''Of Empires Forlorn'' is a
studio album
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by the American
doom metal
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band
While Heaven Wept
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. The album was released in three different editions by three different labels. The
Eibon Records Eibon Records is an independent record label from Milan, Italy, founded in 1996. It is owned by Mauro Berchi and primarily focuses on very fringe underground music, noise/ ambient and doom metal (the former especially). It is also home to Berchi's ...
version contains the instrumental track "From Empires to Oceans," while the Rage of Achilles Records and Rock Machine Records editions contain the track "In Aeturnum." The only other differences between the three are minor aspects of the front cover and the formatting of the liner notes/lyrics.
Track listing
#"The Drowning Years" – 5:41
#"Of Empires Forlorn" – 7:49
#"Voice in the Wind" – 6:25
#"In Aeturnum" – 7:30 (Omitted on the Eibon Records version)
#"Soulsadness" – 7:24
#"Epistle No. 81" – 3:24
#"Sorrow of the Angels" – 4:47
#"From Empires to Oceans" – 7:18 (Only on Eibon Records version)
Credits
*
Tom Phillips – guitars, vocals, and keyboards
*Jim Hunter – bass
*Jason Gray – drums
*Scott Loose – guitars
Additional keyboards by Michelle Loose and Jake Bordnar.
Recorded at Assembly Line Studios, February 2002 - June 2003. Produced, engineered, and mixed by Kevin 131. Mastered by Bill Wolf Productions.
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2003 albums