Cult of Luna "The Long Road North"

Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Progressive/Post Metal
Label: Metal Blade Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: February 11, 2022
Tracklist

1. Cold Burn (9:41) 

2. The Silver Arc (7:37) 

3. Beyond I (3:07) 

4. An Offering To The Wild (12:43) 

5. Into The Night (6:58) 

6. Full Moon (3:06) 

7. The Long Road North (10:04) 

8. Blood Upon Stone (11:39) 

9. Beyond II (4:06) 

Total Time 69:01

Line-up

Johannes Persson: Guitars, Vocals

Andreas Johansson: Bass

Thomas Hedlund: Drums & Percussion

Fredrik Kihlberg: Guitars, Vocals

Kristian Karlsson: Keyboards, Vocals

   With
Mariam Wallentin: Vocals (3)

Colin Stetson: Saxophones & Flute (4, 9)

Christian Mazzalai and Laurent Brancowitz (Phoenix): Guitars (8)

Description/Reviews:

As soon as listeners hit play, they are in familiar yet refreshingly new Cult Of Luna territory, the pulsating rhythms of "Cold Burn" pummeling, and Persson's savage roar tearing through the layers of guitar. As is the case with every album from the band in recent years, there is a lot of shifting of dynamics and sonic density, and perhaps more so than usual on "The Long Road North".

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Cult Of Luna "The Raging River"

Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Progressive/Post Metal
Label: Red Creek
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date:  February 5, 2021
Tracklist

1. Three Bridges (8:45) 

2. What I Leave Behind (5:58) 

3. Inside Of A Dream (3:20) 

4. I Remember (8:09) 

5. Wave After Wave (12:22) 

Total Time 38:34

Line-up

Fredrik Kihlberg : Guitars, Vocals

Johannes Persson : Guitars, Vocals

Kristian Karlsson : Keyboards, Vocals

Magnus Lindberg : Guitars, Percussion

Andreas Johansson : Bass

Thomas Hedlund : Drums

   With

Mark Lanegan (3)

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Cult Of Luna "A Dawn To Fear"

Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Progressive/Post Metal
Label: Metal Blade Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: September 20, 2019
Tracklist: 
1. The Silent Man (10:36)
2. Lay Your Head To Rest (6:23)
3. A Dawn To Fear (8:53)
4. Nightwalkers (10:48)
5. Lights On The Hill (15:07)
6. We Feel The End (7:06)
7. Inland Rain (7:00)
8. The Fall (13:13)

Total Time 79:06

Line-up: 
Johannes Persson - Guitars and Vocals
Magnus Lindberg - Drums
Andreas Johansson - Bass
Fredrik Kihlberg - Guitars and Vocals
Kristian Karlsson - Keyboard and Vocals
Thomas Hedlund - Drums and Percussion

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The Silent Man
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Cult Of Luna & Julie Christmas "Mariner"

Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Atmospheric Progressive / Post Metal
Label: Indie Recordings
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: April 8, 2016
Tracklist: 
1. A Greater Call (8:19)
2. Chevron (8:53)
3. The Wreck Of S.S. Needle (9:33)
4. Approaching Transition (12:59)
5. Cygnus (14:50)

Total time 54:34

Line-up: 
Johannes Persson - Guitars and Vocals
Magnus Lindberg - Drums
Andreas Johansson - Bass
Fredrik Kihlberg - Guitars and Vocals
Kristian Karlsson - Keyboard and Vocals
Thomas Hedlund - Drums and Percussion
   With
Julie Christmas - Vocals

Description/Reviews: 

... the songs run the full breadth of Cult of Luna’s back catalog and then some: ‘Chevron’ calls to mind the straight-forward brutality The Beyond, whereas ‘The Wreck of S.S. Needle’ boasts the post-apocalyptic atmosphere of Vertikal.
This isn’t to say that Mariner is a mere rehash, either. Cult of Luna have worked to further develop their style. ‘Approaching Transition’ is perhaps the bleakest song the band have recorded to date, culminating in a crescendo of trudging sludge misery. The oppressive black-metal influenced lead lines bring to mind the excellent French outfit Year Of No Light, while the melodic component reminds me of Johannes’ other project, Khoma. By contrast, some sections of the album closer ‘Cygnus’ can feel a little too familiar to some tracks off Eternal Kingdom. With Christmas’ input however, the song eventually manages to move into some fresher territory.

Read the full review by  Lachlan R. Dale at echoesanddust.com

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A Greater Call
Teaser

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Cult Of Luna "Vertikal"

Country: Sweden
Sub Genre: Progressive Metal, Post Metal
Label: Density Records, Indie Recordings
Release date: January 25 (Europe) and January 29 (U.S.), 2013
Tracklist: 
01. The One (02:16)
02. I: The Weapon (09:24)
03. Vicarious Redemption (18:51)
04. The Sweep (03:09)
05. Synchronicity (07:13)
06. Mute Departure (09:08)
07. Disharmonia 00:45)
08. In Awe Of (09:56)
09. Passing Through (06:03)
10. The Flow Reversed (limited-edition bonus track)

Line-up: 

Johannes Persson - Guitars and Vocals
Klas Rydberg - Vocals
Magnus Lindberg - Drums and Studio-Engineering
Erik Olofsson - Guitars
Andreas Johansson - Bass
Anders Teglund - Keyboards and Electronics
Fredrik Kihlberg - Guitars and Vocals
Thomas Hedlund - Drums and Percussion

Description/Reviews: 

...distilled throughout are themes of machinery, repetition and clear, linear structures honed to the visual imagery of Fritz Lang’s classic expressionist science-fiction film ‘Metropolis’...

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I: The Weapon

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