Commented guitarist, keyboardist and vocalist Tom Philips: "'Icarus And I' is Part 2 out of 11 and establishes the foundation of Suspended At Aphelion's plot: the pursuit of the sun with passion and vigor, only to succumb to the reality that it is beyond reach. That is really what Suspended At Aphelion is all about: being instead condemned to the furthest point from the sun...the failure to achieve the dream - despite all the faith, hope, spirit, strength, and heart any one of us could muster. And musically, there are so many more twists, turns, modulations, so much more madness that follows this, it's impossible to represent the totality of this song with any individual part, however 'Icarus And I' was the inception of what we feel is the most gratifying journey in the history of While Heaven Wept."
Suspended At Aphelion features a single track divided into 11 parts, performed by the entire Fear Of Infinity line-up as well as several esteemed guests, including Fates Warning alumni drummer Mark Zonder and co-founding guitarist Victor Arduini - uniting two eras of Fates Warning for the first time ever. It will be released by Nuclear Blast on October 24th (Europe) and October 27th (USA).
Cover art created by Gustavo Sazes
Tracklist:
01. Introspectus
02. Icarus And I
03. Ardor
04. Heartburst
05. Indifference Turned Paralysis
06. The Memory Of Bleeding
07. Souls In Permafrost
08. Searching The Stars
09. Reminiscence Of Strangers
10. Lifelines Lost
11. Retrospectus
