ILLWILL

After the drop in quality suffered in "Moons and Mushrooms" (despite being a good album), which still followed the progressive retro-gothic path of their four previous albums, Lake of Tears decided to turn their career around with this "Illwill ".

With the excellent guitarist Magnus Sahlgren unfortunately out of the band, Daniel Brennare decided to return to the purely heavy roots of his first albums, resulting in a truly monotonous record, which delves into gothic metal almost completely leaving aside the excellent keyboard arrangements and the psychedelic touches that suited his previous albums so well.

So, in my opinion this album was a step in the wrong direction that not only didn't win new fans for Lake of Tears, but alienated existing ones.

After this, it would take ten years to release a new album, which I still haven't heard. I hope it's better than this clearly failed "Illwill"!

Best Tracks: House of the Setting Sun (recovers the dark and melancholy tones of songs like To Blossom Blue), Behind the Green Door (now we're talking! The best track of "Illwill", and the only one which retrieves some of the lost magic from the past) and Out of Control ( a short and effective one. Good guitar riffs, and a great solo)

My Rating: **