There are at least 7 bands/artists called Cardinal: 1) Cardinal was a one-off project from singers/songwriters Richard Davies and Eric Matthews. The duo came together in 1994 following ex-Moles frontman Davies' relocation from his native Australia to the U.S.; he wrote and sang all but one of the songs that comprised Cardinal's self-titled debut, while the Oregon-born Matthews arranged the compositions, layering them with ornate strings, horns and pianos inspired by the lush, baroque sounds of late-'60s pop. While Cardinal was released to great acclaim, internal strife quickly split the duo apart, and both Davies and Matthews embarked on solo careers. 2) Estonian-born and US-based prog house/electro/trance producer Kaspar Tasane. ...show more

There are at least 7 bands/artists called Cardinal: 1) Cardinal was a one-off project from singers/songwriters Richard Davies and Eric Matthews. The duo came together in 1994 following ex-Moles frontman Davies' relocation from his native Australia to the U.S.; he wrote and sang all but one of the songs that comprised Cardinal's self-titled debut, while the Oregon-born Matthews arranged the compositions, layering them with ornate strings, horns and pianos inspired by the lush, baroque sounds of late-'60s pop. While Cardinal was released to great acclaim, internal strife quickly split the duo apart, and both Davies and Matthews embarked on solo careers. 2) Estonian-born and US-based prog house/electro/trance producer Kaspar Tasane.

3) Cardinal also was a noise-rock trio from Bellingham, Wash., that released one EP, Michael Winslow is the Human Sound Effect Machine. 4) Cardinal is a 3-piece frantic/technical/fast screamo/hardcore band from tallahasse, FL. http://www.myspace.com/cardinalfl 5) Cardinal was a dutch death metal band formed in 2002. It included members of Consolation and Nembrionic.

They released an EP in 2003, "Baptized in Cum". 6) The Cardinal is a Swedish Doom/Gothic Metal band. 7) Cardinal are a 4 piece Pop/ Punk band based in the Midlands, UK. Cardinal have used various drummers since forming inc Ollie docksey and to date:tom bishop ...since 2010 Cardinal have spent many happy hours in the studio crafting their melodic, catchy rock music whilst playing at local festivals etc. ...show less