David gold woods of ypres biography channel
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David gold woods of ypres biography channel
Woods Of Ypres: the triumph and tragedy of goth-metal’s great lost band
A qualified teacher with three university degrees, Woods Of Ypres mastermind David Gold was an intelligent man struggling to find his niche, as he testified on his song Travelling Alone: ‘I have searched and I have tried / To find a place where I can be / I love my homeland dearly, but never carved a place in society.’
An accomplished multi-instrumentalist with a fervour for black metal, David found solace in music.
His music was as much raw worship of the majestic Canadian wilderness as it was a vent for his bleakly rational observations of humanity. Woods albums II-IV articulated an evolution from raw black metal to the doom-laden gothic majesty of his magnum opus, Woods 5: Grey Skies And Electric Light.
It was a record that marked another fresh start, after years of a constantly changing line-up of supporting musicians.
David was the sole creative mastermind behind Woods’