A Crimson Cosmos

A Crimson Cosmos
Studio album by Lake of Tears
Released	1997
Recorded	Soundtrade Studios, Stockholm, January 1997
Genre	Gothic metal Doom metal
Length	39:43
Label	Black Mark Productions
Producer	Ronny Lahti Lake of Tears
Lake of Tears chronology
Headstones (1995) A Crimson Cosmos (1997) Forever Autumn (1999)

A Crimson Cosmos is the third studio release by the gothic metal band Lake of Tears. It was released in 1997. Its melodic sound with psychedelic influences reappeared in most of the band's later releases. The song "Lady Rosenred" was released as a single, also in 1997, with "Devil's Diner" and "A Crimson Cosmos" as B-sides. A video for "Devil's Diner" appeared on the Black Mark DVD Metal by Metal, released in 2003.

Track listing

1. "Boogie Bubble" – 4:51
2. "Cosmic Weed" – 3:51
3. "When My Sun Comes Down" – 4:59
4. "Devil's Diner" – 3:43
5. "The Four Strings of Mourning" – 5:40
6. "To Die Is to Wake" – 3:48
7. "Lady Rosenred" – 2:34
8. "Raistlin and the Rose" – 5:23
9. "A Crimson Cosmos" – 4:54

All songs written by Daniel Brennare.

Personnel

Musicians

Line-up

• Daniel Brennare – vocals, guitar
• Mikael Larsson – bass
• Johan Oudhuis – drums

Additional musicians

• Pelle Hogbring – keyboards
• Ronny Lahti – keyboards, guitar
• Magnus Sahlgren – lead guitar
• Jennie Tebler – vocals

Credits

• Ronny Lahti – engineering, production
• Lake of Tears – production
• Peter in de Betou – mastering
• Börje Forsberg – executive production
• Kristian Wåhlin – artwork

External links

• Lake of Tears's official website
• Encyclopaedia Metallum bands by letter – L – Lake of Tears – A Crimson Cosmos (retrieved 8-18-07)