Windhand

Windhand
Origin Richmond, Virginia, United States
Genres Doom metal
Years active 2009-present
Labels Relapse Records
Associated acts Alabama Thunderpussy, Cough
Website http://www.windhand.band/
Members Dorthia Cotrell
Parker Chandler
Asechiah Bogdan
Garrett Morris

Windhand are an American doom metal band that formed in Richmond, Virginia in 2009.[1] Currently signed to Relapse Records,[2] Windhand released their most recent album, Grief's Infernal Flower in October 2015. The album peaked at #16 on the Billboard Hard Rock Albums chart, #7 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart[3] and was named the 17th best album of 2015 by Consequence Of Sound.[4]

The band formed in 2009, and in 2010, released a two song demo titled "Practice Space Demo". The band signed onto Forcefield Records and in 2011 recorded their debut album Windhand and it was released in 2012. Nathan Hilbish left the band and was replaced by Parker Chandler on bass. The band shortly after, left Forcefield and then signed onto Relapse Records where the released their second album "Soma" in 2013. They also did a split with the band Cough titled "Reflections of the Negative". The band released a live album titled "Live in Roadburn 2014" and in 2015, with Jack Endino as producer, they recorded and released their third album "Grief's Infernal Flower".

Members

Current members

Former members

Discography

Studio albums

Splits

Live albums

References

  1. "WINDHAND". WINDHAND. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  2. "WINDHAND "Grief's Infernal Flower" - OUT NOW". Relapse Records. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  3. "Windhand". billboard.com. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  4. "Top 50 Albums of 2015". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  5. "Windhand". billboard.com. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  6. "Windhand". billboard.com. Retrieved 2 December 2015.

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