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Woods IV: The Green Album

Woods of Ypres · 2009

78 min · 16 tracks · doom metal · melodic black metal

A haunting blend of doom metal and melodic black metal that explores themes of despair and introspection.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • long, immersive listening sessions
  • dynamic emotional journeys
  • contemplative introspective moments
  • wave-like pacing and builds

Where this album fits

Career context
Released on January 1, 2009, 'Woods IV: The Green Album' was Woods of Ypres' fourth studio album, following their previous effort, 'Woods III: Deepest Roots and Darkest Blues'. At this point in their career, the band was solidifying their unique sound that combined heavy metal elements with deeply personal and emotional lyrics, marking a shift towards more introspective themes in their music.
Stylistic neighbors
Agalloch· Graveworm· Green Carnation

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Shards of Love (Hurt Forever) 5:17
  • 2 Everything I Touch Turns to Gold (Then to Coal) 5:02
  • 3 By the Time You Read This (I Will Already Be Dead) 6:29
  • 4 I Was Buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery 7:57
  • 5 Into Exile: “Can You Get Here in 10 Days?” 5:14
  • 6 Pining (for You) 8:14
  • 7 Wet Leather 4:30
  • 8 Suicide Cargoload (Drag That Weight) 4:03
  • 9 Halves and Quarters 2:24
  • 10 You Are Here With Me (in This Sequence of Dreams) 1:41
  • 11 Retrosleep in the Morning Calm 3:25
  • 12 Don’t Open the Wounds / Skywide Armspread 4:58
  • 13 Natural Technologies 4:54
  • 14 Mirror Reflection & the Hammer Reinvention 7:02
  • 15 Our Union (In Limbo) 4:08
  • 16 Move On! (The Woman Will Always Leave the Man) 3:01

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