The Carnival Bizarre
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| The Carnival Bizarre | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 29 September 1995[1] | |||
| Recorded | 29 May – 14 June 1995 | |||
| Studio | Parkgate Studios | |||
| Genre | Stoner metal, doom metal | |||
| Length | 62:48 | |||
| Label | Earache | |||
| Producer | Kit Woolven | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Chronicles of Chaos | 6/10[3] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 9/10[4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [5] |
| Kerrang! | [6] |
| Metal.de | 7/10[7] |
| Ox-Fanzine | 7/10[8] |
The Carnival Bizarre is the third studio album by British doom metal band Cathedral, released in September 1995 through Earache Records.[1]
Released in 1996, the related Hopkins (The Witchfinder General) EP features that titular track along with four additional songs.
Jem Aswald, in Trouser Press, wrote: "Pagan idolatry aside, Carnival Bizarre is Cathedral’s best and tightest album yet, rectifying many of the indulgences of the past and concentrating on throbbing grooves and viscous riffage – and a shout-out to Huggy Bear."[9]
