---
title: "While Heaven Wept"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/while-heaven-wept"
genre: "Doom Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1991
---

# While Heaven Wept

**While Heaven Wept** is a doom metal band, from United States, active 1991 to present.

While Heaven Wept are an American epic doom metal band based in Dale City, Virginia. The primary writer and overall engine of the band was mainman Tom Phillips. Their melodic, classically influenced style could be compared to bands such as Solitude Aeturnus and Solstice ; however, 2003's acclaimed Of Empires Forlorn saw the band branching out into a variety of metal and progressive styles. This trend continues on their 2009 album, Vast Oceans Lachrymose, and on their 2011 album, Fear of Infinity.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/While_Heaven_Wept

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | While Heaven Wept |
| Genre | Doom Metal |
| Parent genre | Doom Metal |
| Origin | United States |
| Formed | 1991 |
| Releases in catalog | 6 |

## Genres

[Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/doom-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Michelle Loose-Schrotz](https://themetalnet.com/musician/michelle-loose-schrotz) |  |  | Current |
| [Trevor Schrotz](https://themetalnet.com/musician/trevor-schrotz) |  |  | Current |
| [Jim Hunter](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jim-hunter) |  |  | Current |
| [Rain Irving](https://themetalnet.com/musician/rain-irving) |  |  | Current |
| [Scott Loose](https://themetalnet.com/musician/scott-loose) |  |  | Current |
| [Tom Phillips](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tom-phillips) |  |  | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1995 | [Lovesongs of the Forsaken](https://themetalnet.com/album/02634b94-c7ce-35bb-8625-ce65daad79fa) | EP |
| 1998 | [Sorrow of the Angels](https://themetalnet.com/album/cb7d07d5-ae13-33c1-bcd6-cdfca0039eec) | Album |
| 2003 | [Of Empires Forlorn](https://themetalnet.com/album/507e808e-86a9-3418-800a-4d6543a7ab9f) | Album |
| 2009 | [Vast Oceans Lachrymose](https://themetalnet.com/album/c833fdde-3111-4f15-ae85-5ce7c4fa7d17) | Album |
| 2011 | [Fear of Infinity](https://themetalnet.com/album/3f2e7d94-4b3d-4d13-8ea6-7f7a0e05437c) | Album |
| 2014 | [Suspended at Aphelion](https://themetalnet.com/album/60a5193c-cb45-4ae2-a41a-d4bdbf467f8d) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Candlemass](https://themetalnet.com/band/candlemass) (listened together)
- [Solitude Aeturnus](https://themetalnet.com/band/solitude-aeturnus) (listened together)
- [Katatonia](https://themetalnet.com/band/katatonia) (listened together)
- [Helloween](https://themetalnet.com/band/helloween) (listened together)
- [Metallica](https://themetalnet.com/band/metallica) (listened together)
- [HammerFall](https://themetalnet.com/band/hammerfall) (listened together)
- [Blind Guardian](https://themetalnet.com/band/blind-guardian) (listened together)
- [Threshold](https://themetalnet.com/band/threshold) (listened together)
- [Reverend Bizarre](https://themetalnet.com/band/reverend-bizarre) (listened together)
- [Carcass](https://themetalnet.com/band/carcass) (listened together)
- [Primordial](https://themetalnet.com/band/primordial) (listened together)
- [Draconian](https://themetalnet.com/band/draconian) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/While_Heaven_Wept/2228
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TomWHW
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whileheavenwept
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6VXKzxrOgSxJeeTaxCMEiP
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/662119

---

Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/while-heaven-wept](https://themetalnet.com/band/while-heaven-wept). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt