Woods of Ypres
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Biography
Woods of Ypres was formed in 2002 by David Gold, Aaron Palmer and Brian McManus. The trio released the first Woods Of Ypres demo, Against the Seasons: Cold Winter Songs from the Dead Summer HeatAgainst the Seasons: Cold Winter Songs from the Dead Summer Heat
Against the Seasons: Cold Winter Songs from the Dead Summer Heat is the first album by the black metal/doom metal group Woods of Ypres. It was Recorded in August 2002 at Spectre Sound in Ontario...
, the same year. In 2003, David Gold moved to Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
to begin working on a full-length album. In 2004 the band's first full length album, Pursuit of the Sun & Allure of the Earth
Pursuit of the Sun & Allure of the Earth
Pursuit of the Sun & Allure of the Earth is the second album by the black metal/doom metal group Woods of Ypres. It was recorded in 2004 in Ontario. Near the beginning of this recording, the most of the band decided not tocontinue with Woods of Ypres...
was released on David Gold's record label, Krankenhaus Records. The third Woods of Ypres album Woods III: Deepest Roots & Darkest Blues
Woods III: Deepest Roots & Darkest Blues
Woods III: The Deepest Roots and Darkest Blues is the third album by the black metal/doom metal group Woods of Ypres. It was Recorded in 2007 in Ontario.- Track listing :# The Northern Cold # The Iron Grudge...
was released at the end of 2007. Contrasting the two albums, critic Laura Taylor wrote, "While Pursuit of the Sun verged on metallised Pink Floyd, Woods’s latest unearths more of the band’s black and dark metal inspirations". In 2008 the band was featured on the cover of Unrestrained! Magazine.
The fourth Woods of Ypres album, Woods IV: The Green Album was released in November 2009. Exclaim!
Exclaim!
Exclaim! is a monthly Canadian music magazine that features in-depth coverage of new music across all genres with special focus on Canadian and cutting-edge artists...
called it "the band's most amorphous and powerful creature so far."
All of the band's albums have been released on independent labels.
Woods of Ypres were thought to have broken up in 2010 due to frontman David Gold's move to Kuwait for financial and occupational reasons. However, that has been negated by words from David himself. Their next album, "Woods 5: You Were The Light", was recorded in August 2010 and will be released in the November 2011. Gold has stated that it may be just a digital download and not pressed to CD. http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/woods-ypres/614942-recording-w5-5th-final-woods-ypres-album-aug-8th-22nd-2010-a.html
In October 2010, it was announced that Woods of Ypres had signed to Earache Records and that all rumors of the band being split up were false.
Current members
- David Gold - vocals, guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
- Joel Violette - lead guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
Former members
- Shane Madden - Bass guitar
- Evan Madden - Drums
- Bryan Belleau - guitar
- Brian McManus - guitar, vocals
- Aaron Palmer - bass, vocals
- Jessica Rose - keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Dan Hulse - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocals
Discography
- Against the Seasons: Cold Winter Songs from the Dead Summer HeatAgainst the Seasons: Cold Winter Songs from the Dead Summer HeatAgainst the Seasons: Cold Winter Songs from the Dead Summer Heat is the first album by the black metal/doom metal group Woods of Ypres. It was Recorded in August 2002 at Spectre Sound in Ontario...
CD (2002, Krankenhaus Records) - Pursuit of the Sun & Allure of the EarthPursuit of the Sun & Allure of the EarthPursuit of the Sun & Allure of the Earth is the second album by the black metal/doom metal group Woods of Ypres. It was recorded in 2004 in Ontario. Near the beginning of this recording, the most of the band decided not tocontinue with Woods of Ypres...
CD (2004, Krankenhaus Records) - Woods III: The Deepest Roots And Darkest BluesWoods III: The Deepest Roots And Darkest BluesWoods III: The Deepest Roots And Darkest Blues is the Third album by the black metal/doom metal group Woods of Ypres. It was Recorded in 2007 in Ontario.- Track listing :# The Northern Cold # Iron Grudge...
CD (2008, Krankenhaus Records) - Woods 4: The GREEN Album CD (2009, Practical Art Records)
- Woods 5: Grey Skies & Electric Light (2012, Earache RecordsEarache RecordsEarache Records is a heavy metal-oriented record label based in Nottingham, UK and New York, USA. It helped to pioneer extreme metal by releasing many of the earliest grindcore and death metal records in the period 1988-1994.-History:...
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Influences
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External links
- Woods of Ypres Official Site
- Woods of Ypres at MySpace
- "WOODS OF YPRES Interview with David Gold", Xplosive Metal, March 2011, Caroline Restiaux