Blackened doom Georgians WITHERED have unveiled the cover art and tracklisting for their upcoming album, Dualitas, due October 26th via Prosthetic Records.

The CD and vinyl versions of the record will have different covers, both of which were created by Paul Romano, who also did the cover for its predecessor, Folie Circulaire. Check out the artworks below:

CD:

LP:

Dualitas was recorded by KYLESA's Phillip Cope at the Jam Room in Columbia, SC. Prosthetic has launched the pre-order for the album at their webstore.

The vinyl version of Dualitas will be a 500 piece limited edition gatefold double LP set on 150-gram wax, which contains the exclusive 33 minute instrumental track, 'Dwell'.

Guitarist/vocalist Mike Thompson commented on the cover and collaborating with Romano: "The artwork for Dualitas is extremely integral to the album. I worked very closely with Paul Romano on the album concepts and philosophy to help influence initial art concepts which in turn influenced the development of the music & lyrics. We are very lucky to have someone like Paul be so passionate about projects like this. With the album being primarily based on multiple perspectives regarding spirituality and life paths, Paul has beautifully visualized it with each character within the layout. He did several paintings for this album that can be found throughout the CD packaging and there are even differing pieces in the vinyl packaging as well. The wonderful thing about our relationship with Paul is that we intentionally never give any specifics or expectations about the artwork. I simply discuss the concepts and send him demos for the album and let him have a completely blank canvas. My biggest fear is that any expectations we may have would hinder the artwork. As a result, we get these images that go way beyond our wildest expectations. Looking at this art generates the same emotions in me as our music does and I hope the listeners can get as much from it as I do. It's truly brilliant."

Dualitas tracklisting:

'Extinguished With The Weary'

'Residue In The Void'

'Seek the Shrouded'

'Interlude'

'From Shadows'

'The Progenitor's Grasp'

'Aethereal Breath'

'Outro'

On September 26th, Withered is hosting a listening party for Dualitas. Instead of the traditional record release show, the band decided to host a Heavy Metal BBQ at The Masquerade in Atlanta, GA. The event starts at 5 PM and includes:

- Free admission
- Free food (while it lasts)
- Whole roasted pig
- Burgers (beef & veggie)
- Hot dogs
- Chips, condiments
- FREE BEER (while it lasts)
- Giveaways
- Album preorders w/ autographed booklet courtesy of Criminal Records

In other news, Withered are taking part in the 2010 edition of the Blackest Of The Black Tour which officially commences on October 25th and will feature headliners DANZIG and support acts POSSESSED, MARDUK, TOXIC HOLOCAUST. Confirmed dates are as follows:

October

25 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre
27 - Little Rock, AK - The Village
29 - San Antonio, TX - San Antonio Live
30 - Houston, TX - Warehouse
31 - Dallas, TX - Palladium

November

2 - Knoxville, TN - Valarium
3 - Louisville, KY - Expo Five
4 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom
5 - Columbus, OH - Alrosa Villa (no Danzig)
6 - Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theater
7 - Chicago, IL - Congress Theater
9 - Minneapolis, MN - The Cabooze
10 - Fargo, ND - The Venue
12 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theater
14 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory Concert House
15 - Seattle, WA - Showbox SODO
16 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater

Following that, Withered will join SKELETONWITCH and LANDMINE MARATHON on The North American Skullsplitter Tour 2010. The complete routing is listed below:

November

22 - Lansing, MI - Mac's Bar
23 - Windsor, ON - Chubby Pickle
24 - London, ON - London Music Hall
25 - Hamilton, ON - Absinthe
26 - Kingston, ON - The Mansion (Wine Cellar)
27 - Rochester, NY - Montage Music Hall
28 - New Haven, CT - Lily's Pad at Toad's Place
29 - Frederick, MD - Krug's Place
30 - Greensboro, NC - Legitimate Business

December

2 - Oklahoma City, OK - Conservatory
3 - Denton, TX - Rubbergloves Rehearsal
4 - Austin, TX - Red 7