Woven Hand has been described as a mix of "alternative country, post-rock, punk, industrial music, folk rock, old-time music and native American music, among others". Along with Allmusic describing their music as "dark, gloomy, dreamy, organic and atmospheric".
Perhaps the most shocking and interesting facet of this group (at least for me) has been all the attention they have been getting from Death Metal and Black Metal musicians/fans when considering Edwards' has been quite vocal about his Christian faith (he was raised by a Nazarene preacher). Still I suppose the fascination stemming from many non-christian fans is that with the music and lyrics, Edwards creates a world of doom and gloom. It's a Christianity that doesn't seem to proclaim set lines between the divine and the heathens. Rather it pits all of humanity as damned and wretched before a wrathful God. Something that's not all that foreign from bands like Black Sabbath or Trouble nor from indie rock heroes Nick Cave or Tom Waits.
For an example of the group's wide audience check this interesting snip from an interview (here's the full text) with guitarist Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson from Black Metal band Marduk:
CoC: So what's spinning in your CD player right now?
MSH: I listen to what I regard as the best black and death metal, for example right now I'm listening to a lot of early Morbid Angel stuff. _Altars of Madness_ and _Domination_ still remain very powerful and very heavy. I also like dark and powerful industrial music, I like classical music -- I like everything that I can find that has a soul. For example, I like two bands who are actually very Christian, but are still a lot darker than many so-called black metal bands: Sixteen Horsepower and Woven Hand.
CoC: Never heard them.
MSH: Oh my God, you should really check them out -- they're really dark and really Christian, but still extremely fascinating. I'm going to see them live on Sunday; it's really bizarre music. I like anything that can really paint pictures in my mind.
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