E.P. Review: Cemetery Echo - Come Share My Shroud
Reviewed by Paul Hutchings
Dark and mysterious, this four track E.P. from Buffalo NY outfit Cemetery Echo drips with the melancholic feel of the gothic pioneers of the 80s. Think Fields of the Nephilim, Danzig and Idel Hands. Opening with the atmospheric ‘Beneath the Crypts’, very much an intro rather than a song, Cemetery Echo begin by introducing the listener to their mood music.
The melodies haunt, the images of ghouls, spectres and graveyards prevail. ‘Come Share My Shroud’, ‘Youth Disease’ and ‘Transylvanian Moon’ all spin and weave their magic, casting spells that envelope the listener in a blackened web. Competent, with a mix that verges on metal at times but which is distinctly a gothic rock sound, there’s the jangling guitar sound you’d expect, complete with a mixture of rough and smooth vocals that provide as stark a contrast as night and day. It’s pleasing if you enjoy this style of music and it’s delivered with a confidence and swagger that you’d want.
It may hark back to a more innocent time, but this isn’t a band playing out music of their heroes. There’s an element of contemporary modernness about the record, and its one that certainly ensure the name is etched in the memory banks for future releases.
Released on vinyl and CD, this is an E.P. that offers something reassuringly familiar yet critically different at the same time.
