INTO THE ARMS OF CHAOS
(How tho steal the fire from heaven)
Echozone / Sony BMG
Release Date 10.2008
The Arrival
Killing Time
Neither Neither
The Nightside of Eden
Damned Nation
Babylon Rising (Part1)
Babylon Rising (Part2)
Confessions
The Last Time
Down by the Sea
Into the arms of chaos was a new beginning for us, in every sense of the word.
The long road to this album was almost like a circle and I see it as some sort of fate that we actually recorded this album with the same line-up as the album before, even though there have been several line-up changes in-between.
But that’s not all, if you’d like this is not our 5th studio album, actually it is our 6th , that’s because the 5th one called “pilgrim’s desire” never saw the light of day (a few tracks were released as bonus tracks for the Borrowed Nightmares & Forgotten Dreams album).
Lyric wise Into the Arms of Chaos was a different approach as well; it deals with all things occult, from chaos-magic to lovecraftian sound-scapes. One of the main influences beside H.P.Lovecraft was the English writer & artist Austin Osman Spare, the song Neither : Neither for example could be seen as a homage to him.
This was not the sort of concept album that was Permanent Illusions, but obviously it IS some sort of concept album, like a journey through the cabalistic tree of life which one can see at the backside cover.
Every song represents an “Station” of that tree, and every song has its own symbol which deals with the actual meaning of the certain track.
Music wise this was a change and a few steps forward to a more Gothic Rock sort of sound but with modern production techniques which we achieved by working with John A.River , who already worked for bands such as Clan of Xymox, Dead can Dance, The Virgin Prunes, to name but a few.
It is certainly one of our best albums and will always remain as such in our hearts.
The track Down by the Sea is properly the best Whispers in the Shadow song we did.
It has everything what this band is about.
But also other tracks such as The Arrival and Damned Nation will remain with us for a long time.
The really understand the concept and idea behind that record I recommend everyone interested to read some of the books from the writers which influenced both, music and lyrics: Austin Osman Spare, H.P.Lovecraft, Peter Caroll, Aleister Crowley, Asenath Mason, Kenneth Grant.
Into the Arms of Chaos is just the beginning of an 4 album circle, and only the gods know if we will be able to finish the “great work”.
Recorded during May 2008 by Zebo Adam at Eden
Mixed by John A. Rivers at
Woodbine Recordings Studios, Lemington Spa, UK
Drums recorded at El Tube Studios, Vienna
by Zebo Adam and Alex “Feia” Tomann
Produced by John A. Rivers, Ashley Dayour and Zebo Adam
Mastered by John A. Rivers & Tom Grover at Woodbine, UK
Cover Concept by Gerhard Simader & Ashley Dayour
Cover artwork by Gerhard Simader for Spine.Designfrontal
Band Photography by Patritza Wiesner
Musicans:
Ashley Dayour 1331: Voice, Guitars, E-Bow, Samples
Fork: Bass Guitars
Martin Acid: Keyboards, Piano, Synth
Curt Benes: Drums, Percussions
Guests:
Female voice by Lady Babalon
Violin on “The Nightside of Eden” by Matt Howden
