''Prominence and Demise'' is the third full-length album by
Norwegian progressive metal
Progressive metal (sometimes shortened to prog metal) is a broad fusion music genre melding heavy metal and progressive rock, combining the loud "aggression" and amplified guitar-driven sound of the former with the more experimental, cerebral ...
band
Winds
Wind is the natural movement of air or other gases relative to a planet's surface. Winds occur on a range of scales, from thunderstorm flows lasting tens of minutes, to local breezes generated by heating of land surfaces and lasting a few h ...
, released on September 4, 2007.
Track listing
# "Universal Creation Array" - 8:20
# "Distorted Dimensions" - 4:34
# "The Grand Design" - 6:20
# "When the Dream of Paradise Died" - 5:10
# "Fall and Rise" - 7:17
# "The Darkest Path" - 5:05
# "Convictions and Contradictions" - 3:39
# "Where the Cold Winds Blow" - 6:52
# "The Last Line" - 8:09
Personnel
Personnel
*
Lars E. Si (
Age of Silence
Age of Silence is a Norwegian avant-garde progressive metal band formed in 2004 by Andy Winter of Winds.
Discography
Full-lengths
* ''Acceleration'' ( The End Records) (2004)
EPs
* '' Complications - Trilogy of Intricacy'' ( The End R ...
, ex-
Khold,
Tulus) - Vocals
*
Carl August Tidemann (ex-
Arcturus) - Guitars
*
Andy Winter (
Age of Silence
Age of Silence is a Norwegian avant-garde progressive metal band formed in 2004 by Andy Winter of Winds.
Discography
Full-lengths
* ''Acceleration'' ( The End Records) (2004)
EPs
* '' Complications - Trilogy of Intricacy'' ( The End R ...
) - Piano, keyboards
*
Hellhammer (
Age of Silence
Age of Silence is a Norwegian avant-garde progressive metal band formed in 2004 by Andy Winter of Winds.
Discography
Full-lengths
* ''Acceleration'' ( The End Records) (2004)
EPs
* '' Complications - Trilogy of Intricacy'' ( The End R ...
,
Arcturus, ex-
The Kovenant,
Mayhem) - Drums
Additional musicians
*Agnete M. Kirkevaag – Soprano Voices (
Madder Mortem)
*
Lars Nedland – Alto Voices (
Age of Silence
Age of Silence is a Norwegian avant-garde progressive metal band formed in 2004 by Andy Winter of Winds.
Discography
Full-lengths
* ''Acceleration'' ( The End Records) (2004)
EPs
* '' Complications - Trilogy of Intricacy'' ( The End R ...
,
Borknagar,
Solefald)
*
Dan Swanö – Tenor Voices, Death Growls (
Edge of Sanity,
Nightingale
The common nightingale, rufous nightingale or simply nightingale (''Luscinia megarhynchos''), is a small passerine bird best known for its powerful and beautiful song. It was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now ...
, Second Sky, ex-
Bloodbath)
*Øystein Moe – Bass (ex. Tritonus,
Ulver)
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
*Andre Orvik – First Violin
*Vegard Johnsen – Second Violin
*Dorthe Dreier – Viola
*Hans Josef Groh – Cello
External links
kvltsite.com review
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Winds (band) albums
2007 albums