Withered

Thorns of contempt and of disgust
Strip away all my compassion

I find Withered a very difficult band to define. Death Metal seems to be the most prevalent stylistic choice, so that's how I'll label it, but they shift between death to black to sludge to grind and back again so often and smoothly that they can be pretty much anything. However you want to class them one thing is certain: this is a fine piece of metal, to be sure. One minute the guitars may be lulling you with sludgy melody, and then when you're least likely to expect it, they'll fucking crush you with some terrifyingly aggressive riffs. The vocals are fittingly guttural and coarse and match the riff-laden, grinding guitar onslaught perfectly - watch out for some guest vocals from Barney Greenway on ...The Fated Breath and Clamour Beneath. Highlight of the album? The fucking ripping Necrophobic cover it ends with. Good shit yo.

Enough excitement from me. Download and devour this morsel of extreme metal tastiness, children.

Artist: Withered
Album: Folie Circulaire
Genre: Death Metal

Track Listing:
1. To Embrace...
2. ...the Fated Breath
3. Dichotomy of Exile
4. Gnosis Unveils...
5. ...the Forsaken Truth
6. Purification of Ignorance
7. Drawn Black Drapes...
8. ...Reveal the Essence of Suffering
9. Clamor Beneath
10. Into Armageddon

Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=YHKXPBTG