Lake of Tears

Lake Of Tears于92年5月成立于瑞典，成员：Daniel Brennare，Jonas Eriksson，Michael Larsson和Johan Oudhuis。他们录制了他们的第一个DEMO。DEMO于93年的春末完成。这个DEMO引起来了Black Mark 公司的兴趣。加入Black Mark后Lake Of Tears开始制作他们的首张专辑《Greater Art》（更伟大的艺术）。于93年12月在瑞典着名的Sunlight studio开始录制。这次录制的时间并不长。着名的Tomas Skogsberg和Mathias Lodmalm负责了这次的录音和制作。

95年3月Lake Of Tears又一次踏进了录音室,这次他们是为录制第二张专辑而来。《Headstones》（墓碑）在Wavestation studio开始录制。顶级大师Ulf Petersson的加入使得Lake Of Tears的音乐事业得以更上一层楼。该专辑在听众和新闻中得到相当好的评价。Lake Of Tears从此声名大振。在95年到96年其间Lake Of Tears足迹遍及欧洲各地。 和Vader, Tiamat, Crematory, Edge of Sanity, Savatage, Rage and the Gathering 这些乐队一起进行表演。96年也许是乐队最悲伤的一年。那年夏天乐队吉它手Jonas Eriksson车祸离队。。
Lake Of Tears开始录制他们的第三张专辑《A Crimson Cosmos》（深红色的宇宙）。97年1月在瑞典的Soundtrade studios。这一次他们同Ronny Lahti合作。专辑的风格受着Pink Floyd的影响，加入了前两张专辑所没有的迷幻元素。不管怎样，这张专辑更加奠定了Lake Of Tears在乐坛的坚固地位。
之后Lake Of Tears加入新成员吉它手Ulrik Lindblom，他们在一起进行过几次演出。第一次和Theatre of Tragedy 和 Heavenwood.另一次在Cologne和当地的一些乐队Tank, Raven, Hammerfall和Virgin Steele露天演出。97年秋天他们在Out Of The Dark音乐节和Crematory, Therion, Dark 和 Graveworm等着名乐队在欧洲巡回演出。Ulrik在Out Of The Dark音乐节后由于一些私人原因离开乐队。
99年6月，Lake Of Tears开始着手第四张专辑《Forever Autumn》（永远的秋），Christian Saarinen的加入使这专辑多了更丰富的键盘音乐元素。专辑所有的歌曲都出于Daniel Brennare之手。这张专辑已经不太金属了。里面出现了许多非常慢速抒情的曲调。这也许是Lake Of Tears心情历程的写照吧。



Lake of Tears first came together in 1992 when Daniel Brennare, Jonas Eriksson, and Michael Larsson left the death metal band they were playing in and hooked up with Johan Oudhuis. They recorded a demo in early 1993 which caught the attention of Black Mark Productions, who signed the band soon after. Their debut, Greater Art, was released in 1994, followed quickly by Headstones the next year. The band began to tour through Europe, losing guitarist Eriksson in the summer of 1996. They recorded a third album in 1997, A Crimson Cosmos, which gained them much attention in the metal underground. They hired a new guitarist, Ulrik Lindblom, and toured relentlessly until 1999, when they recorded Forever Autumn. This album was more in a progressive rock vein than their previous material, hiring full-time keyboardist Christian Saarinen to help round out their sound. Unfortunately, the lack of attention from their label as well as personal problems split the band by the time 2001 rolled around. In the winter of 2001, Brennare told his fans from Lake of Tearss official website that he planned on fulfilling the last album in the bands contract, and he had hoped that the band would decide to help him make one last album.