Artist: Witherscape
Title: The Inheritance
Genre: Metal
Release Date: 26th July 2013
Label: Century Media
Album Review
WITHERSCAPE is a brainchild of Dan Swanö, who has not only participated with EDGE OF SANITY, NIGHTINGALE and BLOODBATH, but also he’s been busy producing bands like OPETH, KATATONIA, ASPHYX and so on, not happy to settle with this he’s also been involved with side projects (MOONTOWER, ODDYSSEYand PAN.THY.MONIUM). For WITHERSCAPE he’s invited multi-instrumentalist Ragnar Widerberg to collaborate on this eclectic sounding album, it contains elements of Doom and Death Metal but also progressive elements. There’s quite a strange thing about the album, where it concerns Swanö’s clean vocals they’re not really strong or impressive as some of his peers and certainly he seems to be more technically skilled on the guitar, yet this less than great and just about good enough vocal is a perfect fit for the music.
They suit it with a rough edge and the Death Metal vocals and passage give the catchiness a great shade of darkness and both live in a nice balance. Also this way it feels genuine and sincere and has a good deal of a rocking out spirit to it, especially when you add the guitar solos, which are not a show off yet obviously relishing the instrument’s gifts. ‘To The Calling Of Blood And Dreams’ is not only epic but showcases the eclectic approach in all its width. A diverse and truly good album with emotively charged songs that sound classic as well as modern, moreover with a style that’s accessible and unique at the same time.
Tracklist
01. Mother Of The Soul
02. Astrid Falls
03. Dead For A Day
04. Dying For The Sun
05. To The Calling Of Blood And Dreams
06. The Math Of The Myth
07. Crawling From Validity
08. The Wedlock Observation
09. The Inheritance
Line-up
Dan Swanö - Vocals, Drums and Keyboards
Ragnar Widerberg - Guitars and Bass
Websites
www.witherscape.com / www.danswano.com / www.facebook.com/witherscape
Cover Picture
Rating
Music: 7
Sound: 8
Total: 7.5 / 10
