Woods of Ypres was one of my favorite underground doom metal bands. The loss of mainman David Gold, who was killed in a car accident last December, was a truly devastating one for the doom and black metal communities. As a tribute (and farewell), Steph LeDrew is curating A Heart Of Gold: Tribute To Woods of Ypres.
"On December 21, the world lost Woods of Ypres singer/songwriter David Gold. Not only was the entire local metal community but the international metal family mourned the loss of such a brilliant soul.
As a thank you and farewell to Woods of Ypres, I reached out to those who were influenced by Woods and David, so join me in creating a musical salute to one of the greatest doom metal bands to unleash onto the underground metal scene," says LeDrew.
A release date has yet to be announced. Bands and artists featured on the album include Into Eternity's Justin Bender and Panzerfaust. Here are the complete album details:
Novembers Doom – "Wet Leather"
Gypsy Chief Goliath – "Suicide Cargoload"
Eclipse Eternal – "Crossing The 45th Parallel"
Empyrean Plague – "Shedding The Deadwood"
Panzerfaust – "A Meeting Place And Time"
Pagan Ritual – "The Shams Of Optimism"
Amaranth – "Allure Of The Earth"
Albireon – "Retrosleep In The Morning Calm"
Anemic – "The Sun Was In My Eyes: Part Doom"
Begotten – "The Sea Of Immeasureable Loss"
Reliquis – "Career Suicide"
Joel Violette and Rae Amitay – "Silver"
Canopy – "Falling Apart"
Unbowed – "Your Ontario Town Is A Burial Ground"
Deathmarch – "Northern Cold"
Kuhrzarth – "Finality"
The Gov' And Friends – "Intro: The Looming Of Dust In The Dark"
The Bear Hunters – "Thrill Of The Struggle"
Svarte Krake – "You Were The Light"
Justin Bender (Into Eternity) – "Trillium: The 3rd Of Three Winters"
You can check out more info on the A Heart of Gold: Tribute to Woods of Ypres Facebook page here.
