Cathedral "Forest Of Equilibrium + Soul Sacrifice (EP)"

Forest of Equilibrium is the debut album of the British doom metal band Cathedral, released in 1991 on Earache Records. It is considered a classic of its genre, doom metal. Forest of Equilibrium was notably inducted into Decibel Magazine's Hall of Fame in February 2006 being the 12th inductee for the Decibel Hall of Fame.

In 2009, Earache Records reissued the album along with four "bonus" songs that comprise the long out-of-print 1992 Soul Sacrifice EP. This deluxe digipak reissue also includes a poster of Dave Patchett's cover art and a new 40-minute documentary entitled "Return to the Forest" on DVD.

Disc 1 (CD)

1. Picture of Beauty & Innocence (Intro) / Commiserating the Celebration  11:15  
2. Ebony Tears 07:45   
3. Serpent Eve 07:40   
4. Soul Sacrifice 02:55
5. A Funeral Request 09:17  
6. Equilibrium 06:07  
7. Reaching Happiness, Touching Pain 09:10   

Total time:  54:09  

Disc 2 (DVD)

1. Return To The Forest documentary 40:00  

Total time:  40:00  

Disc 3 (CD)

1. Soul Sacrifice 04:35  
2. Autumn Twilight 05:50  
3. Frozen Rapture 06:09  
4. Golden Blood (Flooding) 08:11  

Total time: 24:45

Digipak Dualdisc version containing "Forest Of Equilibrium" on the CD side and "Return To The Forest" documentary on the DVD side.

"Soul Sacrifice" EP is included in a separate cardboard sleeve.

Recording information:

"Forest Of Equilibrium" recorded at Workshop Studios, Redditch, July-August '91

Remastered at Optimum Mastering - March 2009

"Return To Forest": 40 min documentary with original band members, filmed in Coventry in 2009, and also featuring interviews with cover artist Dave Patchett. An in depth exploration of the formation of Cathedral, the recording of "Forest of Equilibrium" and the impact of the record on the metal scene.