DECEASED - Ghostly White
Hells Headbangers Records
This is a release which I am looking on with greatness and tragic feeling. As far as the latter point goes, in November Dave “Scarface” Castillo passed away. Dave drummed with DECEASED from 2003 to 2008 and again from 2012 until a month ago. He was their long-time live-drummer. As far as his studio contributions go you should remember he played on 2005's As the Weird Travel On and as well as on this new one Ghostly White. RIP Dave, you were damm good.
Now as far as DECEASED goes I've made in clear in the past that I consider them America's Greatest Metal Band. They also have the back catalog (I'm including demos) spanning over thirty years of greatness in extreme metal to back it up. While other longtime US metal acts have strayed off the path or simply became lazy living off their past accomplishments. DECEASED stayed true to themselves and always released stuff just as good or better than previously.
With that said it's been seven years since their last slab of greatness, Surreal Overdose. The importance of that last statement lies in the word "greatness". Any other act could just push out a follow-up to a previous release. DECEASED took their sweet time to get this one perfect at least to their idea of perfection. Which is why I see Ghostly White as not a follow up to Surreal Overdose but more like a overview of their career framed in a modern metal stamp.
Without going through a song by song analysis, which would have me writing way into the new year, I'll just give you the basics. On here you get plenty of DECEASED's old death thrash sound coupled with epic moments reminiscent of Fearless Undead Machines. Add to that there's elements of NWOBHM, Hardcore, some of the most searing as well as fluid leads ever put forth on a DECEASED release.
Want more, OK Dave Castillo's drum work is as wild and frenzied as Fowley’s once was. No wonder he chose him as his successor behind the kit. And now he'll be sorely missed. Finally there is King Fowley and his vocals on here sound ferocious as ever. Like I made mention to earlier this is not just a new album it's a overview of a career. It's also one of the best metal releases of 2018. Nuff Said.
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