Year : 2019
Style : Dark Melodic Metal, Progressive Power Metal
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 119 mb
Bio:
Based out of Los Angeles, California, WITHERFALL is the collective brainchild of guitarist Jake Dreyer (ICED EARTH, KOBRA AND THE LOTUS, WHITE WIZZARD), singer Joseph Michael (WHITE WIZZARD) and the late Adam Sagan (CIRCLE II CIRCLE, INTO ETERNITY). With Dreyer and Michael having previously worked together in WHITE WIZZARD and Sagan collaborating on with Dreyer on the critically acclaimed debut instrumental EP, "In The Shadows Of Madness" — which included a featured track for the popular video game franchise Rock Band — the trio combined forces to begin writing for the new project in 2013.Eager to resonate their ideas, WITHERFALL headed to Phoenix, Arizona to record their debut album, "Nocturnes And Requiems", with engineer Ralph Patlan (MEGADETH, Brian "Head" Welch, MSG) in late 2014. The album was then sent on to New York City for mixing and mastering by Chris "Zeuss" Harris (ROB ZOMBIE, QUEENSRŸCHE, HATEBREED) at Planet Z. Resulting in eight masterfully executed tracks featuring the group's dynamic blend of darkened melodic and progressive metal, "Nocturnes And Requiems" is scheduled for release on February 10, 2017."Nocturnes And Requiems" is dedicated to the life of Adam Sagan, who passed on December 7, 2016 during the final stages of production. The band collectively commented: "This, as we know, is the last piece of work that Adam contributed and played on."Adam's talent, passion and personality is woven throughout every part of this record as he was easily one third of the creative force."'Nocturnes and Requiems' was a name that Adam eerily came up with one evening when we were figuring out album titles, [and it] would not have sounded the way it does now without his immense contribution on and off the drums."Adam, we love you, and it's a tragedy that you were not able to see this release. You will always and forever be a member of WITHERFALL. Rest in peace, man."WITHERFALL has revealed the album's debut single, "End Of Time", which can be seen/heard in the below lyric music video. Showcasing the melancholic cover artwork painted by Kristian Wåhlin (BATHORY, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, WINTERSUN), "End Of Time" presents a unique approach to the idea of a modern metal song with memorable melodic hooks, big choruses and dynamically aggresive vocals combined with virtuosic guitar playing reminiscent of the legends of the neoclassical shred guitar scene and a progressive rhythm section featuring modern extreme drumming techniques and fusion influenced bass lines.
Album:
Right before embarking on an acoustic tour with Finnish metallers Sonata Arctica, Witherfall unleashes a new EP entitled ‘Vintage’. Witherfall is the brainchild of the creative duo featuring Joseph Michael and Jake Dreyer. The first one’s known from Sanctuary while the latter is a part of Iced Earth. The two guys added Anthony Crawford, Alex Hasla and Steve Bolognese to Witherfall and it’s this quintet that worked on ‘Vintage’.‘Vintage’ consists out of two cover versions and some redone songs from earlier two studio albums. While recording the latest longplayer ‘A Prelude to Sorrow’ Witherfall also recorded two cover song that were so far not published and now they will see the light of day on ‘Vintage’. The first song that comes out of this session is Tom Petty’s ‘I Won’t Back Down’. Witherfall adds an own identity to this rock anthem and it’s a melancholic undertone that intensifies the emotional impact. It’s a good interpretation of the classic and can surely stand next to the original Tom Petty hit. The second cover version has a totally different background. It’s Helloween’s emotional ballad ‘A Tale That Wasn’t Right’, which is redone by the quintet and it doesn’t end up on a bad spot either. The difference though is, that this song is so much connected to Michael Kiske’s voice that the cover can’t reach the intensity of the Helloween version. Anyhow, a good attempt, but a really high bar to reach.Next to these two track it’s ‘Vintage’ from the sophomore album that’s not only the name giver of this EP, but also translated into a three songs medley that also includes with ‘Nobody Sleeps Here’ a tune from the debut album.What else? ‘Ode to Despair’ has been re-arranged and comes as an acoustic song and it’s the Japan single release ‘The Long Walk Home (December)’ that now becomes available for everybody. Witherfall impressed with their first two albums and with ‘Vintage’ the guys add another well-crafted release to their discography. ‘Vintage’ allows Witherfall to stress their musical framework and is a welcomed publication for the ongoing acoustic tour.
Line-Up:
Joseph Michael - Vocals, Keyboards (2013-present) - See also: Midnight Reign, Sanctuary, ex-Omery Rising, ex-Omicida, ex-White Wizzard, ex-Peppermint Creeps
Anthony Crawford - Bass
Jake Dreyer - Guitars (2013-present) - See also: Iced Earth, Jake Dreyer, ex-DeadRingers Guild, ex-Kobra and the Lotus (live), ex-White Wizzard, ex-DeathRiders
Steve Bolognese - Drums (2017-present) - See also: Death Dealer, Ross the Boss, ex-Baptized in Blood, ex-Into Eternity, ex-Beyond the Embrace
Tracklist:
01. Vintage Medley (Vintage, Pt. I) (3:19)
02. Vintage Medley (Nobody Sleeps Here) (3:00)
03. Vintage Medley (Vintage, Pt. II) (3:21)
04. A Tale That Wasn't Right (Helloween cover) (5:21)
05. Ode to Despair (Acoustic) (4:03)
06. The Long Walk Home (December) (6:28)
07. I Won't Back Down (Tom Petty cover) (4:12)
08. Vintage (Album version) (11:06)
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