Black Lakes are an alternative outfit from South Wales and England who draw influences across the classic and alternative spectrum. 
Previous releases ’The Divide’ and ‘Dissident’ have been well received by critics being described by the BBC as ‘eloquent and thunderous’ and DTF mediaas ‘excellent’.

The Divide, recorded and produced by Romesh Dondangoda of Longwave studios (BMTH/BFMV), is the First single from Black Lakes which debuted on BBC Wales.

Please find links to our website and socials below and we would love to know your thoughts on our music.

Thank you

James 

Band name: Black Lakes

Social media links:

Www.blacklakes.com

www.Facebook.com/BlackLakes 

www.Instagram/blacklakes.uk

www.Twitter.com/blacklakesuk

www.YouTube.com/BlackLakes 

https://spoti.fi/2GqMAuw

https://spoti.fi/35LOPC8

https://spoti.fi/2LrtHbN

https://youtu.be/nldh8JeUbkk

https://youtu.be/pZVLHezMBc0

https://youtu.be/iYWpvJJx9m

The Divide

Black Lakes are an alternative outfit from South Wales and England who draw influences across the classic and alternative spectrum. 
Previous releases ’The Divide’ and ‘Dissident’ have been well received by critics being described by the BBC as ‘eloquent and thunderous’ and DTF media as ‘excellent’.

Dissident, recorded and produced by Romesh Dondangoda of Longwave studios (BMTH/BFMV), is the second single from Black Lakes which debuted on BBC Wales.

Please find links to our website and socials below and we would love to know your thoughts on our music.

Thank you

James 

Band name: Black Lakes

Social media links:

Www.blacklakes.com

www.Facebook.com/BlackLakes 

www.Instagram/blacklakes.uk

www.Twitter.com/blacklakesuk

www.YouTube.com/BlackLakes 

https://spoti.fi/2GqMAuw

https://spoti.fi/35LOPC8

https://spoti.fi/2LrtHbN

https://youtu.be/nldh8JeUbkk

https://youtu.be/pZVLHezMBc0

https://youtu.be/iYWpvJJx9m

Dissident

Black Lakes are an alternative outfit from South Wales and England who draw influences across the classic and alternative spectrum. 
Previous releases ’The Divide’ and ‘Dissident’ have been well received by critics being described by the BBC as ‘eloquent and thunderous’ and DTF mediaas ‘excellent’.

Ghosts [of our memories], recorded and produced by Romesh Dondangoda of Longwave studios (BMTH/BFMV), is the third single from Black Lakes , debuted on Wyatt Wendel's Planet Rock Radio show, and deals with  #babyloss and #mentalhealth and the writing process really helped us through some dark times as individuals and as a band.

https://youtu.be/nldh8JeUbkk

https://spoti.fi/35LOPC8


Please find links to our website and socials below and we would love to know your thoughts on our music and would love to be a part of your platform.

Thank you

James 

Band name: Black Lakes

Social media links:

Www.blacklakes.com

www.Facebook.com/BlackLakes 

www.Instagram/blacklakes.uk

www.Twitter.com/blacklakesuk

www.YouTube.com/BlackLakes 

https://spoti.fi/2GqMAuw

https://spoti.fi/35LOPC8

https://spoti.fi/2LrtHbN

https://youtu.be/nldh8JeUbkk

https://youtu.be/pZVLHezMBc0

https://youtu.be/iYWpvJJx9m

Ghosts (Of Our Memories)

Break The Silence 

I just want to forgive
I just want to forget

Breaking through the silence
Trapped in our own hell
Stranded  as our time runs out
To save us from ourselves 


Verse 1

Watching the last sun fall
As the tide begins to rise
Longing for a comfort
Found beyond our darkened skies
Reaching out to find a way
Forever living yesterday
Struggling to find my place in this existence


Chorus 1

Breaking through the silence
Trapped in our own hell
Stranded as our time runs out
To save us from ourselves 

Verse 2

Unwelcome realisation
Of this cold it bites the bone
Pervasive sense of detachment
 sets in when you’re alone
This longing just perpetuates
The isolation that you face
Never seem to find a place 
That we can make our own 
And all we ever needed 
Was somewhere to call home


Bridge

We are the choices that we face
We are the mistakes that we make
It’s not to late to change our fate
It’s not to late to change

Chorus 

Breaking through the silence
Trapped in our own hell
Stranded as our time runs out
To save us from ourselves 

Broken and alone
Can you heal my soul

Break The Silence

BLACK LAKES' fifth single showcases their trademark heartfelt and desperate aggression.

 It is no coincidence that 'Deathrone' was chosen to be released on the fifth of November, a date synonymous in Britain with questioning the legitimacy of those in power.

Deathrone

Fragments is a song about the illusion and façade of control. Initially penned under the worldwide political discord of 2019 when we were all promised that we would 'take back control'  and Trump ran amok in the White House, the song has taken on even greater poignance and meaning during the Coronavirus pandemic. 
Have we lost control ? Was it our at all ? We've been lying to ourselves. They feel like particularly pertinent questions for BLACK | LAKES to be asking at the beginning of 2021.

Fragments

FORMATION | FOR ALL WE'VE LEFT BEHIND

 

FORMED IN 2018, BLACK LAKES CREATE A SOUND THAT DELIBERATELY BLURS THE BOUNDARIES BETWEEN HARD ROCK AND ALTERNATIVE METAL, DRAWING ON A WIDE RANGE OF INFLUENCES FROM ACROSS BOTH SCENES.

 

BASED ON THE STRENGTH OF A WELL RECEIVED DEBUT EP, THE BAND SUCCESSFULLY CROWDFUNDED THE PRODUCTION THEIR DEBUT ALBUM 'FOR ALL WE'VE LEFT BEHIND' WHICH WAS RELEASED IN FEBRUARY OF 2022 TO CRITICAL ACCLAIM.

 

PRODUCED BY PREMIER ROCK AND METAL PRODUCER ROMESH DODANGODA, THE ALBUM ACHIEVED SEVERAL NOTABLE ACCOLADES, INCLUDING BEING NAMED ALBUM OF THE YEAR BY FOUR MEDIA OUTLETS INCLUDING ERB MAGAZINE AND EAST LONDON RADIO. THE SINGLES FROM F.A.W.L.B ENJOYED EXTENSIVE AIRPLAY ACROSS NATIONAL RADIO INCLUDING KERRANG, ERB, PLANET ROCK AND THE BBC.

 

THE ALBUM WAS FURTHER BOLSTERED BY FEATURES IN PRINTED PRESS, INCLUDING ARTICLES IN FIREWORKS, POWER PLAY & EMERGING ROCK BANDS MAGAZINE.

 

THE BAND HAVE WORKED HARD TO BUILD A REPUTATION AS A CAPTIVATING LIVE ACT, PICKING UP NEW FANS FROM ACROSS THE UK AND ARE ALWAYS STRIVING TO BUILD ON THEIR PREVIOUS SHOWS TO CREATE SOMETHING BIGGER AND BETTER FOR THEIR GROWING FANBASE TO ENJOY.

 

DEAD GODS | THE FUTURE

 

FOLLOWING THE SUCCESS OF THEIR CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN, AND AS A REACTION TO FAN DEMAND FOR MORE NEW MUSIC, THE BAND RAN A PRE-ORDER CAMPAIGN VIA THEIR OWN WEBSTORE TO FUND THE PRODUCTION OF THEIR SOPHOMORE ALBUM. THE RESPOSE WAS OVERWHELMING, RAISING OVER £8,000 THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE APPEAL.

 

ONCE AGAIN WORKING WITH ROMESH DODANGODA, THE BAND RECORDED THE NEW ALBUM, ‘DEAD GODS’ IN LATE 2023 AND HAVE NOW SET A RELEASE DATE AS 06.09.2024.

 

THE SINGLES ‘WHITE CLIFFS’ & ‘HURRICANE’ HAVE ONCE AGAIN SEEN THE BAND FEATURED ON NATIONAL RADIO ACROSS THE UK AS WELL AS INTERNATIONALLY.

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AS THE RELEASE OF THEIR SOPHOMORE ALBUM LOOMS EVER CLOSER, BLACK LAKES SHOW NO SIGNS OF SLOWING DOWN, AND REMAIN DEDICATED TO  THE CROWDS THEY SEE  GROW LARGER AT EVERY SHOW. 

 

IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR, THEY WERE THE RECIPIENTS OF THE BEST PUNK/METAL BAND  AWARD AT THE 2024 NEWPORT RADIO AWARDS.

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"Thunderous and Eloquent" 

- ADAM WALTON - BBC RADIO

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"Black Lakes could be playing to thousands very soon" 

- WYATT WENDELS- PLANET ROCK

 

"Massive riffs and big anthemic choruses" 

- JOHNNY DOOM - KERRANG! RADIO

 

"Intense, passionate, highly skilled and intelligent" 

- CLAIRE HILL - EMERGING ROCK BANDS MAGAZINE

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"BLACK | LAKES unleash a masterful  universe of sound" 

- GUY BELLAMY - GREAT MUSIC STORIES

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