Woods of Ypres
Woods of Ypres | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Black metal,[1] doom metal[2] |
| Years active | 2002–2011 |
| Labels | Krankenhaus, Earache |
| Past members | Past members |
| Website | www |
Woods of Ypres was a blackened doom metal band from Ontario, Canada.
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 Heat, the same year. In 2003, David Gold moved to Toronto 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, was released on David Gold's record label, Krankenhaus Records. The third Woods of Ypres album Woods III: Deepest Roots & Darkest Blues 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".[3] In 2008 the band was featured on the cover of Unrestrained! Magazine.[4]
The fourth Woods of Ypres album, Woods IV: The Green Album, was released in November 2009. Exclaim! called it "the band's most amorphous and powerful creature so far."[5]
All of the band's albums have been released on independent labels.[5]
Woods of Ypres was thought to have broken up in 2010 due to frontman David Gold's move to Kuwait for financial and occupational reasons. However, that was negated by words from Gold himself.[6] Their next album, Woods 5: You Were The Light, was recorded in August 2010 and will be released in January 2012.[7] Gold stated that it may be just a digital download and not pressed to CD.[8]
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.
On December 21, 2011, David Gold died at age 31, in a car accident near Barrie, Ontario.[9]
Members
- Former
- David Gold — vocals, guitars, bass, drums (2002–2011)
- Joel Violette — lead guitar (2010–2011)
- Brendan Hayter — bass (2011)
- Rae Amitay — drums (2011)
- Shane Madden — bass (2008–2011)
- Evan Madden — drums (2008–2011)
- Bryan Belleau — guitar (2008–2010)
- Steve Furgiuele — bass (2008-2009)
- Lee Maines — guitars (2008)
- Brian Holmes — keyboards (2008)
- Dan Hulse — bass guitar, vocals (2005–2008)
- Chris "Mezz" Mezzabotta — drums (2005–2008)
- Shawn Stoneman — guitars (2007)
- Dustin Black — guitars (2003)
- Jessica Rose — keyboards (2003–2007)
- Steve Jones — guitars (2003–2004)
- Connor Sharpe — bass (2003–2004)
- Robin Cross — vocals (2003)
- Brian McManus — guitar, vocals (2002–2003)
- Aaron Palmer — bass, vocals (2002–2003)
Discography
- Against the Seasons: Cold Winter Songs from the Dead Summer Heat CD (2002, Krankenhaus Records)
- Pursuit of the Sun & Allure of the Earth CD (2004, Krankenhaus Records)
- Woods III: The Deepest Roots and Darkest Blues CD (2008, Krankenhaus Records)[10]
- Woods 4: The Green Album CD (2009, Practical Art Records)
- Woods 5: Grey Skies & Electric Light (2012, Earache Records)
External reviews
References
- ^ Chen, D. (April 6, 2008). "Fricker personifies persistence", Windsor Star. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
- ^ "Woods of Ypres", Straight.com. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
- ^ Wiebe Taylor, Laura (March 2008). "Woods Of Ypres: Deepest Roots and Darkest Blues", Exclaim!. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
- ^ Wiebe Taylor, Laura (February 2009). "Concert reviews: Woods of Ypres / Musk Ox / Eclipse Eternal / Piledriver / Detsorgsekalf / Endorphins / Into The Void", Exclaim!. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
- ^ a b Taylor, Laura (February 2010). "Woods Of Ypres: Woods 4: The Green Album", Exclaim!. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
- ^ http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/woods-ypres/633478-woods-ypres-signs-earache-records.html
- ^ http://www.mindovermetal.org/woods-of-ypres-founder-david-gold-live-on-mind-over-metal/
- ^ http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/woods-ypres/614942-recording-w5-5th-final-woods-ypres-album-aug-8th-22nd-2010-a.html
- ^ "Sault musician dies in collision: David Gold was 31". Information regarding the bands future is not yet available.
- ^ Chicago Daily Herald, 18 December 2008, "Sonic wonders of 08" by Jeff Pizek
External links
- Official website
- Woods of Ypres at MySpace
- "WOODS OF YPRES Interview with David Gold", Xplosive Metal, March 2011, Caroline Restiaux