Deathwhite Recording New Album Grey Everlasting
Pittsburgh melancholic doomers Deathwhite are currently recording their new album, Grey Everlasting, for release not nearly soon enough through Season of Mist. Early last year, the mystery-lineup outfit issued Grave Image (review here) as their second long-player. It was some eight months between the announcement of those recordings and the record’s Jan. 31, 2020, release, so if they keep the same timeline, maybe Feb. 2022, sooner if we’re lucky?
I’ll take it whenever it comes, don’t get me wrong, but the sooner the better. The wildly undervalued outfit only solidified their songwriting even as compared to their 2018 debut, For a Black Tomorrow (review here), which if you click that link and even skim the review, you’ll see I was a total dork for. I expect much the same will be the case when Grey Everlasting — not to be confused with Evergrey; whatever happened to Evergrey?; still kicking, apparently — turns up. Here’s looking forward.
And kudos to them not fixing what wasn’t broken in terms of the production team. I was really hoping they’d be on Maryland Doom Fest one of these years, but so far no dice.
From the PR wire:
DEATHWHITE Enters Studio to Record Third Full-Length, ‘Grey Everlasting’
Enigmatic dark metal outfit DEATHWHITE have entered Cerebral Audio Productions with producer/engineer Shane Mayer to track their third full-length album, ‘Grey Everlasting!’
Comments the band: “It is our pleasure to share we are in the throes of recording our third album, ‘Grey Everlasting.’ We have opted for continuity between studio albums: The same people responsible for bringing ‘Grave Image’ to life will do the same for ‘Grey Everlasting.’ This includes the esteemed Mr. Mayer, who, in his third studio go-round with us, is more invaluable than ever. We will be tracking vocals in July at Mana Recording in Saint Petersburg, Florida, under the supervision of Art Paiz. Mastering duties will fall onto the legendary Dan Swanö (BLOODBATH, EDGE OF SANITY). And, lastly, the artwork will be handled by Jérôme Comentale, who has created our prior three albums covers.
“While we have assembled a familiar cast of characters, ‘Grey Everlasting,’ to our ears, is by no means a rehash of ‘Grave Image.’ We have introduced some new elements, some of which can be described as ‘extreme.’ The songs are also doomier and more atmospheric in their approach while retaining our core stylistic traits. We did the bulk of the songwriting during the pandemic’s darkest and most isolating moments. It is our belief such feelings resonate throughout the album’s 11 songs. In the meantime, we greatly look forward to sharing them with you and wish everyone continued safety.”
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Absolutely loved Grave Image and Funeral Ground in particular. Great to have another album whenever it arrives.
So good, right? I feel like people don’t know what they’re missing with these guys.