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☕ Coffee and Metal 🤘 With Lake of Dreams a Death band from Leicester 🇬🇧 Read the Interview With Vocalist and @ragebreed CEO Karina Sher

Lake of Dreams Interview With Karina Sher

Angel:Who are your biggest musical influences, and how have they shaped your style?

Karina:For Lake Of Dreams, Opeth - Damnation album, Lacuna Coil, Aleah (Trees Of Eternity), Faun, Southern Isolation, Myrkur, The Moon & The Nightspirit, Anathema, Antimatter, The Gathering These bands have given me inspiration and elements to how I write music.

Angel: What’s something you listen to that might surprise people, given the music you make?

Karina:I think maybe the more well known artists like London Grammar, Polica, Florence & The Machine, Lady Gaga (album from A Star Is Born), Eva Cassidy. Enigma, Bjork, Tori Amos but these artists are very different from the simple types, their music and style are very unique and emotive. They capture true art and emotion well.

Angel:What’s a non-musical skill, hobby, or obsession that has secretly shaped your music?

Karina:I mentioned fantasy films before and the occult but in this interview I will talk about art like rassouli and poetry that highlights deep emotion. Certainly personal experiences such as the love that I have gone through with someone that has shaped the way I write. "Hold Me" was about the man I love and the dark road we have experienced, highs and lows, and the fear that haunts him that makes him self sabotage. It is something that has shaped my writing in that track. Certainly how society interferes with different races being together, the lies told and how strong you have to be to overcome. I always fight the good fight and activist for anti-prejudices because I believe in a beautiful world where we have peace and tolerance.

Angel:What’s the most rewarding part about doing it all on your own?

Karina:I write the music and it gives me total autonomy to write how I want. John Mitchell plays the guitars, produces and added solo and strings. I write the riffs, lyrics and vocals. He brings it to life in the studio.

Angel:What’s a tool or piece of gear you couldn’t live without in your setup?

Karina:Shure microphone. He plays his guitars.

Angel:What are your favorite venue(s) to play?

Karina:Athena in Leicester was a great venue to play. One of the best.

Angel:What platforms can fans follow you on?

Karina:Facebook and Instagram www.lakeofdreamsband.com

Angel:How would you describe Lake of Dreams as coffee?

And me getting to learn about metal and metal bands isn't helping lol

I get this feeling that I wanna talk about this particular thing I'm currently enjoying so bad but like- I don't have somewhere I can just talk without feeling like I'm annoying, so here come this blog, I don't know if I can keep this up though.

Right now, and after accepting that I'm starting to love listening to Sleep Token so freaking bad, I'm exploring progressive metal.

I'm currently listening to The Ocean and experiencing myself there. Parabiosis, The Almightiness Contradiction and Statherian are my favourites so far. I love the genre, both bands -Sleep Token (not sure if they're progressive metal but oh well) and The Ocean- are helping me with that peaceful state I need to be in when I think too much.

Deathcore with Lorna Shore and Paleface Swiss used to do that for me, but well- jumping interests, see?

Between all of that, I'm listening to Linkin Park songs now and then, just now I was listening to When They Come for Me, it's awesome, as always.

Brutal Records proudly announces GODFROST – “Hanging Doll” EP.

Worldwide release: September 18th, 2026.

IATT - Etheric Realms of the Night

Progressive/Melodic Black/Death Metal from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

Etheric Realms of the Night plunges deeper into the abyss than we’ve ever dared to dream, both musically and conceptually. This album is a meticulously crafted descent beyond the veil of sleep, where the lines between reality and nightmare dissolve. Every sound, every dissonant riff, is a brushstroke in a vast, dark landscape that reflects the chaotic beauty of the subconscious. Audiences can expect IATT’s signature blend of genre-bending Blackened-Prog cocktail cranked up to 11— intertwining haunting orchestral arrangements with the raw intensity of blackened metal to create a work that not only defies the boundaries of the genre but also lures the listener into the darkest recesses of their own subconscious.

