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[American extreme metal band] [the d4vd album] [date=June 2013] [date=April
2025] {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> |
name = Withered | image = Witheredpromo.jpg | caption = WITHERED - June 2008 |
image_size = | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = Atlanta,
Georgia, United States[1][2][3] | genre = Death metal,<ref name="Withered EM"
/> doom metal,[4] black metal,<ref name="Withered EM" /> sludge metal[5] |
years_active = 2003 – present<ref name="Withered replaces founding member"
/><ref name="Withered EM" /><ref name="Lifeforce Records signs Withered" /> |
label = Prosthetic Records,<ref name="Withered replaces founding member"
/><ref name="Prosthetic Records signs Withered" /><ref name="Withered EM" />
Lifeforce Records,<ref name="Lifeforce Records signs Withered" /> Hypertension
Records, Season of Mist | website = http://www.withered.net | current_members
= Mike Thompson<br/>Beau Brandon<br/>Ethan McCarthy<br/>Colin Marston |
past_members = Greg Hess<br/>Wes Kever<br/>Alex Tomlin<br/>Herb
Jowett<br/>Dylan Kilgore<br/>Mike Longoria }}
WITHERED is an American extreme metal band from Atlanta, Georgia, United
States,<ref name="Withered replaces founding member" /><ref name="Prosthetic
Records signs Withered" /><ref name="Withered EM" /> founded by Mike Thompson
and Chris Freeman.<ref name="Withered replaces founding member" /> Both
members also participate in a crust punk/grindcore band Social Infestation,
which also features Mastodon bassist Troy Sanders.
** Overview
Withered, formed in 2003,<ref name="Withered replaces founding member" /><ref
name="Withered EM" /><ref name="Lifeforce Records signs Withered" /> have
released five full-length albums, _Memento Mori_ (2005 - Lifeforce), _Folie
Circulaire_ (2008 - Prosthetic), _Dualitas_ (2010 - Prosthetic), _Grief Relic_
(2015 - Season of Mist) and _Verloren_ (2021 - Season of Mist).
** History
Withered was formed as a concept by Mike Thompson and Chris Freeman in 2003.
They brought in Wes Kever (drums) and Greg Hess (bass) to complete the lineup
and to create Withered's rhythm section. They immediately wrote 5 songs that
were recorded (3 of which were released on their self-titled
demo).[6][date=November 2013]
In 2004, they began performing live and toured the U.S. East Coast
extensively.
Withered was signed to Lifeforce Records in 2005 and released _Memento Mori_
in September, which was well received by critics and fans. It also placed
fourth on _Decibel magazine 's_ top 40 list as well as many other year
end-lists. The release was followed up with a UK tour supporting Mastodon,
High on Fire and Bloodsimple in December.[7]
The 2006 U.S. touring cycle began with a string of East Coast and Midwest
tours supporting Dismember, Grave and Vital Remains in October.[8] Immediately
following the tour, Wes and Greg both left the band since they had both
started new families.[date=November 2013]
Early in 2007, Withered's rhythm section was replaced with Mike Longoria
(bass/noise/atmosphere) and Beau Brandon (drums), who had both collaborated on
numerous projects for over a decade in the past.[9] Regional touring began
almost immediately, and the band started work on their second full-length
album between tours with Skeletonwitch and Zoroaster.[10][11]
Withered entered the studio in February 2008 to record _Folie Circulaire_ with
producer Phillip Cope. The album was released in late June to high praise.
Withered once again was cited on many year-end lists. They followed up the
release with a full U.S. tour as direct support for Sweden's Watain.[12]
Touring continued through 2009 and Withered was featured at the first Scion
Festival, the New England hardcore and metal festival, and also at Maryland's
Deathfest. Withered supported Mayhem, Cephalic Carnage and Cattle
Decapitation in June on a full U.S. tour. In August, they were offered a
special mini-tour as direct support for Sweden's Marduk in the Northeast USA.
