Trivia / The Furnaces of Palingenesia

• Cut Song: "Year ∞" was originally intended to appear on The Furnaces of Palingenesia, but was cut for an entirely mundane reason: pressing more than twenty-three minutes on an LP side reduces the sound quality. The lyrics still appear in the album liner notes, however, because they are "an integral part of the whole". A few of the lines (the last few, mostly) are actually sung (OK, screamed) during "Absolutist Regeneration", but most are not.
• What Could Have Been: According to the Bardo Methodology interview, they considered performing The Furnaces of Palingenesia before live audiences, but some of the contributors' schedules prohibited it (and if one believes the Aspa contribution, arguably cause problems for them). Can you imagine what Deathspell Omega's live show would be like? They haven't ruled out the possibility of shows in the future, either, though they've suggested that the material before Furnaces would be unsuited to live performance.