Griefs Infernal Flower

WINDHAND'S third full length, 'Grief's Infernal Flower' is doom metal's most anticipated album of 2015. Produced by Jack Endino (Nirvana, High On Fire, Soundgarden, etc) 'Grief's Eternal Flower' is simultaneously massive, heavy and personal. Front-woman Dorthia Cottrell firmly establishes herself as one of the best vocalists of the genre by perfectly balancing beauty with enormous power. The twin guitars of Garrett Morris and Asechiah Bogdan weave together 9 songs worth of perfect riffs over top the colossal rhythm section of bassist Parker Chandler and drummer Ryan Wolfe. While the first two WINDHAND albums were underground classics, with 'Grief's Infernal Flower' WINDHAND have cemented themselves as one of the premier bands of our time.

On their third album, the first with power producer Jack Endino, the Virginia doom band Windhand overcome the mistakes they made on their 2013 collection, Soma. Most importantly, the haunted, hypnotic voice of Dorthia Cottrell guides the action rather than being trapped inside the tumult.

Richmond, Virginia's loud-and-proud Windhand, signed with Relapse after Soma, their grimy sophomore album, received rave reviews and made a slew of 2013 year-end lists.

Windhand's latest LP has been hyped up as one of the most important and exciting releases of the year. The Richmond, VA quintet have risen t...

A review of Grief's Infernal Flower by Windhand, available worldwide on September 18th via Relapse Records.

Review of 'Grief's Eternal Flower' the new album by Windhand, the band's forthcoming full-length comes out on September 18th via Relapse Records.