Two Tales Of Woe Doom Metal / Co. Dublin
Band Biography by Carl King…
Two Tales of Woe are a hard-working heavy metal band based in Dublin. Formed in 2005, the group take inspiration from a number of genres ranging from Doom and Sludge, to Classic Rock/Metal – down tuned and beefed up! You can download our first album “A Conversation With Death” for free on SoundCloud. If you like what you hear, hit us up on all the usual social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter etc.) and come check out a live show! Check in with us regularly for upcoming tour dates and info.
TWO TALES OF WOE is a mix of many influences from a group of musicians from Dublin, Ireland. These range from Doom and Sludge(CROWBAR, CATHEDRAL, DOWN, BLACK SABBATH) to Classic Rock/Metal(AC/DC,ZZ TOP, SLAYER, MASTODON) down tuned and beefed up! TTOW blend a healthy dose of all these influences in equal amounts.
Counties
Dublin
Genres
Doom Metal, Heavy Metal, Heavy Rock, Rock, Sludge Doom, Stoner Doom
Year Formed
2005
Status
Active
Members (Current)
- Carl King - Vocals
- Dan Walsh - Guitars
- Ed Brophy - Guitars
- Johnny Kerr - Drums
- Dave Buttner - Bass
Members (Former)
- Chris DeBrabandere - Bass
- Matt Gaynor - Bass
- Ken Bell - Bass
- Joe Panama - Bass
- Damian O'Brien - Bass
- Justin Maloney - Guitars
- David Quinn - Guitars
- John Nesbitt - Guitars
- Barry Christie - Guitars
- Ross Duffy - Guitars
- Lar Bowler - Guitars
- Gavin Burns - Drums
- Conor Mullan - Drums
- Rob Matthews - Drums
- Alex Alverado - Drums
- John Clarke - Drums
- Tom O'Connor - Drums
- Dan Lang - Drums
- Kelvin Doran - Drums
You have to tip your hat to a band like TWO TALES OF WOE. They haven’t had an easy time of it these last couple of years. Originally conceived by vocalist Carl King around 2005 and brought to reality by longtime cohort, guitarist Lar Bowler. They quickly earned a good name for themselves in the Irish metal scene, and are seen as a hardworking heavy as fuck shot to the metal system.
The band took the difficult route of self-producing their debut album. So they knuckled down to rehearsing and writing and slowly the songs took shape and were eventually released in 2009 as the excellent ‘A Conversation With Death’. The band gigged frequently and seemed to be on a roll. But then the line-up troubles began. A revolving door of guitarists, bassists and drummers came and went. Some of whom were drafted in simply as temporary members for gigging commitments.
But Carl and Lar, being the originators and only two constants in the band, stayed true and kept their dream alive down through the years. A second album “The Oak Of Memory” was planned, which was being overseen by the ever competent Alwyn Walker in Westland Studios. But it all went a bit sideways towards the end of 2014 when it was announced that the band was to call it a day. The album was mostly completed, as far as I’m aware, and has remained shelved and unfinished.
But after a short hiatus… four of the previous line-ups members have reformed withoput founding member Lar Bowler. Former ACRID NEBULA guitarist Justin Maloney joined the ranks as the bands new guitarist and the band began their next chapter. Their comeback show was as support to CORROSION OF CONFORMITY in The Academy, Dublin on the 14th June 2015.
Since then there have been many line-up changes, with new members joining, leaving and others returning to the fold. The fabled second album was unable to be finished and released, but the band has forged ahead and released a number of online singles over the years… “Burning Lands” in 2016, “Hunter And Prey” in 2018 (a cover of then band member Chris DeBrabandere’s former band RUN WITH THE WOLF) and in 2019 they dusted off an old unreleased track called “Order Of Lies”. They also released the live “Woe Lives!” EP in 2017 and their “Bloodwood” EP in 2019.