Other characteristical elements are Runhardt Scheffler's rough and half growled vocals, a relic from the band's death metal roots.
Some of the songs such as "Mysterious Night" and "Eternal Glory" contain more traditional guitar playing reminiscent of the early deathrock and gothic rock bands, and cleaner vocals.
The word "white" in the album title refers to the Christian lyrical themes that collide with gothic dark romantic thematics.
[1] Although criticized for production issues, varying song material and sometimes playing out of key, the album received positive reviews from the underground media.
"[3] Different Frequenzies gave it 3 out of 4 and wrote: "Necromance gave me an interesting insight into a religious world and created with White Gothic a very innovative piece of music that music fans should not miss..."[4] Dark Heart wrote in winter 1997/1998: "Every song on the album is a gem in itself, you would not want to miss that if you heard it once... on its CD Necromance establishes their status as gothic - outright cult band.