Categorizing the music of "WOODS OF YPRES"

[David Gold]

Aside from the old standard "Black and Doom" and a more recent tag of "Aggressive / Depressive", my current favourite is "blackened post-grunge" suggested by a lastfm.com listener. Which I would agree is at least partly true when talking about "Woods 2: Pursuit of the Sun & Allure of the Earth".

In your opinion, where does WoY fit for you? Categorize the Woods...Extra points for originality and entertainment value. "Black", "doom", "Post-this", "Post-that"...Post it here! Go!!!

 

[Dauden]

Seasonal Doom/Post-Black Metal with Inner City and Outer Tree Influences? Lmao. I always think one of the best compliments to a band is when they're hard to put under a genre. Personally I usually just think of/refer to WoY as melodic black metal.

 

[phantomfreak]

I know this isn't original or anything but I have always thought of WoY as Black/Doom Metal.

 

[Frosties]

I know this isn't original or anything but I have always thought of WoY as Black/Doom Metal.

Me too. I don't listen to that much black metal, so this is about as close as I get for the most part.

 

[MentallyAbstract]

Blackened post-grunge, nice! Though the 'grunge' relationship to me is mostly an Alice In Chains influence, who weren't grunge to me. I always considered them a great original hard rock band that just got lumped into those tours.

But yeah, you guys are tough to classify, which is great.

 

[tokfan]

Satanic Christraping Blackmetal

 

[zekeyou]

Organic blackened dark-doom metal encompassing the waves, forests, and prairies of the (in)human condition

 

[Darth Grimby]

Coniferous Antidepressant Loner Metal.

 

[TheCrab]

Two suggestions, with more to come as I think of them.

Self-Imposed Korean Exile Metal

Arboric Blackened Rock

 

[ShadarLogoth]

Chill metal, i love to listen to woods and just relax, get lost in the music.

 

[David Gold]

The Crab - "Arboric Blackened Rock"

Yes, that is awesome!!!

 

[derek]

Bugger to these categories!

AWESOME is the only one I'd use. A deep and talented band making layered and textured music. No need for convoluted categories on my end.

 

[TheCrab]

Yes, that is awesome!!!

I had to go with Arboric because Coniferous isn't specific enough - it only refers to pine trees and lets face it...Woods don't just have one kind of tree!

Deciduous is a cooler word, but it only applies to non-pine trees.

FUCK YEAH LATIN DERIVATIVES.

 

[David Gold]

Woods don't just have one kind of tree!

I like it!