Supernatural Birth Machine is the fourth studio album by British doom metal band Cathedral, released on 12 November 1996 through Earache Records.[1]
| Supernatural Birth Machine | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 12 November 1996[1] | |||
| Recorded | May–June 1996 | |||
| Studio | Parkgate Studio | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, doom metal, stoner metal | |||
| Length | 57:57 | |||
| Label | Earache | |||
| Producer | Kit Woolven | |||
| Cathedral chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Chronicles of Chaos | 7/10[3] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10[4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Lee Dorrian and Garry Jennings, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cybertron 71/Eternal Countdown (Intro)" | 1:18 |
| 2. | "Urko's Conquest" | 4:02 |
| 3. | "Stained Glass Horizon" | 5:29 |
| 4. | "Cyclops Revolution" | 7:07 |
| 5. | "Birth Machine 2000" (Written by Dorrian, Jennings and Leo Smee) | 8:59 |
| 6. | "Nightmare Castle" | 6:31 |
| 7. | "Fireball Demon" | 4:12 |
| 8. | "Phaser Quest" (Written by Dorrian, Jennings and Smee) | 3:42 |
| 9. | "Suicide Asteroid" | 4:13 |
| 10. | "Dragon Rider 13" | 5:52 |
| 11. | "Magnetic Hole" | 6:32 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Tuckers Ruck" | 4:59 |
Personnel
editCathedral
edit- Lee Dorrian – vocals
- Garry Jennings – guitar, mellotron (1, 5), piano (6)
- Leo Smee – bass
- Brian Dixon – drums
Technical personnel
edit- Kit Woolven – production, engineering
- Doug Cook – assistant engineering
- Noel Summerville – mastering
- Antz White – art direction, design, digital image manipulation
- Dave Patchett – cover painting
- George Chin – band photographs
References
edit- ^ a b "Cathedral 'Supernatural Birth Machine'". earache.com. Earache. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ Raggett, Ned. Cathedral: Supernatural Birth Machine at AllMusic. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ Bromley, Adrian (2 January 1997). "CoC : Cathedral - Supernatural Birth Machine : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 74. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (1998). "Cathedral". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE Inc. pp. 990–991. ISBN 0-333-74134-X – via Internet Archive.
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