As previously reported, Canada's GATES OF WINTER recently announced WOODS OF YPRES frontman/drummer David Gold has joined them as the man behind the kit. Gold has issued the following statement:

"It's true!

I've recently accepted the offer to join Gates Of Winter as their full time drummer for touring, writing and recording. I will be recording with NECRAMYTH this spring and playing as many shows as we can before I leave Korea. Upon returning to Canada this July, my focus will be with Gates Of Winter to prepare for shows, writing and the eventual recording.

Woods Of Ypres will continue and there will be more releases, but these things do take time to write. There will be much, much more! In the meantme, I'm always thinking. :)

Good things will come of all of this. It's funny how things go, eh? Here's to the future! :kickass:

More as it develops! Thanks as always for your support!!!"

A Woods Of Ypres e-card for the band's new album, Woods 3: Deepest Roots And Darkest Blues, is available in two versions. Click the following links to check them out:

Dragged Across A Forest Floor Intro

The End of August Intro

The complete tracklist of the album is as follows: 'The Northern Cold', 'Iron Grudge', 'Your Ontario Town Is A Burial Ground', 'Through Chaos And Solitude I Came…', 'Years Of Silence (And The Private Joke)', 'Distractions Of Living Alone', 'Deepest Roots: Belief That All Is Lost', 'Darkest Blues: Relief That Nothing Can Be Done', 'Thrill Of The Struggle', 'December In Windsor', 'Trillium: The Third Of Three Winters 2004-2007' (instrumental), Song Of Redemption', 'End Of Tradition', 'To Lock Eyes With A Wild Beast', 'Mistakes Artists Make (The Dream Is Dead)'.

Woods 3: Deepest Roots And Darkest Blues can be ordered from The End Records here. In Canada the album is distributed through Sonic Unyon.