'Weltschmerz' is the final solo studio album by Fish. The title is a German word that translates to 'world weariness' or 'world pain'. In this present day and age never has an album title become so apt. The writing process was prolonged and demanding, taking place over 4 years, but the end results are more than worth the wait. Together with long term principal co-writer, talented multi-instrumentalist, engineer and co producer Steve Vantsis who also worked on 2007's '13th Star' and the acclaimed last album 'A Feast of Consequences', Fish presents around 86 minutes of material, an old-fashioned double presented here as a 2xCD + region-free Blu-ray set in a mediabook packaging.