Endtyme is the sixth studio album by British doom metal band Cathedral, released in 2001 through Earache Records.

Endtyme
Studio album by
Released26 February 2001[1]
Recorded17 July – 6 August 2000
StudioChapel Studios, South Thoresby, England
GenreDoom metal
Length63:45
LabelEarache
ProducerBilly Anderson
Cathedral chronology
Caravan Beyond Redemption
(1998)
Endtyme
(2001)
The VIIth Coming
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles6/10[3]
Chronicles of Chaos9.5/10[4]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10[5]
Metal.de3/10[6]
Rock Hard7/10[7]

The album is considered a return to the dark and gloomy sound present on the band's debut album.[according to whom?] The cover artwork was created by Sunn O))) guitarist Stephen O'Malley. It was the first Cathedral album to not feature cover artwork created by Dave Patchett.

Track listing

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  1. "Cathedral Flames" – 1:59
  2. "Melancholy Emperor" – 5:32
  3. "Requiem for the Sun" – 6:54
  4. "Whores to Oblivion" – 6:32
  5. "Alchemist of Sorrows" – 7:16
  6. "Ultra Earth" – 9:22
  7. "Astral Queen" – 6:39
  8. "Sea Serpent" – 5:48
  9. "Templar's Arise! (The Return)" – 13:39
  10. "Gargoylian" – 7:47 (Japanese edition bonus track)

References

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  1. ^ "Cathedral Latest News". earache.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2001. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  2. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r525673
  3. ^ Gromen, Mark (13 February 2001). "Cathedral - Endtyme". bravewords.com. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  4. ^ Wee, Alvin (13 May 2001). "CoC : Cathedral - Endtyme : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  5. ^ Popoff, Martin; Perri, David (2011). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 4: The '00s. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 75. ISBN 9781-926592-20-6.
  6. ^ Christian (25 April 2013). "Cathedral - Endtyme Review". metal.de. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Endtyme". Rock Hard (Vol. 166) (in German). 20 February 2001. Retrieved 17 January 2024.