Into the Deepest Wounds

• Artist: Withered Earth
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• Release Date: April 03, 2001
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Rock

Review

With their second album, New York's Withered Earth offers up ten songs of angry death metal with a slight hardcore edge. They don't offer anything revolutionary in terms of their style or songwriting approach, but they do a nice job of mixing things up, alternating between grooving mid-tempo sections, grindcore blastbeats, and technically demanding instrumental breakdowns. Lead singer Adam Bonacci's deep, growling vocals (which do differ somewhat from the stereotypical Cookie Monster growl) come across as suitably angry given the alienated lyrics he's dealing with. Add in an excellent drumming performance and some interestingly discordant guitar parts (to go along with the otherwise predominant meat-and-potatoes riffing approach), and you have the makings of a solid album. Still, because there is nothing really drastic that stands out about this band -- at least on this release -- Into the Deepest Wounds will likely appeal more to established fans of the genre (that would be "brutal American death metal") than it will to newcomers. ~ William York, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Remains of Unfruitful Existence	John Paradiso, Adam Bonacci	Withered Earth	(4:33)
Supernatural	John Paradiso, Adam Bonacci	Withered Earth	(3:53)
Ian	John Paradiso, Adam Bonacci	Withered Earth	(2:49)
False Emotion Strain	John Paradiso, Adam Bonacci, Adam Routier	Withered Earth	(4:12)
From Whence the Flesh We Conquer	John Paradiso, Adam Bonacci	Withered Earth	(3:11)
Into the Deepest Wounds	John Paradiso, Adam Bonacci	Withered Earth	(4:50)
Colossus Nebula	John Paradiso, Adam Bonacci	Withered Earth	(3:19)
Blinded by a Dark Matter Sky	John Paradiso, Adam Bonacci	Withered Earth	(3:17)
Rebellion at Norance	John Paradiso, Adam Bonacci	Withered Earth	(3:02)
I Am Despair	John Paradiso, Adam Bonacci	Withered Earth	(4:40)

Credits

Travis Smith (Layout Design), Doug White (Engineer), Adam Bonacci (Art Direction), Adam Bonacci (Vocals), Adam Bonacci (Producer), Chris Burgio (Producer), Doug White (Producer), Doug White (Mixing), Withered Earth (Producer), John Paradiso (Producer), John Paradiso (Art Direction), Chris Burgio (Art Direction), John Paradiso (Drums), Chris Burgio (Vocals), Chris Burgio (Guitar), Dave Shirk (Mastering), John White (Photography)