Pentecost III
Occupation
- Darren White: vocals
- Daniel Cavanagh: Guitar
- Vincent Cavanagh: Guitar
- Duncan Patterson: Bass
- John Douglas: Drums
Pentecost III is the second EP by the British band Anathema. She appeared in 1995 with Peaceville Records.
Creation and publication
After the debut album Serenades and a European tour with Cradle of Filth, My Dying Bride and Anathema Pyogenesis took in May 1994 in West Yorkshire another EP, which with over 40 minutes of playing time, however, should almost reach length albums. For the cover is a painting by Frederic Leighton was used. The release of the EP was delayed until May 1995, when the band worked on The Silent Enigma already without Darren White. Pentecost III was re- released in 2001 along with the first EP The Crestfallen and appeared in 2012 as an LP.
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Style
Anathema are rooted on their third release overall still in Death Doom, but also have similarities to the developing during this period Gothic Metal on. There you will find slow, atmospheric passages with elegiac guitars and more clean vocals, but also faster, more aggressive passages with heavy riffs and guttural vocals. The mood is melancholic and gloomy.
Reception
" PENTECOST III [ ... ] provides little progress against last year's album SERENADES is, quite the opposite [ ... ]; everything is black, but the glow of melancholy, the last remnant of warm emotion, is largely absent. Not exactly disappointing, but I was expecting more. "
" ANATHEMA put on their third output line consistently proven their continued, but the necessary further development can not miss. Especially in the vocal range, the British were up neatly [ ... ]. [ F] or friends life sad doom metal sounds certainly a godsend. "