"Clamor Beneath" (partial) Live- Oct. 2008 @ Brass Mug - Tampa Click the "HQ" button to watch in high quality.
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Withered formed in mid 2003 by Chris Freeman and Mike Thompson (founding members of the political/crust/grind outfit, Social Infestation). Coming out of a dark period riddled with death & depression, they were driven to explore the darker attributes of life and created a torturous yet liberating form of music. they accomplished this by combining norwegian black metal anguish, early swedish death metal riffing, modern american doom, and dramatic guitar melodies all while still clinging to their punk and grind roots. to culminate this, they needed an unrelenting percussion force. they called upon long time friend and accomplished drummer, Wes Kever (ex puaka balava w/ Mike T.). after writing a few songs they realized it was time to find the bassist that could audibly obliterate their listeners. They called upon Greg Hess (ex leechmilk). His menacing sludgy background helped cultivate withered's intense sound. withered immediately started touring and stirring up a frenzy in the eastern US with a 3 song demo.
Lifeforce records took notice of the bands efforts and a contract was inked in early '05. their debut album "memento mori" was released in fall 2005 and gained incredible praise throughout the world. Decibel magazine gave "Memento Mori" the 4th position in their "top 40 albums of 2005". Every song on "Memento Mori" reminds you that death is patiently awaiting your inevitable arrival and that you can either welcome it with open arms or be dragged into it kicking and screaming. Songs like "the fear and pain that cripples me" are an unrelenting force of grind and metal while the almost nine minute epic "like locusts" embraces the darkest corners of life & conciousness with lulling guitar melodies, majestic riffage, and blistering verses.
2006 was a tough year. Withered parted ways with Greg Hess and Wes Kever just after completing a successful tour supporting Vital Remains and Dismember. They had to step down due to their family obligations and inability to tour at Withered's pace. In Early '07, withered recruited Mike Longoria and Beau Brandon. Both hail from El Paso, TX (eventually moving to Atlanta) where they had known each other for decades and had played together in numerous bands (founding member's of Waited). Their history together provided the foundation for creating a formidable rhythm section. They have been able to over-fill some pretty big shoes left behind by Hess and Kever and have taken withered's music to the next level.
In December '07, withered signed to Prosthetic records. their 2nd full length was immediately named “one of the top 25 most anticipated albums of 2008” by Decibel magazine. "Folie Circulaire" hit the streets on June 24th of '08 and is already gaining tremendous praise. It transcends all sub-genres of extreme music effortlessly and with unsurpassed continuity. The lyrical content and theme of the album challenges you to open your mind and consider humanity's ugly truths. It features a cover of Necrophobic's Into Armageddon and Barney Greenway (Napalm Death) makes a guest vocal appearance on two tracks.
REVIEWS:
"These tracks contain a vast, roaring sea of guitar, and after a while you stop thinking about the artists' hands; it sounds as if it's not made by pale, bearded guys from Atlanta but by forces of weather." - Ben Ratliff for The New York Times
"5.4 of 6 - Folie Circulaire had me riveted from its opening strains to the last moments of its closing Necrophobic cover. . . .Withered are the future of heavy metal." - Doug Moore for MetalReview.com
"4 of 5 stars - [Withered] mixes dense, lurching doom with pummeling blast beats, crafting songs that are as bleak and fraught with palpable tension as a blackened tornado funnel cloud on a distant horizon. The 10 tracks link together seamlessly in a 45-minute-long lesson in abject human misery." - Adem Tepedelen for Revolver Magazine
"If you can envision a soundtrack befitting a soul’s slow descent into madness, Withered’s Folie Circulaire would be about as close as you can get." - Alxs Ness for Abort Magazine
"In the very capable hands of Withered, the possibilities for sonic destruction seem limitless and ultimately, a formality. " - David E Gehlke for Blistering.com
"9 out of 10 - Folie Circulaire sounds like a blackened cross between My Bloody Valentine and Morbid Angel." - Rod Smith for Decibel magazine
"4.5 of 5 sparrows - The music is at times so stunning and overwhelming...Withered have taken gorgeous music and have given it a bath of blood, piss and shit." - Hansel for deafsparrow.com
Of all things A backwoods redneck type at a gas station in town was wearing a shirt of yours & that same day I went to Maryland to see Goatwhore & seen you were booked /w/ Marduk at that place so that is how I came to find out about you guys.. nice story all from a rinky dink po dunk gas station...
Another ALL AGES show at the 941 Theater! This is the first Philadelphia show with the death metal super-group CRIMINAL ELEMENT that has members from MISERY INDEX, DYING FETUS and SUFFOCATION!! Check out their rabid music amongst our top friends.. if you like great diverse DEATH METAL this stuff is for you!!! Other local support bands for this one are THE FETALS-The Band rejected by MTV for being too HEAVY, THE BARN-the name says it all, DECADENCE-Their Music transcends all boundaries of space, time and being, MORTAL DECAY-South Jersey Gore Grinding Lunatics and HER VIRGIN WOMB-The Fresh Face of Death Metal in Filthy!
Disfigured-"Brutal Death Metal from Texas" done the right way with sick thick heavy grooves CRUSHING, Blasphemer-"NIHILISTIC BRUTAL ASSAULT" all the way from Italy, BLOODSOAKED returning to destroy Filthy yet again!! Local support bands are Clit Mutilation from NJ and 1 more TBA! This will be another Metal Beard at the city’s new sick venue Johnny Brenda’s, please come out and support!!
Holy Shit! We mean some real evil unholy Black Metal! Come one and come all to the real underground deal. Spread the word and bring your corpse paint. You won’t want to miss this one! This is co-produced with R5 Productions!!
Hi, guys! Greetz from Bulgaria! I just got the "Folie ..." album, waited for it for three weeks! It's awesome record. "Purification..." is my favourite song till now. It fuckin' blew me away! Can't wait to see you some day around.
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