A Pale Horse Named Death - Lay My Soul To Waste

Published May 13 2013

*=Staff's pick	Lay My Soul To Waste Shallow Grave* The Needle In You In The Sleeping Death* Killer By Night Growing Old Dead Of Winter Devil Came With A Smile* Day Of The Storm* DMSLT Cold Dark Mourning

Genre	Goth Metal/Heavy Grunge	Sal Abruscato	Vocals
Tracks	11	Sal Abruscato	Guitar
Running time	51 Min.	Matt Brown	Guitar
Label	Steamhammer/SPV	Matt Brown	Bass
Release	21 May 2013	Sal Abruscato	Drums
Country	USA	-	Keyboard
Producer	Sal Abruscato, Matt Brown
Similar artists	Alice In Chains, Paradise Lost

A Pale Horse Named Death's sophomore release. This band is the brainchild of former Type O Negative and Life Of Agony drummer Sal Abruscato, now operating as vocalist, guitarist and co-producer as well. This two-man studio unit is complete with guitarist, bassplayer and co-producer Matt Brown. I haven't listened to their debut, 2011's And Hell Will Follow Me, but I wish I had, because in my ears Lay My Soul To Waste is one of 2013's better records at this point.

Abruscato's vocal performance is smashing and so empathic and passionate following this darker music close to perfection. Alternative metal, doom, goth metal or heavy grunge. Call it what you want. To me this is dark, heavy and emotional music sprung in the veins of his former bands as well as in bands like Paradise Lost or a heavier Alice In Chains.

It's varied with slower and affective songs and more angry pieces alternately. When I hear songs like In The Sleeping Death and Day Of The Storm I get totally immersed at the moment. I don't know if this album is so much different from other releases and I just don't care, because most of the songs are so damn great that they can make a grown man cry.

If you're a fan to any of the bands mentioned above, I truly recommend you to give this album a shot, as I'm truly impressed by this awesome effort. I really don't want to stop listening to it. Too bad we have a tacit agreement to keep to a maximum of four songs for Staff's pick. I could have picked close to all of them. 8 chalices to Lay My Soul To Waste.

Performance	Originality	Production	Vocals	Songwriting
7	6	8	8	8

Summary
8 chalices of 10 - Tobbe