Slow and doomy death metal, but not in that extreme way that My Dying Bride has. The vocals are more normal then in most death bands and they fit this music perfectly. It's not brutal in anyway, it's just... good. Great riffs and melodies that together with the sound reminds of the Finish band Amorphis or Sentenced. There's also some reminders of Tiamat. It's drak and beautiful death metal with some acoustic guitar and keyboards. I rank this as one of the very best releases of 1994. The only thing negative is the shortnes of only 35 min.
Rated

Headstones

Much heavier sound that sweaps one away at once. This is much more heavy metal sounding, but it's still no doubt that it's Lake of Tears. I was surprised when I heard this development. It's still slow and doomy and has superb material, good production and it's very well performed. The production might not be as good as on the debut as the sound is dirtier, but it fits the music very well so I don't mind. I was disapointed at first, but now I rank it as their best. Some of the songs are even ballad like, but I don't mind as this is a band one should relax to rather then sweat out with.
Rated

Crimson Cosmos

Hmmm... what is this? Really weird. It seems that they have developed in the same direction as Tiamat. I don't like the newer Tiamat, but I like this how odd that now might seem. This is about as weird as Wildhoney was. Much Pink Floyd influences, but still rather good and they have succesfully used a 60's organ sound on their keyboards. I'm sure that this isn't for everyone, not even if you liked their previous ones. So you should REALLY listen to it first. Very good production and good songs, but they are abit weird. Very drug drenched lyrics in my opinion.
Rated

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