Woods Of Ypres - Against The Seasons: Cold Winter Songs From The Dead Summer Heat [EP]
| Release date: | October 2002 |
| Style: | Melodic black metal, Doom metal |
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01. Intro: The Shams Of Optimism
02. Crossing The 45th Parallel
03. The Sea Of Immeasurable Loss
04. A Meeting Place And Time
05. Awaiting The Inevitable
02. Crossing The 45th Parallel
03. The Sea Of Immeasurable Loss
04. A Meeting Place And Time
05. Awaiting The Inevitable
Guest review
Lyrics David Gold - drums
Brian McManus - guitars, vocals
Aaron Palmer - bass, clean vocals
Additional info
Also known as Woods I.
The first pressing of approximently 100 copies that are not numbered.
There is a second pressing that is exactly 100 copies that are handnumbered. There is also a slightly different layout.
Re-released in 2005 by David Gold's independent label: Krankenhaus Records, remastered and remixed with new artwork.
Also released on tape by Night Birds Records limited to 300 handnumbered pieces.
Re-released on vinyl and cd on Earache Records July 28th 2014.
Written, rehearsed and first performed during May, June and July, and recorded in August 2002, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Recorded at Spectre Sound, August 2002.
Re-mixed at Obsidian Sound, spring 2005.
Mastered at Silverbirch Productions.
Rating:
9.5
9.5
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Rating: 9.5 |
Woods Of Ypres is by far one of my favourite bands, regardless of their state, whether it be their black metal phase, or their melodic doom phase. I truly love all of their releases. This album is the first of the iconic (and my favourite) band; the EP itself clocks in at just over 30 minutes with five tracks, which is quite long for an EP. However, for an ADHD-riddled teen like myself, it is the perfect length to keep me interested. Now for those who are familiar with new Woods, such as The Green album or Woods IV, you may be disappointed with this release, as it is in the area of black metal, and not the melodic doom most of you are probably used to hearing from Woods Of Ypres. Yes, it's certainly not Tr00 or Kvlt Black Metal, but with tremolo guitar and raspy vocals, it gets the job done. Read more ›› |
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| Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 9162  |
Simply Amazing.
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| Skøllgrim Northern Posts: 389  |
A shame the singer/guitarist on this specific album never did anything else with the band, or other bands for that sake.
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| Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 9162 |
This album is still so good. It really hits all of it's marks. Good melody, good variation, some somber clean vocals. Great drumming (kick drum production leaves a little to be desired). I've probably listened to this 500 times.
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