The Imaginary Direction of Time explained

The Imaginary Direction of Time is the second full-length album by Norwegian progressive metal band Winds. It was released on July 26, 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".

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