White & Simmonds Delivered Fatalism in Folk-Rock Form in ‘Hallowed Be Thy Name’

With the resurgence of folk-rock being laced with every flavour from twee to transcendental, it was only a matter of time before someone picked up the sacred bones of Hallowed Be Thy Name and gave them a fresh burial under blood moon skies. Georgina White and Steve Simmonds didn’t aim for revival, they went straight for reincarnation. The iconic track may have been touched by everyone from Cradle of Filth to Iron Maiden to Dream Theatre, but there’s no denying that White & Simmonds’ alchemic touch took the histrionically thematic release to the next affecting level. After the baroque Southern Gothic meets darkwave rock intro, White introduces her emotion-invoking femme fatale vocals before proving that she’s far more than just a vocal temptress; what she teases she brings to fruition over the overdriven guitars that charge throughout the mix, keeping some of the aesthetics of Iron Maiden, but through her powerhouse vocals, she sinks feminine power into the track to recontextualise what it means to meet your fate and contend with the meagreness morality offers. White, a British-Austrian multi-instrumentalist and ex-stage actress, began releasing genre-melding work in 2021. Simmonds, a Romford-born producer and theatre veteran, brings decades of arrangement cultivation. […]

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