David Gold also performed drums for Joel Violette's project Thrawsunblat on their 2010 demo. Since the break-up of Woods of Ypres, Joel continued on with Thrawsunblat with Rae Amitay (drums) and Brendan Hayter (bass), who had joined Woods of Ypres to play the European tour in support of Woods 5.

David Gold was the owner of Krankenhaus Records (the former label he released Woods of Ypres albums on) and Practical Art Records (the label The Green Album was released on).

In an interview he has named Peter Steele as a major influence on his vocals.

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