UK doom metal legends Cathedral have announced their new EP, “Society’s Pact With Satan,” which will be released on October 3rd, 2025 via Rise Above Records.
Watch the official trailer video for “Society’s Pact With Satan” via the YouTube player below:
“Society’s Pact With Satan” is a previously unreleased 30-minute track, recorded at “The Last Spire” sessions in 2012.
The term ‘back from the grave’ takes on a whole new meaning with the release of this (thought to be long lost) epic recording by the much-missed British Doom Metal lords: Cathedral. “Society’s Pact With Satan” was the last ever recording made by the band, back in 2012. It was recorded at the end of the sessions for their swan song album; 2013’s “The Last Spire.”
But, for some reason, the 30-minute track was not mixed at the time, thus pretty much forgotten about by everyone involved, until very recently. Rediscovered by producer Jaime Gomez Arellano, whilst sorting through his old studio recordings, he excitedly alerted the band, saying that he had discovered a long-lost gem. Upon hearing it, the band members were convinced enough to agree that it should see a commercial release.
So, here we have it: the final sermon by Cathedral and what a way to go out. It’s an unapologetic, uncompromising exercise in macabre observations, musical eccentricity, brutal riffing and general arcane self-indulgence. There genuinely was/is no other band like Cathedral.
“Society’s Pact With Satan” will be released via Rise Above Records on October 03, 2025.
Pre-Order “Society’s Pact With Satan” here: https://riseaboverecords.com/product/societys-pact-with-satan/
Tracklist:
01. Society’s Pact With Satan (29:46)
Also released on October 3rd is a 20th anniversary edition of Cathedral‘s 2005 album: “The Garden Of Unearthly Delights,” in huge poster sleeve.
Pre-Order “The Garden Of Unearthly Delights 20th anniversary edition” here: https://riseaboverecords.com/product/the-garden-of-unearthly-delights