Artist description WINDS DIED DOWN is both surreal and melodic, sinister and cynical. It is powered by a 21st Century synth engine of sheer brute force and driven by a frontman whose haunting gothic metal wails summon the minions of the netherworld. Each passage is delivered with intense emotional conviction and disturbing hacker prowess. The WINDS DIED DOWN experience takes the listener down a dark path of complex emotions encased in a black suit of neo-gothic space armor. Creative sampling of conventional and non-conventional sources as well as regular abuse of both new and old synthesizers contribute to the futuristic post-apocalyptic wasteland soundscape.

Music Style Industrial, Electronica, CyberGoth

Musical Influences From Skinny Puppy to Sisters of Mercy and back around to Judas Priest

Artist History WINDS DIED DOWN is the brainchild of longtime friends and bandmates Robert Rampley and Christopher Compton. It began some 15 years ago when the two played in hard rock and heavy metal bands throughout the Pacific Northwest. One dark and gloomy night in Montana, Rampley and Compton chose to move west to Seattle, Washington instead of California based on a coin toss.After a year touring the US with various acts and another year exodus to Japan programming laser systems, Rampley made his way to Los Angeles where he now writes software for synthesizers and computers. He has also created sound effects for numerous films and has engineered and produced for several recording studios. These experiences have been instrumental in Rampley's eclectic gestalt approach to songwriting and music production.While Rampley has moved south, Compton has kept his residence in Seattle. Compton's dark and cynical interpretation of life is evident in his lyrics and choice of subject matter. He and his powerful metal persona have fronted numerous bands such as NAKED SUN, FIRE ANTS, MR. GREEN GENES and DAYS IN VAIN, to name a few. Compton is currently writing, programming and singing for Seattle's newest goth machine, FROST.

Group Members Robert Rampley-All Instruments Christopher Compton-Vocals

Albums Winds Died Down

Press Reviews "With the success of bands like Type-O-Negative and other metal crossover type that integrate goth and industrial with a primarily metal foundation, WINDS DIED DOWN could make it very big. In a style similar to Uranium 235, they meld a wide range of influences into a surprisingly coherent dirge-like sound that draws as much from Metallica and London After Midnight as it does from electro. The result is a very accessible sound really unlike anything we've heard before."- Culture Shock - (New Jersey, USA)- WDD attempt to implant an electronic heart in heavy metal's corpse and largely succeed, thanks to good songs, plenty of aggression and a beat that gets you moving like a cattle prod. They tread the same scorched earth as Needle and others, but a willingness to experiment (exemplified by "Strangers With The Eyes Of Men," a forbidding mood piece crafted around a 6,000-year-old text with vocals recorded on an answering machine) lifts them above the churning black masses."- Jim Santo's Demo Universe - (New York, USA)- "After thirty odd listens to this EP, I still remain at a total loss of words....spawned from a void that is devoid of musical influence of any kind."- Sonic Boom - (Oregon, USA)

Location Los Angeles, CA - USA

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