Vast Oceans Lachrymose

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Vast Oceans Lachrymose
Studio album by While Heaven Wept
Released	November 2009
Genre	Doom metal
Label	Cruz Del Sur
Producer	Tom Phillips and Chris Salamone
While Heaven Wept chronology
Of Empires Forlorn (2003) Vast Oceans Lachrymose (2009)

Vast Oceans Lachrymose is the third full-length studio album by While Heaven Wept, and their first to feature lead vocalist Rain Irving. Released in November 2009 by Italian label Cruz Del Sur, most of the material was ready in 2005 but was delayed by line up changes and label trouble. Previous record label Rage of Achilles Records went out of business and Black Lotus Records (their next label) filed for bankruptcy. The album cover features the painting Christ Stilleth the Tempest by John Martin.

The album was rated 4 out of 5 stars by AllMusic.^[1]

1. "The Furthest Shore" – 15:50
2. "To Wander the Void" – 6:27
3. "Living Sepulchre" – 4:00
4. "Vessel" – 7:47
5. "Vast Oceans Lachrymose" – 5:01
6. "Epilogue" – 3:12

• Tom Phillips – guitars, keyboards, harmony vocals
• Rain Irving – lead and harmony vocals
• Jim Hunter – bass
• Scott Loose – guitars
• Trevor Schrotz – drums
• Michelle Schrotz – keyboards and harmony vocals

• http://www.whileheavenwept.com/ Archived February 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine