| Artist: | WOODS OF YPRES |
| Label: | Earache |
Release Year: 2010
Artist Origin: CAN
Style: mesmerizing melacholic blackened heavy metal
having earned a reputation of a unique, thoughtful ensemble with their first two releases, Canadians deliver another impressive fifteen-track opus [2007], where melancholy and existential longing merge into the most mature fragment of their work to date, expanding the atmosphere of previous recordings: guitars sound more massive, arrangements gain more space, and the vocals shift from hushed whispers to dramatic, almost theatrical outbursts; it is a distinctive emotional territory where cold rationality contends with a laid-bare soul, longer songs feature lyrical elements and hints of classic rock, while retaining a dark weight and introspective drama, creating a recognizable, emotionally charged, and profoundly sincere world; recent British edition