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. It was released in 2007, 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

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song "Is There a Better Way?" as a bonus track.

Track listing

All songs written by Lake of Tears, except "Head on Phantom", written by Christian Silver and Lake of Tears, and "Is There a Better Way" by

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Personnel

* Daniel Brennare - vocals, guitar * Mikael Larsson - bass * Johan Oudhuis - drums * Magnus Sahlgren - lead guitar

Additional personnel

*Andreas Olavi - guitars *Dan Helgeson - organ, keyboards *Christian Silver - producer, engineering *Felipe Machado Franco - cover art, artwork *Fredrik Olsson - photography *Anton Hedberg - photography *Johan Örnborg - engineering 2007 albums Lake of Tears albums {{2000s-metal-album-stub