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

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. It was released in 1997. Its melodic sound with

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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

In 2005, ''A Crimson Cosmos'' was ranked number 347 in ''

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Track listing

All songs written by Daniel Brennare.

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 *

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– cover art, layout *Stig Börje Forsberg – producer *Peter in de Betou – mastering *M. Kumpe – executive design, typography

References

1997 albums Lake of Tears albums {{1990s-metal-album-stub