"Through the black woods, where cold northern winds blow, you find the cliffs of eternity... Climb the walls of despair - if your soul dares...For there you will find tranquility...Beyond the realms of death!!"
The dark passages of WINDHAM HELL were first created by leland T. Windham in 1986. An individual soul who found comfort in the cold woods of the Northwest, Leland gathered inspiration through rock and mountain climbing, defying the death that so many fear. Through this he gained the strength to project WINDHAM HELL as a one man band. In 1988 the debut demo was released, "Do Not Fear... For Hell Is Here," a raw mix of early Bathory fused with neoclassical imagery. Recordee by leland himself on a 4-track, the demo was plagued with a bad production and was not widely spread. Returning to the deep Northwest forests and snow covered Snoqualmie mountains Leland found the black essence of his soul and the obscure beauty of death and learned how to convey this imagery through his musical art. In 1992 WINDHAM HELL scorched the earth with the release of a second demo "Complete Awareness", which was well received by the underground, and gained the band cult-following. 1993 saw new fires in the realms of hell, when guitarist Eric Friesen walked the left hand path and chose to burn with Leland! A track was released on an unknown compilation CD and WINDHAM HELL signed a multi-album contract with the underground U.S. label MORIBUND RECORDS. Through 1994 Leland and Eric joined the essence of their souls with the foreboding yet serene Northern forests to create their debut CD "South Facing Epitaph", released in the middle of the December frost. An epic release combining majestetic classical-based emotions into obscure dark-wave compositions, "South Facing Epitaph" is unparalleled in it's time, achieving new class of blackened sound. 1995 see's WINDHAM HELL walking further down the left hand path...as theyw rite even darker and more epic art to satisfy the neverending call of the night.
Engulf your soul in the dark twisting euphoric waves of melancholic bliss!!
Leland Windham - guitars, bass, vocals Eric Friesen - guitars, bass, drums