cathedral Night Of The Seagulls (the Carnival Bizarre, 1995)

“Gaz [Jennings], lee [Dorrian] and I had just watched Night Of The Seagulls together at my apartment,” recalls bassist Scott carlson, co-creator of this horror-doom exemplar.

“that is pretty much what inspired the lumbering opening riff.” homaging the 1975 instalment of Spanish director amando de ossorio’s cult Blind Dead series, cathedral perfectly captured the slo-mo terror of eyeless Knights templar riding from the sea. “I love the film, I think it’s the most atmospheric and tightly assembled of the series. the shots of the templars riding on the beach are incredible!” Scott enthuses, adding: “I love the song. It’s simple, to the point and dead heavy.”

CHOICE LYRIC: “The ritual you face / You shall no after / Your blood we drink for eternity / Flesh unto the crabs we leave / And feed your heart unto Aquarian Master”