The Ethereal Mirror is the second full-length album by British doom metal

Doom metal

Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres...

 band Cathedral

Cathedral (band)

Cathedral are a doom metal band from Coventry, England. The group forged a link between early doom metal and a 1990s extreme metal aesthetic, making doom slower and heavier. Their debut album, Forest of Equilibrium, is considered a classic of the genre. They later on changed their doom style,...

. Released in 1993, this album sees the band experiment a wider scale of sound than on their debut album Forest of Equilibrium

Forest of Equilibrium

Forest of Equilibrium is the debut album of the British doom metal band Cathedral. It was released in 1991 on Earache Records. It is considered a classic of its genre...

. The songs are not as doom-laden and grinding as on the first album. Some of the songs contain the first hints of a musical change, which led to embracing stoner rock

Stoner rock

Stoner rock or stoner metal is a subgenre of heavy metal, combining elements of psychedelic rock, blues rock, traditional heavy metal and doom metal. Stoner rock is typically slow-to-mid tempo and features a bass-heavy sound, melodic vocals, and 'retro' production...

 style on later records. It was re-issued in 2009 with a bonus disc and the DVD Ethereal Reflections.

Track listing

1. "Violet Vortex (Intro)" – 1:54
2. "Ride" – 4:47
3. "Enter the Worms" – 6:07
4. "Midnight Mountain" – 4:55
5. "Fountain of Innocence" – 7:12
6. "Grim Luxuria" – 4:47
7. "Jaded Entity" – 7:53
8. "Ashes You Leave" – 6:21
9. "Phantasmagoria" – 8:42
10. "Imprisoned in Flesh" – 1:44

1996 CD re-issue bonus tracks

1. "Sky Lifter"
2. "A Funeral Request" (New 1993 Version)

Credits

• Garry Jennings – Guitar
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  , acoustic guitar
  Steel-string acoustic guitar
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  , 12-string acoustic guitar, bass guitar
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• Lee Dorrian
  Lee Dorrian
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   – vocals
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• Mark Wharton – drums
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• Adam Lehan
  Adam Lehan
  Adam Lehan is known for being the guitarist of the doom metal–stoner metal band Cathedral . He played guitar, acoustic guitar and 12 string acoustic guitar, and wrote many songs for the albums Forest of Equilibrium, Soul Sacrifice, Statik Majik and The Ethereal Mirror...
  
  – Guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar