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This Is My Mountain

by Withered Fist

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Sleeping Villager
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Sleeping Villager There’s a certain timeless appeal encapsulated by Ireland’s Withered Fist. Their doomy approach isn’t drenched in excessive distortion, nor tempered by stoner metal’s typical head-in-the-clouds mentality. Rather, assertive melodic overtones, attention to compositional interest, and a seemingly no-nonsense attitude, sets apart ​their debut EP. This Irish doom rocking duo is, simply put, solid. Full review: www.sleepingvillagereviews.com/reviews/withered-fist-this-is-my-mountain Favorite track: This Is My Mountain.
Fuzzy Cracklins (The Swamp Records)
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Fuzzy Cracklins (The Swamp Records) Ahhh, that rare song which both myself and Mrs. Cracklins really dig. For me it is the heavy vibes, and for her it is the amazing soulful vocals. Favorite track: This Is My Mountain.
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Arrogant Bastard Occasionally, trawling Bandcamp reveals it's hidden gems; this is one such example.
I like my doom heavy, groovy, with clean vocals and melody. This album from the Emerald Isle checks all the boxes. No more needs be said. You like doomy/sludgy metal, you like this.

Withered Fist yourself! Favorite track: This Is My Mountain.
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This is my mountain, I have made it on my own This is my mountain, I face the heavens all alone We were together, now look at what it's done to us Shared the tears forever, now it's time, break the chains The foot of the mountain begins my story The top of the mountain ends my journey Searching high and searching low Your cruelty leaves me nowhere to go Played the fool too many times for you A life of solitude I should have known A life alone on the road A million miles away from you This is my mountain, my footprints lead the way Follow them lightly, so they don't lead you astray Digging deeper into the soil, redemption comes for you My mountain stands tall and strong The foot of the mountain begins my story The top of the mountain ends my journey Searching high and searching low Your cruelty leaves me nowhere to go Played the fool too many times for you A life of solitude I should have known A life alone on the road A million miles away from you Walk the path, feel the wrath Feel the strain of my unending pain This is my mountain
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The Dread 06:59
A war inside my head that always ends with me dead I've seen the face of fear It fills me full of dread, a scene I can never escape Do you want to join me in my hell Haven't found an answer, still searching for the truth Can't understand the hatred that's spewing out of you Wear a mask to hide your shame, always someone else to blame Never following your game, things will never be the same An invitation to end my life ends up with yours The sky is turning a dark red and the blood burns Defy the gods that make you pay, live to breathe another day Do not waste this special gift, waste no time Seeking out the gods that failed, you lost the skill to outsmart them again We ain't ever going to die by them Wrath of heaven, scourge of hell Make your choice, pay your price Wrath of heaven, scourge of hell Make your choice Make your choice Take my flesh, open the door Making me crawl, this is not love Times forever gone, the black star once brightly shone The shadow of woe it follows you An invitation to end my life ends up with yours The sky is turning a dark red and the blood burns
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The Journey 10:52
Without warning, the war it comes to me Broken walls line the road, another day to dream Another day to wake myself, another way to rid this disease Can't feel pain or joy or love, this is the end for me I've searched for calm almost all of my life Been down to the depths of hell gasping for a stream of light Help me find a way from a ship that's bound to go down Every way I decide to go leads me back to black I feel my world is changing My life force deteriorating I'm not the man I once was I am a dying god

about

Written and performed by Justin Maloney (ex-Acrid Nebula, ex-Two Tales of Woe), Carl King (Two Tales of Woe) and inspired by the glorious mortal remains of St. Istvan. Withered Fist bring you slowness, heaviness and melody in equal measure.

"My first truly great experience of 2019; a record that will haunt me all year" - The Killchain

"Withered Fist's "This Is My Mountain" is a truly inspiring release that showcases a band who have come to the realisation that playing heavy rock music does not necessarily mean you have to compromise melody and musicality for muscle and might." - Desert Psychlist

"if you like a good tale woven around some heavy doom with a dash of classic rock and sludge, then this EP is for you." - Indy Metal Vault

"This Is My Mountain has already been covered on this site once, but this release is so damn good it deserves another chance in the spotlight." - Indy Metal Vault

"Soundgarden with sludgey, doomtastic mountainic groove." - The Sludgelord

"The head banging doomy sludgy riffs not only are nostalgic, but offer a new take on the possibilities within the genre with clean vocals and unique abstract take on lyrical themes of love and pain. 9/10" - Metal Temple

"It all makes for a strong debut with good repeat value, so check them out if you've been looking for some fresh heavy music that avoids easy pigeon-holing." - The Burning Beard

"One of the better releases of 2019. A top class melodic doom metal EP." - Burning Metal Irl

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released January 1, 2019

Recorded in Debt Valley, Tipperary through July 2018 by Justin Maloney

Carl King: Vocals
Justin Maloney: Instruments

Artwork by Colin Bolger @ Dabulga Design

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Withered Fist County Tipperary, Ireland

Heft at glacial speeds from the darkened depths of Tipperary, in the shadow of Slievenamon. Withered Fist is Justin Maloney & Carl King.

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