Withering Soul's No Closure Drops Today

No Closure from Chicago's WITHERING SOUL sees release today, March 8, 2011 through Mortal Music.  Get in touch at clawhammerpr@gmail.com to find out why X-Plosive Metal calledNo Closure a "brilliant record," The Offering Webzine dubbed it "a great black metal album," and Blistering.com declared it "a great album."

No Closure is a combination of symphonic black metal and melodic death metal with some gothic overtones thrown in as well. As an added treat, guest backing vocals have been provided by Melissa Ferlaak. Inclusive of quality Scandinavian influences, but now with mature competency, they have carved their own path that is destined to generate a buzz in the underground and capture fans across the board.

01. Night of the Revenant 02. Phantasmal Chaos Divinity 03. The Sequitor 04. Tides of the Accursed 05. Possession of Deception - Part II 06. Sadistic Redress 07. Manifest Transparency 08. Lifeless they Lie 09. Unquiet 10. Requiem of Sorrow

Rave reviews for No Closure have been arriving with avalanche force! "No Closure is an outstanding effort by Withering Soul, and one that bridges the divide between American and European Black Metal, this is not a great American Black Metal album, "No Closure" is a great Black Metal album, period." - The Offering Webzine "Withering Soul have progressed in leaps and bounds on No Closure, with a melodic black metal sound that could easily be mistaken as something that could have emerged from the European side of the world metal scene. No Closure is a great album."  -Blistering.com [Rating: 8/10] "You can't fake this kind of dedication, so it should go without saying that ANY sort of melodic, symphonic BM fan should immediately track this beast down to relive the genre's former glories." - Metal Army America [Rating: B+] "The album is filled with gothic influenced black metal with some death metal influence thrown in for good measure. When blending these elements the band creates a sound that will turn the listener's earwax black as night."- Foul Feast of Flesh "Withering Soul's mix of melodeath and symphoblack is something just short of stunning. perfect for fans of Dimmu Borgir, Cradle of Filth, Behemoth, Dark Tranquillity, and Abigail Williams." - Funeral Rain Zine [Rating: 8/10] "No Closure is filled with a ton of atmosphere, intense blastbeats, solid vocals and riff after riff after riff of bone-crunching guitars. There is no weak links in No Closure. Each song comes right at you like a freight train with no let-up through the entire length of the album. Withering Soul is bringing us a Melodic Black Metal brand like no other these days." -WickedChannel.com "No Closure is a wicked blend of symphonic black metal and Scandinavian melodic death.  A stunning achievement in the field of USBM and is sure to create a well deserved buzz for the band." - Heavy Metal Time Machine "Withering Soul's "No Closure" rivals some of the best work done by Scandinavian Melodic Death/ Symphonic Black Metal bands.  This is one album you want in your collection. "No Closure" is a brilliant record." - X-plosivemetal.com "It's taken a long time for Withering Soul to release their second album, but it's been well worth waiting for. "No Closure" is full of fire, turbulence and top quality atmospheric Black Metal. No Closure is a fine work." - Metal Team UK "Withering Soul's much anticipated second full length album, No Closure, captures an intensity that will only grow with each successive listen. This is for fans who like aggressive black metal music with a different touch and feel." - Forbidden Magazine "Very successful compositions that make us hooked on this record that we never have enough. A mix of black and melodic death, but it is really impossible to label, since they have opened their own way, which aims to be an enormous undertaking that will appeal to many people." - Queens of Steel [Rating: 8.5/10] "Chicago has a new underground Dark Metal band that uses Norwegian Black Metal as the blueprint and then ventures off into uncharted territories. They mix the best of Black, Dark and ambient, and the result is nothing short of haunting." - Metal Observer Today's metal market may be saturated with melodic black/extreme metal from all corners of the world, but Chicago's Withering Soul promises to deliver on all fronts. If you want sinister screams as well as bone-chilling cleans, you'll get them.  If you want interesting time changes and climactic phrasings, you will find them here too.  Add some creepy atmosphere and dueling guitars for good measure and you have No Closure, the band's debut full length offering. Withering Soul was founded by brothers Mykil (Vocals) and Krystofer (Guitars / Synths), and what originally started as a side project, eventually developed into a full band.  The group first recruited Matt "Xaphar" Block (ex-Nachtmystium) on drums to complete their EP release, Apparitions of the Surreal (2004). The band later added some new musicians; Marek who replaced Matt on drums, and also William on bass to complete an endless assault of live shows, sharing the stage with the legendary acts such as Enslaved, Dark Funeral, Finntroll, Satyricon, Absu and Hanzel und Gretyl to name a few.  In recent news, the band was featured on ReUnation - A Tribute to Running Wild with their cover of "Firebreather."  The album was released worldwide by Germany's Remedy Records and received positive reviews including a "Best Song on Album" by WeRock (SWE).  In keeping with their diligent work ethic, the Withering Soul is also currently writing new material for their follow up album, which will be yet another step towards their ultimate goal to leave a lasting impression on the metal world with its own brand of music.