The classical/progressive band -- consisting of Lars E. Si, Carl August Tidemann, Jan Axel von Blomberg and Andy Winter - are excited with the upcoming release of "Prominence and Demise,"  the follow-up to the band's well-received   2004 opus ???The Imaginary Direction of Time."

Says Winter of the album, "Our latest effort has been an undertaking so extensive that it took three years to fully complete. It's not just a musical performance in and of itself, but also an audiovisual experience, and no less than a profound journey into the universe created by these four unique minds." 

The album also features the involvement of four accomplished guests:

Agnete M. Kirkevaag ??? Soprano Voices (Madder Mortem)
Lars Nedland ??? Alto Voices (Age of Silence, Borknagar, Solefald)
Dan Swan?? ??? Tenor Voices (Edge of Sanity, Nightingale, Second Sky, ex. Bloodbath)
??ystein Moe ??? Bass (ex. Tritonus, Ulver)
 
???Prominence and Demise??? features artwork by Travis Smith, who has been a collaborator with the band ever since the first full length album. The album was recorded in various studios around Norway, mixed at Hipposonic in Vancouver, Canada, and mastered at Sterling Sound in New York. A final tracklisting and artwork for the album will be revealed in the coming weeks

More info:
Official WINDS website: http://www.winds.ws
Official WINDS forum: http://www.theendrecords.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=28