1. Drift Away 06:39 2. To Lie Beneath 09:12 3. Somniphobia 06:04 4. Pavor Nocturnus 07:23 5. Quietus 07:18 6. Walk Amongst 08:06 7. Hypnos 03:38

Release date: May 8th, 2026 via @blacklionrecordsswe

When Silence Starts to Speak is a dark, dreamlike song about disillusionment, quiet realization, and the moments when awareness arrives without warning.

Rather than telling a story, the lyrics move through emotional states—uncertainty, detachment, reflection—allowing listeners to find their own meaning within the atmosphere. The song lives in the space between waking and dreaming, where clarity feels close but never fully arrives.

This track blends haunting vocals, restrained intensity, and poetic abstraction, creating a sound that’s introspective, ominous, and deliberately unresolved.

If you’re drawn to music that values mood over explanation and emotion over narrative, this song invites you to listen closely—not for answers, but for resonance.

LYRICS:

[Verse I] I woke inside a borrowed name Breathing dust I couldn’t claim Every promise learned to bend Before it ever learned to end

I traced the shape of what was said But meaning slipped between the threads The truth was thinner than the lie Both asking me to justify

[Pre-Chorus] I listened for a pulse in the noise Found only echoes wearing a voice If this is living, then I’ve been asleep If this is faith, it’s learned how to bleed

[Chorus] I dreamed the world was holding still Not broken—just indifferent I felt the fall before the will A quiet kind of permanent

Say my name like it still belongs Say it slow, so I don’t wake I’ve been right here all along Watching certainty decay

[Verse II] The mirror learned to look away When I asked it who I became Every answer felt rehearsed Like I’d been written in reverse

I swallowed hours like a drug To feel connected, not enough There’s something missing from the sky Or maybe from the way I try

[Pre-Chorus] I reached for light, it learned to bend Around the shape I couldn’t mend If this is truth, it moves too fast If this is now, it won’t last

[Chorus] I dreamed the world was holding still Not broken—just indifferent I felt the fall before the will A quiet kind of permanent

Say my name like it still belongs Say it slow, so I don’t wake I’ve been right here all along Watching certainty decay

[Bridge] Teach me how to disappear Without becoming gone Show me how to feel the weight Without pretending strong

I don’t need to understand I just need it real Even shadows know the cost Of learning how to feel

[Final Chorus] I dreamed the world was holding still As if it never meant to choose Between the truth we tried to kill And the lie we learned to use

Say my name like it still belongs Say it once—then let it fade I’ve been right here all along Watching certainty decay

[Outro] If I wake, don’t call it clarity If I sleep, don’t call it peace Somewhere between what’s left of me And what I never learned to be

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some bands don’t just build a sound—they build something you step into.

that’s what Sleep Token has always felt like.

not just music, but a space—rituals, symbolism, silence between notes that somehow feels just as heavy as the sound itself. everything they do feels intentional, layered, like you’re only ever seeing part of something much bigger.

and that’s exactly the energy this piece carries.

the Sleep Token 2026 Round Table Unisex Tee feels less like a standard band shirt and more like an extension of that world. the “round table” concept leans into their mythology—something communal, almost ceremonial, where fans aren’t just listeners but participants in the experience.

because with Sleep Token, it’s never just about the track.

it’s about devotion.

their merch has always reflected that—symbol-driven, minimal but loaded with meaning, often tied back to the themes of identity, anonymity, and emotional weight that run through their music. even official pieces like their Round Table tee follow that same direction, keeping the design clean but symbolic rather than loud or obvious (Sleep Token)

and that’s why it lands differently.

you don’t wear it to show off—you wear it because it means something. because it connects you to a sound, a feeling, a moment that doesn’t really translate unless you’ve already been there.

this isn’t just a tee.

it’s part of the ritual.