Cathedral - Supernatural Birth Machine [Mythology, Doom, Oc]

Released only a year after "The Carnival Bizarre",

Cathedral's "Supernatural Birth Machine" has a tough act to follow

seeing as "The Carnival Bizarre" was hand's down one of the most

adroit and unblemished doom albums ever made. Even though it's

generally accepted that this plays second fiddle, it's pretty much

cut from the same cloth as "The Carnival Bizarre". Same monumental

doomy style, although the songs lack the luminescence heard from

it's predecessor. Granted, there are some classic songs on here

like "Urko's Conquest", "Stained Glass Horizon", "Fireball Demon",

and "Magnetic Hole"...but for the most part this is almost a

lighthearted, inclusively generic version of "The Carnival

Bizarre". So while it doesn't live up to one's expectations,

"Supernatural Birth Machine" can hardly be called a letdown and is

highly recommended to those in need of some of the best Black

Sabbath-inspired doom to grace this planet