Woods Of Ypres - Against The Seasons: Cold Winter Songs From The Dead Summer Heat

1. The Shams Of Optimism 

2. Crossing The 45th Parallel

3. The Sea Of Immeasurable Loss 

4. A Meeting Of Place And Time

5. Awaiting The Inevitable

Woods Of Ypres have released their debut album titled "Against The Seasons: Cold Winter Songs From The Dead Summer Heat." This album shows the band in a very black metal way. The shrieking vocals and the music which sounds like doom is upon us really bring the creation to life. The band has a similar sound to that of a Dimmu Borgir or a Cradle Of Filth, so if you are into bands like those, you could really enjoy this album. They have done a pretty decent job on the album. When looking at the recording quality of this album, the album has been recorded to a pretty decent quality here. The instrumentation is pretty solid on this album. Although the band isn't going to blow you away with their crazy riffs, but the band has a really tight sound and can really play. Now onto the vocals and lyrics, the vocals on this album are done pretty well for a black metal sound. He has a screech that really works well with the style of metal the band is making, while still making his lyrics clear enough to understand. Not bad overall. With the lyrics, the band has decided to go for a bit of an evil record in trying to give you that typical black metal lyrical content, while still having songs with some more depth too them as well. Very well written lyrics and we are glad to see it. If you are looking for a single to this album, there isn't one, so just pick a song and give it a listen to get the feel of this album. Woods Of Ypres have surprisingly made a pretty decent black metal album here for their first shot. We think the album overall has been done wrapped up nicely and we can't wait to see what the guys come out with next. All that is left is for the guys to get out more and show people these songs. Listen to this album to decide for yourself what you think of it. They have since called it quits (R.I.P.)

Genre: Metal/Black Metal/Doom Metal

Release Date: August 9th, 2002

Location: Windsor, Ontario

Label: None