They spent the rest of the year writing their third full-length album that was
to be released in the fall of 2010.[13][date=November 2013]
Writing continued in early 2010 began for _Dualitas_, and Withered was
showcased at SXSW in Austin, TX in March. They entered The Jam Room studio
with producer Phillip Cope in May/June to record _Dualitas_ for a Fall
release. At the end of October, they toured six weeks throughout North
America to support the album's release. Part of this tour was with Danzig's
Blackest Of The Black tour with Danzig, Possessed, Marduk and Toxic Holocaust.
That tour was immediately followed up by touring with label mates
Skeletonwitch and Landmine Marathon.[14]
In 2012, following a summer tour with Marduk and 1349, Dylan Kilgore left the
band to focus on family. 6 months later, Mike Longoria also left the band,
moving back home to TX. Thompson and Brandon were joined by Ethan McCarthy
(Primitive Man, Clinging to the trees of a forest fire) on guitar and vocal
duties in mid 2013. Bass duties on tour were delivered by Zach Harlan
(Clinging to the trees of a forest fire) in 2013 on a mini tour with Goatwhore
and 3 inches of blood. Following the tour, Thompson and Brandon finished
roughing in 8 songs for a new album. Bass was written/recorded by Colin
Marston (Dysrhythmia, Krallice, Gorguts) in early 2014. The album, _Grief
Relic_ was released in 2016.
** 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_[date=November 2013]
"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[date=November 2013]
"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_[date=November 2013]
"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_[15]
"In the very capable hands of Withered, the possibilities for sonic
destruction seem limitless and ultimately, a formality." - David E. Gehlke
for Blistering.com[date=November 2013]
"9 out of 10 - _Folie Circulaire_ sounds like a blackened cross between My
Bloody Valentine and Morbid Angel." - Rod Smith for _Decibel_
magazine[date=November 2013]
"With _Folie Circulaire_, black-metal underdogs WITHERED unleashed the
bleakest, most constrictive metal opus Atlanta has seen since Mastodon's
Leviathan. Every time the group takes the stage, slow, pulverizing grooves
grind, bash and build to a climax of machine gun drums, helicopter
head-banging and a bestial growl. While Mastodon was busy cracking the Skye,
Withered punched a hole through the earth and reached deep into the bowels of
hell to summon an epic, labyrinthine roar." - Creative Loafing Best of
2009[16]
** Lyrical influences
Withered has cited Friedrich Nietzsche, C.G. Jung, Georges Bataille, The
Marquis de Sade, Arthur Machen and Aleister Crowley as influential thinkers on
the group, conceptually.[17]
** Members
*** Current
- Mike Thompson – vocals, guitars (2003–present)
- Beau Brandon – drums (2007–present)
- Dan Cayedo – vocals, guitars (2018–present)
- Rafay Nabeel – bass (2018–present)
*** Former
- Chris Freeman – vocals, guitars (2003–2009)
- Greg Hess – bass (2003–2006)
- Wes Kever – drums (2003–2006)
- Mike Longoria – bass (2007–2013)
- Dylan Kilgore – vocals, guitars (2009–2013)
- Ethan McCarthy – vocals, guitars (2013–2017)
- Zach Harlan – bass (2013–2014)
- Colin Marston – bass (2014–2018)
*** Timeline
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** Discography
*** Studio albums
- _Memento Mori_ (2005)
- _Folie Circulaire_ (2008)
- _Dualitas_ (2010)
- _Grief Relic_ (2016)
- _Verloren_ (2021)
*** Demos
- _2004 Demo_ (2004)
*** Other appearances
- _Metal Swim_ - Adult Swim compilation album (2010)
** References
[Reflist]
** External links
[wiktionary]
- [http://www.withered.net]
[Authority control]
Category:American sludge metal musical groups Category:American black metal
musical groups Category:American death metal musical groups Category:Heavy
metal musical groups from Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Hypertension Records
artists Category:Musical groups established in 2003 Category:Musical groups
from Atlanta Category:Musical quartets from Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:Season of Mist artists