The Empyrean is the eighth solo album by American musician John Frusciante, released worldwide on January 20, 2009 through Record Collection.

The record also features an array of collaborators and guest musicians, including Frusciante's bandmate Flea, and friends Josh Klinghoffer and the former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr.

Due to an error at the duplication plant, the United States CD release date was delayed until January 27.

[14] On June 2, 2010, a new bonus track, Here, Air, was added to the album, freely available at John's website.

On December 11, 2012, Record Collection re-issued various John Frusciante albums released from 2004 to 2009, including The Empyrean.

[16] A ten-year anniversary reissue, recut by John Frusciante and Bernie Grundman from the original analog tapes, was released on March 29, 2019.

The reissue is a double disc LP that includes a download card of the album plus bonus tracks in hi-resolution.

However John's figure could be interpreted as being Dante's Satan due to the similarity between the multiple pairs of wings and heads.

He realizes that confusion and pain have been as much the cause of what's made his life meaningful and pleasureful as things he mistook for being pure goodness.

And all things we believe to be separate are one thing.The helical staircase leading from the dead figure's resting place signifies rebirth and improvement until it reaches the highest point in heaven.