While Heaven Wept – Fear Of Infinity

This is a time in life where the word ”JUSTICE” gets the definition it should have. After twenty years of being honest, true to theirselves and to their fans, the mighty While Heaven Wept saw their efforts being rewarded by signing to the colossus called Nuclear Blast. This is a time where no excuses are needed furthermore, there is no reason for someone claiming he didn’t get to know them because of poor/hard distribution and of course, this is the time they will finally get what they deserve. The global recognition they ought to have much more years ago. It was not up to them of course, but let’s consider that fate has returned to them what it kept for many years hidden. And they show that they are not willing to miss the chance by giving us one more pattern of what they learned to do best in their lives.

First of all, we have to state the fact that this is the first time they release an album so close to the previous one. It was the triumphant 2009 release of ”Vast Oceans Lachrymose” that woke many people up and made them fans of the band. Now, two years after the spark, here come the fire in the form of ”Fear Of Infinity”, their most anticipated release ever, also the shortest in duration, as it is only 37 minutes long. And I say only because after listening to the album, you feel something is missing, maybe one or two tracks more, or ten minutes of more music for example. And this happens because I can honestly say that this is the album the members of the band had in their minds since the birth of While Heaven Wept back in 1991.

This album as I stated before, is the purifying fire that will redeem many listeners around the world. The most mature release of the band from Virginia took place in a very crucial moment for them, and it is now the time to play this wild card totally having all advantages by their side. I can already say that many fans start discovering something that expresses them a lot and that this epic feeling that comes from the speakers is not because they want to play the ultimate true metal warriors, but because this is what comes from their hearts, and everybody who considers himself having a heart too, will automatically get bound to both the band and the album. We have come to a season in life where we are very suspicious of what is presented to us as being something special.

In this case, we have something from six individuals that first of all respect their legacy and they take it many steps forward. Without being commercial, this album sounds the most easy to listen compared to their previous works, where the feeling was always there, but it seemed too much for some fans. This album has the right dose of everything, gigantic riffs that built bridges so any fan will come towards them, vocals straight from paradise, like angels marching to cleanse all evil from this graveyard Earth, and above all, a great rhythm section that gets extra promoted by the great production, making their sound crystal clear and their new opus ready to make many heads roll and many more hands lift in the air to make the signal of victory of honesty and establish them as one of the strongest metal acts.

From the first seconds of ”Hour Of Reprisal” until the closing of the album with ”Finality”, many thoughts might come through your mind. Keep only one thing that’s for real: This is a release that’s open for all metal fans, despite the genres they prefer. Because it is a call to all people that support truly good music to become a part of it. There are no boundaries and there is no shame on this. Just listen to ”Destroyer Of Solace” if you really want to know what I mean. A track that in less than three minutes encloses the whole aesthetics of all metal music through the years. If this doesn’t convince you, then it is not your destiny to follow this band. For all the upcoming followers, this is the most important moment of the band, until the next one which will definitely be the next album. Things took their course. Heaven may weep no more, its children found what they deserved. And this is only the beginning…