innocence 07:12  
6. Grim Luxuria 04:47  
7. Jaded Entity 07:53
8. Ashes You Leave 06:21   
9. Phantasmagoria 08:42  
10. Imprisoned in Flesh 01:44

Time:    54:22  

Disc 2 (DVD) - Ethereal Reflections

1. Musical Progression  
2. A Major Deal  
3. Manor Studio  
4. The Artwork  
5. Tension Rising  
6. Fashion Sense  
7. Disco Doom  
8. Exit Adam  
9. Where Are You Now?  
10. Reflections  

Disc 3 (CD)

1. Hypnos 164 05:46  
2. Cosmic Funeral 07:02  
3. The Voyage of the Homeless Sapien 22:41  

Time:    35:29

The DVD contains Ethereal Reflections, a 40 min brand new documentary with key original band members filmed in Coventry in 2009.

Disc 2 features the Statik Majik EP.

Tracks 7 and 9 were originally recorded in late 1989 or early '90 by guitarist Gaz Jennings's project Morbid Doom, and were part of a demo that contained approximately 9 songs. In those versions, "Sorrows End" was the original title of "Jaded Entity" (track 7), and "Suffocation of Mankind" was the original title of "Phantasmagoria" (track 9).

A widely shared release date of February 1st, 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 an European tour with Penance and Sleep.

Official music video:

- Ride

Credits:

Track 1 by Jennings

Tracks 2, 4, 5 & 10 by Dorrian & Jennings

Tracks 3 & 7 by Dorrian, Lehan & Bianco

Track 6 by Dorrian & Lehan

Track 8 by Dorrian, Lehan & Jennings

Track 9 by Dorrian, Lehan, Jennings & Bianco

Recording information:

Recorded at Manor Studios, Oxford.

Remastered at Optimum Mastering, March 2009.