A Crimson Cosmos

{{Infobox album

| name = A Crimson Cosmos

| type = studio

| artist = Lake of Tears

| cover = Lake of Tears-A Crimson Cosmos.jpg

| alt =

| released = 13 May 1997

| recorded = January 1997 at Soundtrade Studios, Stockholm

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Gothic metal, psychedelic rock

| length = {{Duration|m=39|s=43}}

| label = Black Mark

| producer = Ronny Lahti, Lake of Tears

| prev_title = Headstones

| prev_year = 1995

| next_title = Forever Autumn

| next_year = 1999

}}

A Crimson Cosmos is the third studio album by the Swedish 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.

Critical reception

{{Music ratings

|rev1 = Rock Hard

|rev1score = 9/10{{cite web|last=Schnädelbach|first=Buffo|title=Rock Hard review|url=http://www.rockhard.de/megazine/reviewarchiv/review-anzeigen.html?tx_rxsearch_pi1%5Breview%5D=10810|work=issue 119|accessdate=26 May 2013|publisher=Rock Hard|language=de}}

}}

In 2005, A Crimson Cosmos was ranked number 347 in Rock Hard magazine's book The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.{{cite book|title=Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten|year=2005|publisher=Rock Hard|language=de|isbn=3-89880-517-4|page=71}}

Track listing

All songs written by Daniel Brennare.

{{track listing

| total_length = 39:43

| title1 = Boogie Bubble

| length1 = 4:51

| title2 = Cosmic Weed

| length2 = 3:51

| title3 = When My Sun Comes Down

| length3 = 4:59

| title4 = Devil's Diner

| length4 = 3:43

| title5 = The Four Strings of Mourning

| length5 = 5:40

| title6 = To Die Is to Wake

| length6 = 3:48

| title7 = Lady Rosenred

| length7 = 2:34

| title8 = Raistlin and the Rose

| length8 = 5:23

| title9 = A Crimson Cosmos

| length9 = 4:54

}}

Personnel

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

= Additional personnel =

Jennie Tebler – vocals
Magnus Sahlgren – guitars on tracks 1, 5–7, 9
Ronny Lahti – keyboards, guitars, producer, engineering
Pelle Hogbring – keyboards
Kristian Wåhlin – cover art, layout
Stig Börje Forsberg – producer
Peter in de Betou – mastering
M. Kumpe – executive design, typography

References

Category:1997 albums

Category:Lake of Tears albums