History
Windhand formed in 2008 with singer Dorthia Cottrell, guitarists Asechiah Bogdan (also a member of Alabama Thunderpussy) and Garrett Morris, bassist Nathan Hilbish and drummer Jeff Loucks. In 2010, they released a two-song demo titled ''Practice Space Demo''. Loucks was then replaced by former The Might Could drummer Ryan Wolfe. The band signed with Forcefield Records and released their Windhand (album), eponymous debut album in 2012. Hilbish left the band and was replaced by Parker Chandler. Shortly after, the band left Forcefield and signed to Relapse Records, which released their second album, ''Soma (Windhand album), Soma'', in 2013. The album reached No. 24 on the ''Billboard'' Heatseekers Albums chart, making it the band's first release to make a ''Billboard'' chart, and was named one of the year's best heavy metal albums by ''Rolling Stone''. In 2013, Windhand released the split album ''Reflection of the Negative'' with Cough and another with the band Salem's Pot, simply titled ''Windhand / Salem's Pot'', followed by the live album ''Live at Roadburn 2014'' the next year. In 2015, with Jack Endino as producer, they recorded and released their third album, ''Grief's Infernal Flower'', which peaked at No. 16 on the ''Billboard'' Hard Rock Albums chart and No. 7 on the ''Billboard'' Heatseekers chart, and was named the 17th-best album of 2015 by ''Consequence of Sound''. Founding guitarist Asechiah Bogdan then left the band and was not replaced. In early 2018, Windhand released the split EP ''Windhand / Satan's Satyrs'' with fellow Virginia band Satan's Satyrs. This EP reached No. 11 on the ''Billboard'' Heatseekers Albums chart. Their fourth full-length album, ''Eternal Return (Windhand album), Eternal Return'', again with Endino producing, was released in October 2018. That album reached No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' Heatseekers Albums chart.Members
Current members
* Dorthia Cottrell – vocals (2008–present) * Garrett Morris – guitars (2008–present) * Ryan Wolfe – drums (2010–present) * Parker Chandler – bass (2013–present)Former members
* Nathan Hilbish – bass (2008–2013) * Jeff Loucks – drums (2008–2010) * Asechiah Bogdan – guitars (2009–2015)Discography
Demos
* ''Practice Space Demo'' (independent, 2010)Studio albums
* ''Windhand'' (Forcefield Records, 2012) * ''Soma (Windhand album), Soma'' (Relapse Records, 2013) – No. 24 ''Billboard'' Heatseekers Albums * ''Grief's Infernal Flower'' (Relapse Records, 2015) – No. 7 ''Billboard'' Heatseekers Albums, No. 17 ''Billboard'' Tastemaker Albums, No. 16 ''Billboard'' Hard Rock Albums, No. 39 ''Billboard'' Rock Albums *''Eternal Return (Windhand album), Eternal Return'' (Relapse Records, 2018)Splits
* ''Reflection of the Negative'' (Relapse Records, 2013) * ''Windhand / Salem's Pot'' (RidingEasy Records, 2014) * ''Windhand / Satan's Satyrs'' (Relapse Records, 2018)Singles
*Orchard (Windhand song), "Orchard" (Relapse Records, 2013)Live albums
* ''Live at Roadburn 2014'' (Roadburn Records, 2014) * ''Live Elsewhere'' (self-released, 2019)References
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