An abandoned cathedral. A gruesome murder. A powerful supernaturalentity living in the catacombs. It all comes to a head in downtown LosAngeles. What will happen and who will live to tell the tale? Such is thestoryline of Cathedral, the thrilling new album and terrifying graphicnovel from director and musician John Carpenter, based on a dreamCarpenter had in 2024.

Cathedral has all the drama, dark atmosphere, and frenetic pacing of aclassic heavy metal record. Especially designed as the soundtrack to thegraphic novel, each track corresponds to a specific section of the book.The liner notes included with the album packaging feature prompts foreach track, creating a fully interactive experience. Combined with thegraphic novel, its the closest thing to a new John Carpenter film in years.

The music on Cathedral retains all the eerie atmosphere and sinister propulsion of the epochal scores Carpenter created for his films Halloween,The Fog, and Assault on Precinct 13, but this is a much heavier, riff-drivenenterprise. Carpenter is a firm believer that music plays a major role inwhat really makes something scary. Thats first and foremost, the director says. Its all about making the music work. This is somewhat different sounding stuff that weve done, but its done with the same desirein mind, he adds. In other words, put this thing on and imagine yourewatching a movie. Thats what we want you to do.

Daniel Davies soaring, snaky guitars take center stage on opener Primeval, Elevator, and the metal masterpiece Lord of the Undergroundwhile John Carpenter and Cody Carpenters synths take the lead on theominous Desolation in the Underworld, the plaintive Death of theMapmaker, and even converge with strings on Abandoned Cathedral.

Whereas the Lost Themes albums were written as scores to movies of themind, Cathedral scores the first original graphic novel written by Carpenter, his wife and long-time creative partner, producer and editor SandyKing, and writer Sean Sobczak, published by Storm King Comics. Aswith all of Carpenters musical forays of the last decade-plus, the albumwill be released by Sacred Bones.

Cathedral awaits. Immerse yourself in John Carpenters universe all overagain.

Tracklist:

1. Primeval
2. Identity
3. Inside Out
4. Abandoned Cathedral
5. Elevator
6. Elevator Two
7. Desolation in the Underworld
8. The Mapmaker
9. The Ferryman
10. Lord of the Underground
11. Death of the Mapmaker
12. Back to Ruins
13. Revenge
14. Resolution

UPC: 840526510382
Label: Sacred Bones
Release Date: 8.7.26
Format: CD