Artist: WOODS OF YPRES
Album: WOODS 5: GREY SKIES & ELECTRIC LIGHT (CD)

Year: 2012
Media type: CD

New album from latest Earache signings Woods Of Ypres. ‘Woods 5: Grey Skies & Electric Light’ is the groundbreaking new record of ‘bleak metal’ from this revered Canadian act. Mixed by John Fryer (Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, Cocteau Twins, Swans etc) Artwork by David D’Andrea (Ulver, Agalloch, Earth, Envy etc). The band will make their European live debut at the HMV ‘Next Big Thing’ Earache night in Manchester on Feb 11 2012.
Woods of Ypres previously released 4 albums, the last of which - ‘Woods 4: The Green Album’ was re-released by Earache early in 2011. The band’s sound has been compared to the likes of Katatonia, Paradise Lost, Type O Negative etc, characterised by band leader David Gold’s deep and mournful vocal style and bleak lyrical outlook.

TRACKLIST:

01. Career Suicide (Is Not Real Suicide)
02. Travelling Alone
03. Alternate Ending
04. Lightning & Snow
05. Finality
06. Death Is Not An Exit
07. Adora Vivos
08. Silver
09. Modern Life is Architecture
10. Kiss My Ashes Goodbye (Part 1)
11. 10. Kiss My Ashes Goodbye (Part 2)