Lake of Tears

Description

Lake of Tears is a Swedish metal band. They are mostly known for the wide range of eclectic styles employed over the course of their releases - ranging from doom metal to psychedelic pop to classic rock or progressive metal - and the continuously high marks for songwriting and guitar work they receive from music critics. Their songs often dwell on abstract emotional concepts and sometimes on folklore and fantasy themes, as written by band leader Daniel Brennare. Brennare's poetic styling and gritty vocalizations typify a band that began as an homage to doom metal and evolved into a genre difficult to categorize, yet generally accepted as being gothic metal. <p>The band broke up in 2000 amid creative differences, but reunited in late 2003, releasing the acclaimed album Black Brick Road. They released their seventh studio album, Moons and Mushrooms, in April 2007. <p>Lake of Tears was founded in the early 1990s by Daniel Brennare, Jonas Eriksson, Mikael Larsson and Johan Oudhuis. Their...