Woods of Desolation

An Aussie black metal project spearheaded by multi-instrumentalist D, Woods of Desolation combines the icy bleakness of traditional melodic black metal with elements of post-rock and shoegaze. The project gained a foothold within underground black metal circles after the release of 2008's Toward the Depths. D refined his restorative/melancholic sound on 2009's Sorh EP and 2011's well-received Torn Beyond Reason, and he earned mainstream acclaim with the release of 2014's As the Stars, which found its way onto multiple year-end best-of lists. D continued to hone his distinctive...