"Cathedral Spires" is a song by English heavy metal

Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...

 band Judas Priest

Judas Priest

Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1969. The current line-up consists of lead vocalist Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis. The band has gone through several drummers over the years,...

. It is the last track from their album Jugulator

Jugulator

-Personnel:*Tim 'Ripper' Owens: Vocals*K.K. Downing: Guitars*Glenn Tipton: Guitars*Ian Hill: Bass*Scott Travis: Drums...

. Even though the album has received much criticism

Criticism

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 the song is widely regarded as a classic. Clocking at 9:12 it is the longest song on the album and was the longest recorded track by the band until 2005 when the song "Lochness" was released on the album Angel of Retribution

Angel of Retribution

Angel of Retribution is the 15th studio album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest, released in 2005. It marks the return of Rob Halford, after a 12 year departure from the band. The album debuted at #13 on the U.S. Billboard chart, which made it the second highest chart of a Judas Priest album...

 which was more than 13 minutes long. Along with most of the album the lyrics describe the end of the world.

Personnel

• Tim 'Ripper' Owens
  Tim 'Ripper' Owens
  Timothy S. "Ripper" Owens is an American heavy metal singer who currently performs with Beyond Fear, Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force and Charred Walls of the Damned. He first gained attention as the lead singer of Judas Priest, and then Iced Earth...
  
  : Vocals
• K.K. Downing: Guitars
• Glenn Tipton
  Glenn Tipton
  Glenn Tipton is one of the Grammy Award-winning guitarists for the heavy metal band Judas Priest...
  
  : Guitars
• Ian Hill
  Ian Hill
  Ian Hill is a founding member and bassist for the Birmingham-based Grammy award winning heavy metal band, Judas Priest....
  
  : Bass
• Scott Travis
  Scott Travis
  Scott Travis is a Grammy Award winning American rock musician, best known as the drummer for the English heavy metal band Judas Priest and the American heavy metal band Racer X.-Biography:...
  
  : Drums