Woods of Ypres

Toronto, Canada's Woods of Ypres first emerged in 2002, armed with an extensively named demo in Against the Seasons: Cold Winter Songs from the Dead Summer Heat, which saw original members David Gold (vocals, guitar), Aaron Palmer (bass, vocals), and Brian McManus (guitar, vocals) forging a complex sound that was part doom, part black metal, and part pagan/folk exotica. This creative m.o. would persist in years to come and across albums such as Woods II: Pursuit of the Sun & Allure of the Earth (2004), Woods III: The Deepest Roots and Darkest Blues (2007), and Woods 4: The Gre...