'Prominence and Demise,' which took the band three years to write and record, is the follow-up to the band's well-received 2004 opus "The Imaginary Direction of Time'.



'Prominence and Demise' features the creative core of Winds:

Lars E. Si – Vocals (Age of Silence, Before the Dawn, ex. Khold, Sensa Anima, Tulus)

Carl August Tidemann – Guitars (Tritonus, ex. Arcturus)

Jan Axel von Blomberg – Drums (Age of Silence, Arcturus, Mayhem, Dimmu Borgir, ex. Kovenant)

Andy Winter – Keys (Age of Silence, Sculptured, ex. Subterranean Masquerade)



Four esteemed guests:

Agnete M. Kirkevaag – Soprano Voices (Madder Mortem)

Lars Nedland – Alto Voices (Age of Silence, Borknagar, Solefald)

Dan Swanö – Tenor Voices (Edge of Sanity, Nightingale, Second Sky, ex. Bloodbath)

Øystein Moe – Bass (ex. Tritonus, Ulver)



Also appearing from the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra:

Andre Orvik – First Violin

Vegard Johnsen – Second Violin

Dorthe Dreier – Viola

Hans Josef Groh – Cello