History

The Withering story began at Autumn 1999. Raimo Crazyhorse (bass) and Henkka (drums) had an idea about a band, and they started looking for a guitarist to complete the line-up. A few candidates came up, and finally they found what they had been looking for.

Mika Korhonen was a guitarist with several years of musical experience and fit tendency. When these three guys played together for first time, they all knew that this would be the new line-up for Withering.

Withering started rehearsing some cover songs from bands like Amorphis, Paradise Lost and Sentenced. When the band found its sound and balance between instruments and the time was right, Mika came up with own songs. Some of the songs had been composed by him before he joined the band, but most of them were composed exclusively for Withering. The arrangements of the songs were made by the band together.

Withering recorded their first demo CD 'The Signs of Betrayal' in January 2001. After releasing of it, Mikko Mäkinen joined the band. Mika brought some great shit in a form of new songs to rehearsals. They started immediately to work with those new songs, and after a year they thought that it was a time to go to the studio again.

They recorded their second demo in January of 2002 at Tico Tico Studios, and it was named: 'Justification for Unavoidable'.

After the sessions the line-up changed. Due to lack of devotion, Mikko was forced to leave the band. Because of the military service of Henkka and Raimo there was a small pause in action, but now the band is rockin' again.

In spring 2003 Withering signed Ville for another guitarist and the band got its final form. and they started working the future album.

During November and December they recorded their first album in Tico Tico studios. First full length is called 'Gospel of Madness' and will be released at the end of March 2004 by Warhorse Records, and distributed outside Finland by Firebox Records.

(source: the official Withering website 2004, edited by AM)
(discography incomplete)