Hearts of Black Science is a Swedish musical duo from Gothenburg,[1] known for creating “dark, brooding synthpop mixed with shoegaze, goth and new wave pop”.

[1][3] The band says their focus is on “melodies” and “dark lyrics”;[4] their name comes from the idea of alchemy creating gold from available materials, or in their case, music from diverse styles.

[6] Änghede left the band for a period[9] while Almgren continued writing; he created the demos that together they made into their next album, The Star In The Lake, released on Swedish label Wonderland Records in 2009.

[5][10] Hearts of Black Science have toured in the U.K.; BBC radio invited the duo twice to perform live on air on the Gideon Coe and Tom Robinson shows.

[15][16] The new album includes guest appearances by Chrysta Bell,[2] Justin Greaves (of Crippled Black Phoenix),[2] and Heike Langhans (of Draconian).