While Heaven Wept "Suspended At Aphelion"

Country: USA
Sub Genre: Progressive Doom Metal
Label: Nuclear Blast
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: October 24, 2014 (EU),  October 27, 2014 (NA)
Tracklist: 

1. I: Introspectus
2. II: Icarus And I
3. III: Ardor
4. IV: Heartburst
5. V: Indifference Turned Paralysis
6. VI: The Memory Of Bleeding
7. VII: Souls In Permafrost
8. VIII: Searching The Stars
9. IX: Reminiscence Of Strangers
10. X: Lifelines Lost
11. XI: Retrospectus

Line-up: 
Tom Phillips (ex-Solstice, ex-Twisted Tower Dire, ex-Brave) – vocals, guitars, keyboards
Jim Hunter (Twisted Tower Dire, October 31, Revelation) – bass
Scott Loose (Brave, Human Theory) – guitars
Trevor Schrotz (Brave) – drums
Michelle Schrotz (Brave) – keyboards, vocals
Rain Irving (Altura) – vocals
Jason Lingle (Altura) – keyboards, vocals
   With
Mark Zonder (Warlord, ex-Fates Warning) – drums
Victor Arduini (ex-Fates Warning) – lead guitar
Christopher Ladd – classical guitar
Mark Shuping – cello and violin

Description/Reviews: 

The fifth album from While Heaven Wept commemorates the progressive doom titans’ 25th year of existence with considerable aplomb. Suspended at Aphelion is a single 39-minute long song, divided into 11 movements, and performed by the classic Fear of Infinity lineup (and if that’s not enough to get prog geeks salivating, there’s even an appearance by Fates Warning members Mark Zonder & Victor Arduini). As one might expect, it’s a thoroughly epic, almost cinematic affair that seamlessly blends the best of prog, melodic doom, and power metal, and with seven main musicians involved, there’s a lot going on. The album revels in its theatricality, its baroque orchestration and rippling leads polished to a fine sheen. Rain Irving’s vibrant, full-throated vocals soar in the foreground, abetted by those of guitarist/keyboardist and guiding force Tom Phillips and bassist Jim Hunter. The overall effect is nothing short of triumphant. Listen to the sorrowful bombast of “Heartburst” below.
(pitchfork.com)

Media/Samples 
Icarus And I
Stream

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