Cathedral - The Guessing Game (2010)

[Agalloch]

Not sure how many people are into em, but I've listened to most of this album and it seems pretty sweet. LOTS of proggy moments and less doom moments than previous albums, but I think it's gonna be a grower.

 

[J.]

ive tried this band on a couple of occasions. they need a new vocalist

 

[Agalloch]

Try the new one. It may surprise you.

 

[dill_the_devil]

Reviewed it the other day - really interesting albums, took several spins to fully grow on me. At first, the outright wackiness/eccentricity of some of the songs were a bit distracting and offputting ('Funeral Of Dreams' was an early stumbling block) - but after a while, the incorporation of that sort of playful weirdness and psychedelic/prog influences with bollock-heavy doom made more and more sense. Sure, Dorrian can't sing for toffee, but I can't imagine any other vocalist fitting the character of the music on The Guessing Game as well.