Virginia's long running epic metal legends are commemorating their 25th year of existence with the release of their sixth studio album,Suspended At Aphelion.The album will be releaseddigitally via Nuclear Blast on November 18[sup]th[/sup].Ambitious, epic, and progressive, the album is comprised of a single track divided into 11 parts and is performed by the entireFear Of Infinityline-up as well as several esteemed guests, including twoFATES WARNINGalumni that unite two eras of the band for the first time ever: drummerMark Zonderand co-founding guitaristVictor Arduini.

WHILE HEAVEN WEPTguitarist & songwriter Tom Phillipsshares more insight on the album:

"While most of our albums have been thematic, this is the first time we've released something entirely of a conceptual nature in the grand tradition of PINK FLOYD, GENESIS, RUSH, MARILLION, IRON MAIDEN, KING DIAMOND, QUEENSRYCHE, and of course FATES WARNING. Musically, this album falls somewhere in the middle of all of that with a touch of Viking-era BATHORY as well."

While the signature sound ofWHILE HEAVEN WEPTremains fully intact, the band has evolved.Phillipsexplains:

"We've always been characterized by emotional sincerity, bombast, sweeping melodies, and dense orchestration.Suspended At Aphelionis no exception - however, this really is another level for us in that it's the first album featuring all-new material composed in this decade (as opposed to previous releases which often culled from years of archival material). It's full of twists, turns, modulations, time changes, harmonic content rarely heard in metal, and tons of counterpoint. This is all augmented by actual cellos, violins, classical guitars, an array of percussion, and genuine analog synths."

"Over the last few years, we've had some audiophiles reaching out to us regarding the 'loudness wars,'"Phillipscontinues, "so we were very much committed to delivering an album with a wide dynamic range, with very little peak reduction or compression... ensuring it was as dynamic and organic as possible versus being Pro-Tooled to death or overtly compressed/limited for loudness...not unlike our labelmates SATYRICON, who definitely impacted our approach toSuspended At Aphelion. So you may have to turn it up compared to 'X album' from 2014, but we feel like this epic journey is even more gratifying because of this."

Fans can view the lyric video for the track"Icarus And I"on theNuclear Blast YouTube channel:

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