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* Originally released on Rage Of Achilles Records in 2003 (2500 copies pressed only)* Out-of-print since the demise of Rage Of Achilles in 2004* Features updated cover art, new pictures, and liner notes* Hand-numbered limited edition of 1000 CD's* One of the most highly regarded releases of 2003* Includes "The Drowning Years," "Soulsadness," and "Voice In The Wind"
Tracklist:
1. The Drowning Years (5:41)2. Of Empires Forlorn (7:49)3. Voice in the Wind (6:25)4. In Aeturnum (7:30)5. Soulsadness (7:24)6. Epistle No. 81 (3:24)7. Sorrow of the Angels (4:47)Reviews and Quotes:
9/10 - Rock Hard Magazine #202 (Germany)9.5/10 - DarkScene.at (Austria)13/13 - Monolith Webzine (Greece)5/5 - Blooddawn.de (Germany)8.5/10 - Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles (Canada)4.8/5 - Metal Ireland (Ireland)8.5/10 Terrorizer Magazine #112 (UK)10/10 - Obliveon.de (Germany)9/10 – Imperiumi.net (Finland)99/100 – Vibrations Of Doom #36 (US)4/5 K – Kerrang #981 (UK)85/100 - Metal Reviews.com9/10 - Metal.de (Germany)8.5/10 - Metalstorm.ee11/10 - Ancient Spirit.de (Germany)8/10 - Inferno Magazine (Finland)
" While Heaven Wept with 'Of Empires Forlorn' presents to us no less than the holy grail of Doom-metal!" - Doom-metal.com
"Oh my, doom metal doesn't get much finer than this! Allow yourself to be captivated by the angelic strains of the epic opener "The Drowning Years," and you'll surely agree that While Heaven Wept are woefully underrated in our fickle musical climate. Plaintive, epic, superlatively beautiful, "Of Empires Forlorn" boasts a vaulting scope that is the hallmark of visionaries, tinged with astute sadness, but never strangled by its own despondency. From the beginning, the music floats from the speakers with an almost supernatural grace, those bittersweet melodies and scintillating vocals proving to be absolutely dazzling." - Terrorizer Magazine #115
"Of Empires Forlorn" is a travel to vast deserted lands, where solitude and sorrow whisper elegies to the lone man 's fate." - Monolith webzine
"This album is much like Celtic Frost's "Into The Pandemonium" in that there has never really been anything else like it before. Like that album, "Of Empires Forlorn" is sure to spark a lot of debate amongst the metal underground. In the end, it will be considered a benchmark release, too. This is more than just a mere album-of-the-year candidate - "Of Empires Forlorn" is one of the greatest and most important albums ever." - House Of Smut webzine
