{"id":19392,"date":"2014-07-01T00:00:19","date_gmt":"2014-07-01T00:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=19392"},"modified":"2014-07-01T15:04:28","modified_gmt":"2014-07-01T15:04:28","slug":"ep-review-deathwhite-ethereal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/ep-review-deathwhite-ethereal\/","title":{"rendered":"DEATHWHITE – Ethereal EP (2014) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

DEATHWHITE
Ethereal EP<\/strong><\/span>
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\nSelf-released (2014)<\/span>
Rating: 4\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Six-track EP Ethereal<\/em> is the debut composition from mysterious American melodic metal trio Deathwhite. The group revel in a mid to late 90s style of dark melody that has hints of similarities with Paradise Lost and Anathema circa that period, the similarities audible in the sense that the music is crystal clear yet with a sprig of the forlorn. <\/p>\n

Throughout the framework of the six tracks on offer, the band attempts to cast long shadows of reflection amidst aching guitars and pensive drum plods which are laced with a grey hue. <\/p>\n

Never depressive, instead, Deathwhite has carved out a record that is intriguing and enigmatic, but above all, there is an accessible fluidity to tracks such as \u2018When I (Wasn\u2019t) You\u2019, which has a chilly gothic edge mixed with indie yearning. In spite of its lachrymose edge, the track \u2013 which follows the brief acoustic intro (\u2018Ethereal\u2019) \u2013 grows and grows and becomes an ideal avenue to explore and kick off this unusual record. <\/p>\n

Next up is the yearning \u2018Give Up The Ghost\u2019 which springs into life with an ashen set of chords, but for the most part is a creeping, simmering journey of stormy melody. Through its deep passages and wispy clamour, there is a tinge of French rockers Alcest throughout. The track kind of aches and mourns without dragging the listener into pale pools of despair, but it\u2019s not the sort of stuff I\u2019ll be playing on warm, summery days. <\/p>\n

\u2018Silenced\u2019 comes next; the buzzing intro has a Katatonia edge to it, and of all the tracks on this EP it\u2019s this one which offers most weight, but I cannot escape from the rather bland, yet arty feel of this composition. Vocally, it\u2019s rather dreary and one of negativity as the clean tones tend to float without passion on the haze of the downbeat rhythms. That\u2019s not to say that this opus is an ode to misery, but the whole \u201cindie\u201d feel of it tends to drag it away from the metal realm as instead we are plied with copious amounts of tepid illusions which lack weight. \u2018Feeding The Illusion\u2019 is relatively upbeat in its drive, but overall it\u2019s just a grey, watery pop-tinged foot-tapper best suited to a clammy tent at a rain-soaked festival.<\/p>\n

With \u2018A Burden To Carry\u2019 finishing off matters with a grating guitar shudder, I\u2019m feeling rather disconsolate after this experience simply because Ethereal<\/em> is so darn dreary that you just know that even a firework up the arse isn\u2019t going to eject this band into happy climes.<\/p>\n

Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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