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GWYNBLEIDD: FROM POLAND TO BROOKLYN, BY WAY OF SWEDEN

 Thursday, August 20th, 2009 at 12:02pm by

gwynbleiddGwynbleidd are another one of New York City’s best kept metal secrets (see also: Wizardry, The Binary Code, Hung). Though the bandmembers all originally hail from Poland and Brooklyn is the base of their current operations, their sound most recalls that of a 3rd country, Sweden, particularly the epic peaks, valleys and landscapes conjured by Opeth.

Any time a local band gets a national shot I can’t help but feel a sense of pride, especially a band as good and deserving as these guys. Gwynbleidd will get their shot October 27th when BlackCurrant Music releases their full-length album Nostalgia. The band has posted a full track from Nostalgia on their MySpace page for your enjoyment, so go and give it a shot. You’ll surely be hearing more about this band in the near future.

-VN

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  • Canvas Of Flesh

    Great band. It’s about time something good was posted here. I definitely recommend this band.

  • dr.j

    What a terrible name.

  • http://www.myspace.com/shadow_patton Patton

    Hahaha, Gwynbleidd is the name given to Geralt by dryads, from the Witcher.
    I’m a geek, I know.
    They sound pretty good

    • dr.j

      That’s pretty cool, but to the 89% of the population who doesn’t know that, it just looks like they slammed their forehead against their keyboard.

      • Canvas Of Flesh

        What the hell does their name matter if it’s good music?

        • http://www.myspace.com/shadow_patton Patton

          I wouldn’t care if they were named after a character from star wars, as far as they made good music.

  • Dan Marsicano

    Just heard about this band and am really looking forward to hearing their debut in full. Their blending of progressive, death, and black metal, with a pinch of folksiness, is really solid. The fact that this and Between The Buried And Me is out on the same day makes me cry in sheer joy.

  • http://reaper-x.deviantart.com/ Reaper-X

    They’re decent…I’m interested in hearing more.

  • Dannibal

    I’m not sure why, but their pointless name seriously sets me off into a seisure of rage….I’m gonna go pull the neighbors mailbox out of the ground and chuck it at some innocent lady pushing a stroller down the street….Thanks alot for making my day guys!

    • babyeater

      Dan don’t blame your rage on the band’s name. Blame it on the fact that you probably stink like shit, have McDonald’s wrappers covering the floor of your car, never wear socks, have patches of hair across your pimply back, and have never gotten laid (and if so she was a pig or your sister). More than likely, you sit on the internet all day and talk senseless shit, and you could only fantasize about throwing a mailbox at a woman b/c you hate women.. b/c they reject you constantly. Let’s face it Dan.. nature has probably been very cruel to you. Everyone would hate the world as much as you do if they had your parents to shit them out.

  • http://www.solidsterecords.com NoCowNoFood

    Yeah now I love BBW LOL