French Tribute to Cathedral

[Eoin McLove]

I came across this as the excellent Dionysiaque contributed a song to it.  Naturally I had to grab a copy as I think they are one of the most interesting doom bands to have emerged in recent times and while I'm not a massive fan of Cathedral,  the compilation has proven to be a valuable insight into a potentially exciting scene.  I've only made it through the second disc so far,  the one with Dionysiaque,  but it introduced me to two or three other bands I need to investigate further.  Northwinds, for example,  are a band whose name and logo I've seen about for years but never got around to them.  Seems like that may have been a mistake on my part.

Worth a look for doom fans,  even if you find Lee Dorian's vocals a little too groovy!

[Cryptic Stench]

Interesting, loved the early Cathedral albums , first two especially. I know they were always quirky but after Carnival Bizarre they lost the plot.

All eras covered on this or is it only early material? 

[Eoin McLove]

Looks like a mix of eras and different styles of bands involved too. 

[Melmoth]

Checked out the Dionysiaque 2018 demo today, had never heard anything by them before, seriously interesting demo. Had found my patience for the usual doom fare tested a lot recently but these guys will be getting a lot more spins 

[Eoin McLove]

Yep,  it's great.  I particularly enjoy the unique vocals.