Album: Moons and Mushrooms by Lake of Tears (2007)
Genre: Doom Metal | Style: Metal
Format: Album

Description: Moons and Mushrooms is the seventh studio album by the gothic metal band Lake of Tears. It was released April 26, 2007 on the Dockyard 1 label, and was the first Lake of Tears recording to feature Magnus Sahlgren as an official member of the band (although he had played guitar with Lake of Tears as a guest artist since 1999). Unlike the band's previous two albums, Moons and Mushrooms made heavy use of guitars, having a less electronic sound. A limited edition digipack version of the album was released alongside the standard version, featuring a cover of the Status Quo song "Is There a Better Way?" as a bonus track.

Artist Background: Lake of Tears is a Swedish band, generally considered to play gothic metal and doom metal. However, their sound has evolved considerably over the course of their career, expanding to include psychedelic rock, progressive metal, and, most recently, death metal. The band broke up in 2000 amid creative differences, but reunited in late 2003, releasing the acclaimed album Black Brick Road. They released their eighth studio album, Illwill, in April 2011. Part of the Borås, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Doom Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Music Scene: Part of the Borås, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Doom Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Tags: Doom Metal, Metal, 2000s, Album

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Moons and Mushrooms is the seventh studio album by the gothic metal band Lake of Tears. It was released April 26, 2007 on the Dockyard 1 label, and was the first Lake of Tears recording to feature Magnus Sahlgren as an official member of the band (although he had played guitar with Lake of Tears as a guest artist since 1999). Unlike the band's previous two albums, Moons and Mushrooms made heavy use of guitars, having a less electronic sound. A limited edition digipack version of the album was released alongside the standard version, featuring a cover of the Status Quo song "Is There a Better Way?" as a bonus track.

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