Withered

Heavy metal band Withered were formed by guitarist/singers Chris Freeman and Mike Thompson in Atlanta, Georgia, in the early summer of 2003, after the breakup of their punk group Social Infestation. Adding drummer Wes Kever (from Puaka Balava), they played as a trio at first, then added bassist Greg Hess (formerly of Leechmilk). This quartet began touring on the East Coast, opening for Mastodon and Exhumed, and made its first recording, a five-track EP that was to be called Order Born from Chaos, during 2004. Although Withered circulated a three-track demo version of the EP, i...