Supernatural Birth Machine
1996 studio album by Cathedral
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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 | Stoner metal, doom metal | |||
| Length | 57:57 | |||
| Label | Earache | |||
| Producer | Kit Woolven | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| 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
All 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
Cathedral
- Lee Dorrian – vocals
- Garry Jennings – guitar, mellotron (tracks 1 and 5), piano (track 6)
- Leo Smee – bass
- Brian Dixon – drums
Technical personnel
- 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
