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While Heaven Wept

USA - Active.

Description

Epic Doom, Progressive Doom

Slow, heavy epic doom metal with clean vocals. Their album 'Sorrow of the angels' picks up where Candlemass left off with 'Nightfall' and is a true must for Candlemass fans. Older work shows a more death/doom face and even incorporates grunts (when necessary the band still very very sporadically uses grunts on newer work as well, like in one track on 'Of Empires Forlorn'). Newer work sees the band growing to extreme musical height, composing some of the most epic and grand sounding Doom-metal around on the face of the earth. While Heaven Wept is one of the best Doom-metal bands all round and should not be missing from the collection of any Epic Doom fan, or any Doom fan for that matter. This is a band that should appeal to any Doom-metal fan.

Discography

Into the Wells of Sorrow	1994	Eye/Lachrymose	7"
Lovesongs Of The Forsaken - Promo 1994	1994	Vast Music Lachrymose	Demo Tape
Lovesongs Of The Forsaken	1995	Sinistrari	Mcd
While Heaven Wept/Cold Mourning Split	1996	Game Two	Split 7"
Sorrow of the Angels	1998	Eibon	CD
Chapter One: 1989-1999	2002	Metal Supremacy	Compilation
The Drowning Years	2002	Maniacal	7"
Of Empires Forlorn	2003	Rage Of Achilles	Re-release
Of Empires Forlorn	2003	Eibon Records/Vast Music	CD
Vast Oceans Lachrymose	2009	Cruz Del Sur	CD
Fear Of Infinity	2011	Nuclear Blast	CD
Suspended at Aphelion	2014	Nuclear Blast	CD

Contact

MySpace

Reviews

Sorrow of the Angels (1998)

Of Empires Forlorn (2003)

Vast Oceans Lachrymose (2009)

Fear Of Infinity (2011)

Interviews

Interview with While Heaven Wept (2003-01-19).

Misc

Main man Tom Phillips used to play in Solstice and recently re-joined as their vocalist. - The 2002 LP 'Chapter 1' is a re-release of old material, incl. songs from the time when While Heaven Whept still used grunts. - Drummer Jason used to play in Death/Doom act Forty Days Longing. Overall While Heaven Wept has had perhaps the highest rotation of band members ever (65 members from their begining to 2003).

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