The most instrumentally dense, musically accomplished release from Lake of Tears, Forever Autumn is probably the group's finest accomplishment.
With its metal-cum-folk dramatics and melancholy harmonicas, Lake of Tears draws what must be an unintended comparison to American alt-rock prankster outfitWeen.
It's very doubtful that members of either band even heard of -- much less listened to -- the other, but Forever Autumn's high-contrast folk/prog/metal (especially the sedate and conversational vocals on tracks like "The Homecoming") bears an eerie comparison to many a Ween classic.
All random musical associations aside, the dense, well-arranged "So Fell Autumn Rain," "Hold on Tight," and "To Blossom Blue" stand out as career bests for Lake of Tears.
Listening to Lake of Tears' mid-'90s work, it would have been hard to guess that the group could assemble a recording this realized and well-performed by the end of the decade.
That said, Forever Autumn is very far from being a superior rock or metal recording.
It is simply a fine effort from a lesser '90s Euro-metal band.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | So Fell Autumn RainDaniel Brennare | Lake of Tears | Play | 05:22 | 12 MB | 38 MB |
| 2 | Hold on TightDaniel Brennare | Lake of Tears | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 3 | Forever AutumnDaniel Brennare | Lake of Tears | Play | 05:53 | 13 MB | 38 MB |
| 4 | Pagan WishDaniel Brennare | Lake of Tears | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 5 | OtherwheresDaniel Brennare | Lake of Tears | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 6 | The HomecomingDaniel Brennare | Lake of Tears | Play | 05:13 | 11 MB | 38 MB |
| 7 | Come Night I ReignDaniel Brennare | Lake of Tears | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 8 | Demon You/Lily AnneDaniel Brennare | Lake of Tears | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 9 | To Blossom BlueDaniel Brennare | Lake of Tears | Play | 08:14 | 18 MB | 57 MB |
| 45 mins | 103 MB | |||||
| 45 mins | 313 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Brennare | Composer |
| 2 | Lake of Tears | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 3 | Ulf Wahlberg | Engineer, Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |