Thank you to all who appreciate my son's talent.and keeping his legacy alive by sharing his messages. To those who have not yet learned compassion, be patient, I hope you will learn this.We have a right to opinions, remember, David was not JUST a musician, he was my son, a brother and a friend to many. He demonstrated unconditional love, was courageous to speak the truth. Some cannot handle the truth. Find love that is,"deep and true,'' leave those only loving their own image. Be KInd, be real
It deeply saddens me that I found these guys after Mr.Gold passed away. I've never found another artist that I can connect to on such a deep level. I've never found another artist that has inspired me as much as Woods. I've never found another artist that I can listen to daily for over 3 years and still feel like I'm hearing it for the first time. I've never found another artist that has inspired me to shed my shy introverted ways and sing my heart out in front of people. I've never found another artist that I was so eager to share with every single person I met. I could literally talk about my admiration for this band and its impact on me for hours. Mr.Gold himself said, the dead are to be forgotten and the living to be adored. I however, simply can't do that. If I was to forget him and his music, I would be forgetting a part of myself.
I completely agree. I myself found this amazing band too late and like you, I have listened to them for 4 years straight, every day. Long live David, we will carry the torch.
+Daniel Coley Hey my friend I'm Panamanian.... You describes all my feelings.... Although the songs are in other idiom I can connect with every word in his lyrics. Totally agree with you... Greetings from Panama.
There are plenty, at least for me personally: E.L.O., Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler, Mercenary, dredg, Threshold, Randy Travis, Alan Jackson, George Strait, Lonestar, Opeth, "in this River" by Black Label Society, Machine Head, septicflesh, In Vain, "The Watcher" by Enslaved and many more.
I completely agree with you my friend. The only other band I have ever felt this way for is Alice in Chains. I listen to a shitload of music, but AiC and Woods of Ypres are my fucking lifeblood. These two bands comprise who and what I am.
it kinda takes some time to get used to slower metal. I personally needed a few years. But then again, there are some ppl who find black metal or death metal boring soooo...
Couldn't have said it better myself. Music like this is what funeral doom metal should be like...not a bunch of grown men screaming like little kids getting their balls stepped on
Woods of Ypres were a doom metal band from Windsor, Ontario. The band was founded in 2002, initially consisting of three members: David Gold, Aaron Palmer and Brian McManus. Their lineup frequently changed afterward, with over 20 members in the band through its various incarnations, which saw operations later based out of Toronto from 2003-2007, and Sault Ste. Marie from 2008-2011. Their only constant member was multi-instrumentalist and frontman David Gold, with the band ending after Gold's death in December 2011, just before releasing their album Woods 5: Grey Skies & Electric Light, which won the 2013 Juno Award for the Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year.
Happy Birthday Son of the Darkest blue,Veillko,David the poet...David Gold....I can't explain,how much you mean for me...but you know it,and thats important,i will never forget you,..
My favorite parts of this song are the piano and the subtle drum rolls. A toast and my heart go out to the band and lovers of music everywhere. David's beard is what my beard wants to be when it grows up.
I love how he writes lyrics, from a point of view not often seen in metal. Every song seems like a story from his own life. Not an opinion, but story. Great stuff. R. I. P
I share the same birth year and month with David Gold. June 1980, every time I celebrate my Birthday I actually remember him no effort he just pop in my head!
Only stumbled across this band the other day, and by fuck this is one of my favourite songs of all time. Sad to hear this guy is no longer here, a pure genius.,absolutely mind blown.
I only heard these guys for my first time last week and let me tell you they rule. So sad to hear of David's passing this past December. Judging by his music he will go down in history as a very talented musician this song is one of many amazing songs. I can't get enough of these guys. Wish I could've met you David but I know wherever you are you are at peace keep it metal even in the afterlife brotha and say hi to Dimebag for me \m/
It really bothers me how the greatest musicians don't ever get the amount of attention they deserve after something tragic like this. Even for a band that's not real big like Woods of Ypres, they should still get more attention. After finding this band about a year and a half ago, I thought it'd be awesome to see them live, then later on I found out that David Gold is dead.. They're my favorite band and after hearing his album, I can't explain how I felt and still feel from listening to it. It is ironic, it's haunting, emotional, memorable and is something that you don't really hear or feel when you listen to other bands who had a great singer that passed in a way like this. Like one of the guys said in the Metal Melting Pot group video, it's like he knew when, where and how he was gonna die... After hearing about his death, I've gotten a lot more of a deep, emotion listening to their music. The story of David's passing and the whole band itself will possibly change your views on life.. I know it has for me. It has made me want to appreciate the smaller things more and the people I have in my life, to be thankful I have the life and things I have in it even during my darkest days. Don't take anything for granted and like David Gold says in Adora Vivos "Love the living while they're still alive" \m/
Sad to know that he took his own life by throwing himself to a car at a highway :( he was mental sick, days before his death, he posted in twitter a lot of reflections about it
@@jcisternas I don't believe that is true. His obituaries says he was on his way home for Christmas. A car and a pedestrian were involved in the accident, that's all we know.
@@slish438 Dearest Slish, yes, David was driving home for Christmas, then we all were going to North Carolina, all my adult children wanted to go sky diving on New Years. After New Years, David and his band were excited for an European tour, then David , as agreed, would begin a new teaching job in Dubai. As a true musician, he had started to create a solo album…and he had some exciting personal plans too…as a song lyric goes, “ all I have is photograph…memories of you,” true, but I also have 31 years of knowing a man who will never be forgotten, a man with lessons in his lyrics, for generations to come. I do like that I miss and love David more today than I did yesterday, because some love never ends, and some people deserve to be remembered…hug to you from your mama gold
Man... today is the first time I listen to this song and there are lines that fit so much with what happened to David... I didn't cry, but I felt deeply depressed... man what a tragedy... Rest in peace David Gold.
This song itself is what really got to me. After going through so much stress; I stumbled upon them after listening to a lot of doom. Now this is one of my favorite bands of all time. David Gold is my inspiration!
a few years ago while listening to my dying bride someone recommended this group to me and I went ahead and listened to them not thinking they would be any good .... or as good as my dying bride,, but I was so surprised to run into one of the best groups I have ever heard in my life .... this music is part of my soul as with all of us here, and I am deeply connected to it ..much love to all of THe WOoDs oF YpREs fans out there ...
Mt friend turned me onto this song/band. It's hard to not keep repeating it. Very deep and catchy. Like Cemetery Gates by Pantera. It's just one of those songs that makes you reflect upon your own mortality.
I was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, alone and unceremoniously ... Buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, when life was taken from me Our tree was full and green, I had to leave it The sadness was overwhelming, To be alone beneath it The sun came down hot and hard, I could never sleep To disappear was the only way I could find relief When I was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, alone and un-Sarah-moniously ... Buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, when life was taken so suddenly First I paid my respects to Glenn Gould Then I visited the grave of Alexander Muir Next to Eaton's tomb, I hung my head and cried Looking for Joseph Mulgrew, I gave up and died When I was buried... The birds sang, the flowers in bloom, spring had just begun Recently fitted for a suit, now lying in a box By summer, I was gone, my remains stolen from the ground My body never recovered and I was never found ... Until now I was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, alone and unceremoniously Buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, between the monuments and trees At the heart of the city, Amongst the statues and fountains New life could begin, where the old path I ran came to and end [David Gold Version 1.9, June 19th 1980 - May 11th, 2007 Aged 26] I was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, alone and unceremoniously ... Buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, when life was taken from me
i discovered this band just yesterday, and i was blown away with this song...so i just came back from the music store where i spent about 100€ for all their availible albums...and i have no regrets at all....amazing stuff
Una persona joven, lleno de talento y creatividad, por que de tuvo que ir de este mundo ? Quizas ya había cumplido su misión de entregarnos amor y hacernos vibrar con su música R.I.P David Gold.
RIP. Your music and your voice will both haunt and sooth generations to come, until the end of human life. You live on through your passion and expression through music.
David, you did more fore this world in just a couple of years than most people did in their own lifetimes. Rest in peace, while I live, you shall not be forgotten.
This song came on my Spotify the day after I broke up with my girlfriend and it spoke to me so hard. Now I love these guys their music is fucking amazing.
In my town, there's a Mount Pleasant. You can see it from almost anywhere you go. Right down the street from it is a cemetery. Sadly, it's not called Mount Pleasant cemetery. :/
I hear David before months on RU-vid and now listening him every day! Before i read something on internet about dead of David, and i really feel some sad! Thanks for your music, change my mind about dead, never forgive on you.
Sad to know that he took his own life by throwing himself to a car at a highway :( days before his death, he posted in twitter a lot of reflections about
@@jcisternas wait, what? I was living in a town near Barrie, Ontario where he used to live when he passed. They said it was a car accident due to harsh weather on the news, they didn’t mention suicide. How do you know about this???
@@Zombiefied666 I don’t remember where I read about that, I hope it was not like that and it was just an accident, but it’s suspicious if you read his latest post on twitter, check mobile.twitter.com/davidypres?lang=es . I know that I’m wrong with post this without a source, maybe it was just a rumour. Cheers!
@@jcisternas I spoke to him early in the day and he told me he would be home about 9:30 pm. We had family plans for the holidays, going to visit his sister in North Carolina, my four adult kids were excited to go sky diving on New Year’s Day. David was going on tour in Europe in the new year, and days before he accepted a new teaching job.He filled his gas tank, bought food at Tim hortons to eat on his way home….the coffee was untouched, still very hot the officer said…facts and details seem important to some, and it was a transport truck that hit him…I was not there, the police told me….so, best we talk about how someone had lived, and honour that life. May we all live such a life that we made a difference , inspired some, motivated others, and our life had meaning.
Also never heard of this band 'till I've read something about the accident of David. I can't stop listening his songs, it's amazing what how he expresses himself in this music. We truly lost a very very underestimated artist. I'm very glad I found this band, it became one of my favorites very quickly.
Depending on whether or not you like it heavier, listen to their first album (_Against the Seasons_) - it's a personal favourite of mine and a lot heavier than their later stuff. Other than that, _The Green Album_ has a lot of good stuff on it too.
Lance Trullinger Are you really defending someone who named an album Den Hvite Guden (which means "The White God") and then proceeded to basically say he hates anyone that isn't white and straight?
I wonder why David chose the people he did to name in the lyrics. They were all buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetary, but I still think he chose them for a specific reason aside from that.(Gould, Muir, Eaton, and Mulgrew.)
Living in Toronto myself, I have taken a few opportunities to walk in Mount Pleasant Cemetery and find many of the locations seen in this video, and written in the lyrics. Glen Gould was a world-class pianist who had his own way of playing, I'm sure that had influence on the intro Alexander Muir was a Canadian soldier, poet, and songwriter, who I am sure influenced much of David's lyrics Eaton, or the Eaton family, were a very rich and affluent family for generations, they were also founders in the City of Toronto and started the Eaton's department store chain. The family current has the largest "tomb" or mausoleum in Mount Pleasant Cemetery As for Mulgrew, I believe its a fictional name, the lead singer/frontman of "Hard Core Logo" I'm sure all those people had some significance for them to be included in the song, aside from being fairly important and influential people. Having walked through MPC a few times, I know why David wrote a song about it, not only is it beautiful, but it has a certain feel to it. Its erie, but calming.
Interesting. Just goes to show how rich and sentimental the works of WoY are. I'd love to go Ontario, or CA in general, especially after living in this barren waste titled New Mexico. Thanks for taking the time to explain this to me, as well.
Rynkar666 Thank you for all that info! I've been wondering for months why David named the people he did, and now I have some idea. The thing with a lot of Woods of Ypres' work is that it has David's personal feeling to it. No song was written for the surface, or for shallow reasons; it doesn't matter whether you enjoy the music or not, there's no denying that it's incredibly emotional and down-to-earth.
David, we all thank you for your amazing work. And one can only wish to be buried at such a place. May your soul rest in ease now that you are in a better place. And that place is Mount Pleasant Cemetary. You may be gone. But are not forgotten.
i'd never heard of this band before, but i read of david's passing online today and decided to check this band out. i've been going through some very tough times lately, and this song connected with me in such a deep way. i wept the whole way through this beautiful song. thank you mr. gold, i am an immediate fan. R.I.P.
It's a mixture. Gold spent time living near Mt. Pleasant Cemetery and would often take walks there. He was going through changes in his personal life, mourning a past relationship, and he felt like he died and was reborn into a new version of himself there, hence the lyrics at the end of the song in the album that aren't sung (David Gold Version 1.9, June 19th 1980 - May 11th, 2007 Aged 26.) He also slips in references about the movie Hard Core Logo where a main character (Joseph Mulgrew) kills himself and was then buried in that cemetery. In the story, his body was stolen and never recovered.
