Written in Ashes: Eternal
- Your Ghost
- Nightfeast
- Petal (Like the Night)
- The Promised
- The Burden
- Heavenly Host
- Gossamer
- Expulsion From Eden
- When the Sun is Low
- Europa
As far as albums go, Written in Ashes debut "Eternal", pales in comparison to
their live performances. The entire album lacks the passion and mood that comes
from seeing this band perform live. It also lacks some of the strongest
material that one usually experiences during a live situation. Most notably,
is the inclusion of only a single track that contains violin. Some of Written
in Ashes best material utilizes the violin and I am surprised to not see those
tracks present on "Eternal". Another item that grates me is the vocalist's
uncanny resemblance to Peter Murphy of Bauhaus. However this is only evident on
the album. Once again in a live setting, his vocal range has more depth and he
shys away from the singular range present on "Eternal". My suggestion to the
band is to spend more time in a studio with a proficient engineer and quality
equipment so that you can better transfer what is normally a spectacular live
performance into at least a passable studio album.
Written in Ashes are:
Kevin Hay - vocals, guitar, keyboards
David Anderson - guitar, violin, vocals
Eric Hold - bass, keyboards, programming
David Battrick - drums, percussion
E-mail: dka@teleport.com
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