To Glimpse Godliness

from Grief Relic

May 27th, 2016

8 tracks

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Grief Relic

To Glimpse Godliness

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To Glimpse Godliness

Withered

As I dwell in the confines of this box, I can peer into the limitless black and the entirety of nothingness is laid out before me. This reverant beauty engulfs my heart and mind as I ascend into a state of levity. I long to achieve the impossibility of an emptier nothingness. I gouge out my eyes if only to preserve this limitlessness for a moment longer. The relief of despair overwhelms me knowing that tears can no longer distort my sight, instead, they flow to engulf my lingering weakness, beholding this glory is to glimpse godliness.

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Atlanta's WITHERED return with 'Grief Relic', their first new album in almost six years. An imposing slab of discordant death, 'Grief Relic' sees founder Mike Thompson (guitars/vocals) and long-time drummer Beau Brandon add the talents of bassist Colin Marston (GORGUTS) and guitarist/vocalist Ethan McCarthy (PRIMITIVE MAN). With this, the quartet take a distinct step forward in the evolution of the veteran band. The hulking, eight song album is meticulously crafted and strikes a balance between vivid dynamics and oppressive weight. 'Grief Relic' is a masterful stroke of uniquely American blackened death and WITHERED's finest moment yet.