The Imaginary Direction of Time

The Imaginary Direction of Time
Studio album by Winds
Released	26 July 2004
Genre	Progressive metal, neoclassical metal
Length	48:10
Label	The End Records
Winds chronology
Reflections of the I (2002) The Imaginary Direction of Time (2004) Prominence and Demise (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Terrorizer	5.5/10 [2]

The Imaginary Direction of Time is the second full-length album by Norwegian progressive metal band Winds. It was released on 26 July 2004. Paul Stenning described the album in Terrorizer as lacking "any real sense of purpose. This seems like a 'concept' and 'avant garde' for the sake of it, turning the album into a mesh of clumsy comparisons and nothing of real worth...it's a none-too-daring experiment caught in the headlights of its own vision". ^[2]

Track listing

1. "What is Beauty?" – 5:03
2. "Sounds Like Desolation" – 0:35
3. "Theory of Relativity" – 4:47
4. "Visions of Perfection" – 5:18
5. "The Fireworks of Genesis" – 5:39
6. "Under the Stars" – 6:25
7. "A Moment For Reflection" – 5:57
8. "Time Without End" – 4:09
9. "The Final End" – 1:10
10. "Beyond Fate" – 2:52
11. "Silence in Despair" - 4:55
12. "Infinity" - 3:17

Personnel

Line up

• Eikind (Age of Silence, ex-Khold, Tulus) - Vocals, Bass
• Carl August Tidemann - Guitars
• Andy Winter (Age of Silence) - Piano, keyboards
• Hellhammer (Age of Silence, Arcturus, ex-The Kovenant, Mayhem) - Drums

Session Members

• Andre Orvik - Violin
• Vegard Johnsen - Violin
• Dorthe Dreier - Viola
• Hans Josef Groh - Cello

References

1. MacNiel, Jason The Imaginary Direction of Time review allmusic.com. Retrieved on 13 December 2010.
2. Stenning, Paul (September 2004). "Winds - The Imaginary Direction of Time". Terrorizer (123): 68.