WHILE HEAVEN WEPT to play HAMMER OF DOOM III

Nice stuff ahead....
WHILE HEAVEN WEPT have just confirmed their presence to the 3rd edition of the HAMMER OF DOOM festival taking place in Würzburg, Germany on the 6th of Feb, 2010.

Headlined by SAINT VITUS, the festival promises to be one of the most remarkable live events of the beginning of the new year featuring other great Doom acts such as GRIFTEGARD (SWE), ATLANTEAN KODEX (GER), and THE WIZAR’D (AUS) plus others that will be announced shortly.

The release of WHILE HEAVEN WEPT’s long-awaited new album “Vast Oceans Lachrymose” has created much of a stir in the metal community, with enthusiastic reactions both from medias and fans.

“VOL” has soon been described as one of the year’s highlights, causing much expectation for its release on the 3rd of November in US/Canada and on the 6th of November in Europe, via Cruz Del Sur Music.

The tickets for the festival will be first on sale at the Hammer Of Doom II, taking place on the 17th of October 2009.

http://www.myspace.com/cruzdelsurmusic
http://www.whileheavenwept.net
 
Time to secure ticket to Hammer?

WHILE HEAVEN WEPT - All albums to be released on vinyl by Iron Kodex and High Roller.

It is with great pride, that we can announce the vinyl releases of While Heaven Wept‘s albums „Sorrow of the angels“, „Of Empires Forlorn“ and „Vast Oceans Lachrymose“.

In cooperation with High Roller Records all three albums will be prepared for a release at While Heaven Wept‘s live performance at Hammer of Doom festival III in February 2010. We know that fans have been longing for a vinyl release of these ground-breaking masterpieces of doom metal for a long time and with this in mind, we can promise you that every release will be prepared only with the highest quality available. All three albums will be released in a heavy cardboard gatefold sleeve and pressed on 180g heavy black vinyl for the best sound possible. Moreover „Of Empires Forlorn“ will be released as a double vinyl with bonus tracks and this edition of „Vast Oceans Lachrymose“ will also be a double vinyl set – both albums will spin at 45 rpm for audiophile quality! All albums will come in limited editions of 500 copies.

Virgina based progressive-doom metal titans While Heaven Wept‘s latest release „Vast Oceans Lachrymose“ has been lauded by critics as one of the best albums of the decade. Both „Sorrow Of The Angels“ and „Of Empires Forlorn“ have never before been released separately on vinyl. Don‘t miss this!


Release dates: February 6th, 2010

***As a footnote, the original single LP pressing of „Vast Oceans Lachrymose“ on Maniacal Records is finally scheduled to ship to the label on December 6th from the pressing plant. This version is basically sold-out provided all pre-orders are paid for, and this is partially why we’ve negotiated the release of a 2nd version – to insure all interested parties are able to secure a copy. If you’ve written to Mike previously to reserve a copy, he has your mail and info saved. Feel free to contact him or write to us to check on that, but rest assured, you should be covered! – Tom/WHW