I was wondering what does this phrase mean? I've been looking up on Google, and finding nothing, what does it mean, and how do you feel it relates to WoY? 
"Both a Mirror and a Hammer."
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Norman
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The mirror I would think to be lyrics like The Ghost of Summer's Past, and the hammer to be songs like Dragged. But I could be completely off.
sdmf2
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I took it to be a metaphor of the opposites present in WoY's music - dark/light, heavy/soft etc. Similar to your lyrical idea really 
David Gold
Son of the Darkest Blues
You basically got it!
Visual art is sometimes seen as either a 'Mirror' (an expression that is a reflection of the self or society) or a "Hammer" (art used as a weapon against others in society and sometimes even against the self). Woods of Ypres is a reflection of the self and it's place in society, used as a weapon against that society. "Both a mirror and a hammer."
Visual art is sometimes seen as either a 'Mirror' (an expression that is a reflection of the self or society) or a "Hammer" (art used as a weapon against others in society and sometimes even against the self). Woods of Ypres is a reflection of the self and it's place in society, used as a weapon against that society. "Both a mirror and a hammer."
sdmf2
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Renegade46n2
Wanderer of Dark Woods
That's one of the greatest things I've ever heard about a band, and it's the perfect encapsulation of Woods.
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