While Heaven Wept - "Of Empires Forlorn" (live at Hammer Of Doom III)

Damned,
I crawled valleys silenced with death
Through the seas of carnage,
Over mountains of regret
Reaching solace only
To behold barren wastes endless

Just when I needed you the most
You had forsaken me
To this kingdom of ghosts

Bleak are the skies above this ruin
I've found no solace in cathedrals fallen
I am so far from the light and warmth of Heaven

To the hell of myself
Alone I am damned
To weep for you

Now, above this vast ruin alone I stand
All light and hope has fled my kingdom and land
Betrayed by bride and brethren,
My heart bursts in your hands

Forlorn empires
My kingdoms damned
Forlorn empires
I am damned.

Στις 6 Φεβρουαρίου 2010 οι While Heaven Wept εμφανίσθηκαν στο φεστιβάλ Hammer Of Doom III. Η "ζωντανή" τους εμφάνιση ηχογραφήθηκε - φιλμογραφήθηκε αρχικά για λογαριασμό της heavy metal τηλεοπτικής εκπομπής "Strike" (Streetclip TV). Στην συνέχεια (το φθινόπωρο του ιδίου έτους) κυκλοφόρησε σε "φυσική" μορφή υπό τον τίτλο "Triumph: Tragedy: Transcendence - Live at the Hammer of Doom Festival"...

Band: While Heaven Wept
Country of origin: United States
Location: Dale City, Virginia
Formed in: 1991
Genre: Epic Progressive/Power/Doom Metal
Lyrical themes: Sorrow, Death, Despair, Depression, Loss
Years active: 1989-1991 (as Dream Wytch), 1991 (as Penance), 1991 (as Mass Cremation), 1991-2017, 2018-2019, 2019-present

Video: "Of Empires Forlorn"
Originally filmed by: Streetclip TV
Newly edited by: Gabby Vessoni

Album: "Triumph: Tragedy: Transcendence - Live at the Hammer of Doom Festival"
Type: Live album

Release date: October 23rd, 2010
Label: High Roller Records
Format: 2 12" vinyls (45 RPM)

Release date: November 5th, 2010
Label: Cruz del Sur Music
Format: CD + DVD

Band members:
Jim Hunter - Bass, Vocals
Trevor Schrotz - Drums
Scott Loose - Guitars
Rain Irving - Vocals
Tom Phillips - Guitars, Keyboards, Vocals
Michelle Loose Schrotz - Keyboards