Doom, gloom and painfully slow distorted guitar-y dirges may not seem particularly relevant to the contemporary metal scene, nor particularly necessary. However, for a band such as Cathedral - formed over a decade ago and with a discography the length of your arm, bringing the music back to its sub-culture roots is what's necessary.

Kicking off with the morbid, lethargic power chords of 'Cathedral Flames', breaking into the vicious sonic battering of 'Requiem To The Sun', not to mention the curious computer engineered super-growly distortions on 'Whores to Oblivion', Endtyme reveals itself as an incredibly raw, doom assault.

Commercial nu-metal it most certainly isn't, but the faithful are sure to approve.