---
title: "Woods of Ypres"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/woods-of-ypres"
genre: "Doom Metal"
country: "Canada"
formed: 2002
disbanded: 2011
---

# Woods of Ypres

**Woods of Ypres** is a doom metal band, from Canada, active 2002 to 2011.

Woods of Ypres was a Canadian blackened doom metal band from Windsor, Ontario. It was founded in 2002, initially consisting of three members: David Gold, Aaron Palmer and Brian McManus. Their line-up frequently changed afterward, with over 20 members in the band through its various incarnations, which saw operations later based out of Toronto from 2003 to 2007, and Sault Ste. Marie from 2008 to 2011. Their only constant member was multi-instrumentalist and frontman David Gold, with the band ending after his death in December 2011, just before releasing their album Woods 5: Grey Skies & Electric Light, which won the 2013 Juno Award for the Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woods_of_Ypres

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Woods of Ypres |
| Genre | Doom Metal |
| Parent genre | Doom Metal |
| Origin | Windsor, Canada |
| Formed | 2002 |
| Disbanded | 2011 |
| Releases in catalog | 6 |

## Genres

[Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/doom-metal) · [Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/black-metal) · [Gothic Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/gothic-metal) · [Melodic Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/melodic-black)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [David Gold](https://themetalnet.com/musician/david-gold) |  | 2002 to 2011 | Former |
| [Aaron Palmer](https://themetalnet.com/musician/aaron-palmer) | Bass guitar | 2002 to 2003 | Former |
| [Brendan Hayter](https://themetalnet.com/musician/brendan-hayter) | Bass guitar | 2011 to 2011 | Former |
| [Joel Violette](https://themetalnet.com/musician/joel-violette) | Guitar | 2010 to 2011 | Former |
| [Brian McManus](https://themetalnet.com/musician/brian-mcmanus) | Guitar | 2002 to 2003 | Former |
| [Bryan Belleau](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bryan-belleau) | Guitar | 2008 to 2010 | Former |
| [Dan Hulse](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dan-hulse) | Bass guitar | 2005 to 2008 | Former |
| [Evan Madden](https://themetalnet.com/musician/evan-madden) | Drums (drum set) | 2008 to 2011 | Former |
| [Jessica Rose](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jessica-rose) | Keyboard | 2003 to 2007 | Former |
| [Shane Madden](https://themetalnet.com/musician/shane-madden) | Bass guitar | 2008 to 2011 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2002 | [Against the Seasons: Cold Winter Songs From the Dead Summer Heat](https://themetalnet.com/album/63e5da79-96db-3308-a8ea-0194427f01ad) | EP |
| 2004 | [Pursuit of the Sun & Allure of the Earth](https://themetalnet.com/album/cfbb512a-3499-3669-8e6a-b46e6f1f695f) | Album |
| 2007 | [Woods III: Deepest Roots and Darkest Blues](https://themetalnet.com/album/6647cb3e-5e68-3c4a-aea9-9b073f9ea92e) | Album |
| 2011 | [Home](https://themetalnet.com/album/d27f2866-57c0-470c-ac0d-5e881e94b8dc) | EP |
| 2011 | [W4: The GREEN Album](https://themetalnet.com/album/93deb799-c1ef-4d13-8cb2-be32f9d83f1b) | Album |
| 2012 | [Woods 5: Grey Skies & Electric Light](https://themetalnet.com/album/3f673a62-6081-4c44-b63d-d362d33ed925) | Album |

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## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Woods_of_Ypres/1555
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/woodsofypres
- bandcamp: https://woods-of-ypres.bandcamp.com/
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/24dCDrr94SNSAREMJhBHCs
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/6064
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/410068288
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCUKasoaU68XYA7_d9wjQRKg

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/woods-of-ypres](https://themetalnet.com/band/woods-of-ypres). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt