An eight-minute trailer for The Guessing Game, the ninth full-length album from the veteran British doom / stoner band Cathedral, can be viewed below. The CD is scheduled for release on March 26 in Europe and on April 20 in North America.

Produced once again by Warren Riker , who also took care of the band’s last effort, The Garden Of Unearthly Delights, in 2005, The Guessing Game is one wild and unpredictable ride with one of the most unique and exciting acts the metal genre has got to offer! For the first time in the band’s history, they have recorded a double album that boasts thirteen tracks offering a colourful variety of musical styles and lyrical themes: ‘Requiem For The Voiceless’, for example, is pure, down & out crawling doom ? and the first animal-rights song in doom metal history!

Then you’ll get classic stomping and grooving Cathedral material with the catchy ‘Painting In The Dark’, plus many songs wading through psychedelic and proggy waters ? especially ‘Funeral Of Dreams’, featuring none other than Alison O Donnell of Mellow Candle (’70s Irish folk rock band) fame doing guest vocals.

It comes as no surprise that this time around Cathedral went as far as to include exotic instrumentation such as Mellotron and Sitar. And pay special attention to the lyrics of “Journeys Into Jade”: Lee Dorrian and Co. are celebrating 20 years of Cathedral with this one!

Continue reading: BLABBERMOUTH.NET – CATHEDRAL: ‘The Guessing Game’ Trailer Available.
Please click HERE for the audio stream of Cathedral – Live at Roadburn 2009