Swedish pioneers of dark music, LAKE OF TEARS, have just released their eight album, ‘Illwill’, via AFM Records . ‘Illwill’, made available as CD, as limited-edition digipak and as limited 180-gram vinyl, marks the band's return, four years after their latest release, ‘Moons And Mushrooms’.
LAKE OF TEARS was formed in 1992 in Borås, Sweden, by Daniel Brennare (vocals and guitar), Jonas Eriksson (guitar) Michael Larsson (bass) and Johan Oudhuis (drums). The group recorded a demo in early 1993 which caught the attention of Black Mark Productions. Debut full-length titled ‘Greater Art’, straightforward doom metal album, was released in 1994 with ‘Headstones’, following a year later. 1997's ‘A Crimson Cosmos’ turned out to be the group's breakout record, introducing melody and progressive, psychedelic influence to their sound, signifying the beginning of a new musical chapter. Ulrik Lindblom replaced guitarist Eriksson who was, in turn, subsequently replaced by guitarist Magnus Sahlgren. Atmospheric and introspective album ‘Forever Autumn’, released in 1999, was dubbed “the group's finest accomplishment” by Jason Anderson (AllMusic). LAKE OF TEARS' last effort for Black Mark label came in 2002 in form of straight-up rock & roll album ‘The Neoniai’. After a brief hiatus, LAKE OF TEARS teamed up with Noise Records in order to release ‘Black Brick Road’. Heavier, darker sounding seventh album, ‘Moons And Mushrooms’, came out via Dockyard 1 Records in 2007.
LAKE OF TEARS features: Daniel Brennare on vocals and guitar, Johan Oudhuis on drums, Fredrik Jordanius on guitar and Mikael Larsson on bass
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