Decibel Hall of Fame: Cathedral, Forest of Equilibrium

DOOMTASTIC.

Lee Dorian's voice rules. The sludgey, powerful, near-death metal like stoner dirges rule. I'm a bigger fan of the album that came out two years later, The Ethereal Mirror, but this album is a benchmark for the genre and a true classic. I'd put it close to seminal works by My Dying Pride and Paradise Lost (two of my favorite metal bands) in my book. It's incredible how many branches grew from the Napalm Death tree. Lee Dorian was in Napalm Death! Craziness. He's still dooming on with his Rise Above Records imprint (which is putting out a split EP with The Gates Of Slumber, I'm told). Amazing record.