''The Neonai'' is the fifth studio album by the
gothic metal
Gothic metal (or goth metal) is a fusion genre combining the aggression of heavy metal with the dark atmospheres of gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different styles of heavy met ...
band
Lake of Tears
Lake of Tears is a Swedish heavy metal band originally formed in 1994, generally considered to play gothic metal/gothic rock and doom metal. However, their sound has expanded to include psychedelic rock and progressive rock elements. The band ...
. It was released in 2002, being finished off by Daniel Brennare alone, with little help from the other band members. The album was hastily completed to honor the band's contract with
Black Mark Production
Black Mark Production (founded 1991) is an independent record label originally based in Berlin, later on with offices in Stockholm, Toronto and New York City etc.
Black Mark Production today is a worldwide operating business placed in Villa Ham ...
. Practically, the band had been on a temporary hiatus since 2000 and Brennare focused on the songs he thought would be most easily produced and mastered. As a result, unlike earlier work by Lake of Tears, the album features a drum machine, a minimal guitar approach, and heavy use of keyboards and electronic equipment. Ironically, it featured some of the band's more memorable tunes, although they differ from the "classic" Lake of Tears sound and feel. A remixed version of the song "Sorcerers" was released as a single, with "Nathalie and the Fireflies" as a B-side.
Track listing
All songs written by Daniel Brennare and arranged by Ulf Wahlberg and Lake of Tears.
Personnel
* Daniel Brennare - vocals, guitar
* Mikael Larsson - bass
* Johan Oudhuis - drums
Additional personnel
*Jennie Tebler - additional vocals
*Ulf Wahlberg - keyboards, producer, engineering
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Magnus Sahlgren - guitars
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Necrolord - cover art
*Claes Persson - mastering
*Stig Börje Forsberg - producer
External links
Encyclopaedia Metallumbands by letter - L - Lake of Tears - The Neonai (retrieved 8-18-07)
2002 albums
Lake of Tears albums
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