The Focusing Blur

The Focusing Blur
Studio album by Vintersorg
Released	16 February 2004 (2004-02-16)
Recorded	2002–2003
Genres	Progressive metal, avant-garde metal, black metal
Length	53:50
Label	Napalm
Producer	Vintersorg
Vintersorg chronology
Visions from the Spiral Generator (2002) The Focusing Blur (2004) Solens rötter (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Metal Express Radio	B
MetalReviews.com	86/100

The Focusing Blur is the fifth full-length album by the Swedish progressive / folk metal band Vintersorg; it was released on 16 February 2004. This album was the band's most progressive album to date, with many experimental and avant-garde elements; and the lyrics were now all written and sung in English.

Track listing

• All songs written and arranged by Vintersorg.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Prologue Dialogue - The Reason"	02:14
2.	"The Essence"	05:54
3.	"The Thesises Seasons"	04:47
4.	"Matrix Odyssey"	04:39
5.	"Star Puzzled"	05:48
6.	"A Sphere in a Sphere? (To Infinity)"	05:35
7.	"A Microscopical Macrocosm"	04:37
8.	"Blindsight Complexity"	04:52
9.	"Dark Matter Mystery (Blackbody Spectrum)"	05:03
10.	"Curtains"	04:45
11.	"Artifacts of Chaos"	02:37
12.	"Epilogue Metalogue - Sharpen Your Mind Tools"	02:59
Total length:		53:50

Personnel

Vintersorg

• Mr. V - all vocals, acoustic, rhythm and lead guitars, keyboards, Hammond, loops & editing
• Mattias Marklund - lead and rhythm guitars

Guest musicians

• Lars "Lazare" Nedland - storytelling, Hammond on "Star Puzzled"
• Steve DiGiorgio - bass
• Asgeir Mickelson - drums

Production

• Produced by Vintersorg
• Recorded, engineered and mixed by Vintersorg, Borge Finstad and Nils Johansson