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Cult of Luna

Swedish post-metal band known for atmospheric, heavy soundscapes.

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The band is considered at the forefront of the post-metal genre.[1] Founded in 1998, the Swedish post-metal group Cult of Luna originates from Umeå.[2]

Making and release

Keyboardist Anders Teglund said the point was to see if the song would be kept alive by file sharing.[3] On 8 October 2012, the band announced their sixth studio album Vertikal.[4] During August 2006, a re-recorded version of "Marching to the Heartbeats" called "Heartbeats" was put on MySpace by the band.[3] That track could be downloaded for only a short period before it was taken down.[3]

A DVD titled Fire Was Born, which contains a concert filmed in 2008, came out in 2009.[5] Eviga riket, a hardback book and audiobook that presents the narrative of Eternal Kingdom in two languages, was made available on 18 October 2009.[4] 23 February 2010 was the date Eviga riket was issued.[4] In May 2014, the group organized and headlined the Beyond The Redshift festival, which took place across three venues in London.[6]

A live release titled Years in a Day, with a release date of 21 April 2017, was announced by Cult of Luna in December 2016.[7] A contract with Metal Blade Records was announced by the band on 20 March 2019.[8] On 12 November 2020, Cult of Luna revealed that the EP The Raging River would be issued on 5 February 2021 via their own label, Red Creek Recordings.[9] The band's ninth studio album, The Long Road North, came out on 11 February 2022.[10]

What the cited sources add

ThePRP reported that guitarist/vocalist Johannes Persson described The Raging River as "a bridge" and "a midpoint that needs to be crossed" to finish what the band started with A Dawn to Fear.[11] ThePRP also listed Mark Lanegan as a guest on The Raging River.[11]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Cult of Luna" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Cult of Luna Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More", AllMusic (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Cult of Luna" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Cult of Luna – Eternal Kingdom (album review)", Sputnikmusic (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Cult of Luna" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Cult of Luna testar gränser", Västerbottens Folkblad (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Cult of Luna" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "cultofluna.com", cultofluna.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Cult of Luna" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Cult Of Luna – Fire Was Born", Discogs, November 2009 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Cult of Luna" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Cult Of Luna Announce London Beyond The Redshift Festival 2014", Rocksins, 6 December 2013 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Cult of Luna" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Years in a Day announcement", Facebook.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Cult of Luna" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Cult of Luna on Instagram: "This is the first announcement of many to come, as you all guessed. We will be on tour in Europe next winter, first shows are now…"", Instagram.com}}{{cbignore; "Cult Of Luna signs worldwide deal with Metal Blade Records", Metal Blade Records; "Cult of Luna on Instagram: "'The Silent Man', the first song from our upcoming album is now out ! Link in bio."", Instagram.com}}{{cbignore; "The Silent Man"; "The 50 Best Metal Albums of 2019", Loudwire, 3 December 2019 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Cult of Luna" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Cult Of Luna To Release "The Raging River" In February, Mark Lanegan To Guest", ThePRP, 12 November 2020 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Wikipedia, "Cult of Luna" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kennelty, "CULT OF LUNA Announces New Album The Long Road North", Metal Injection, 5 November 2021 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  11. "Cult Of Luna To Release "The Raging River" In February, Mark Lanegan To Guest", ThePRP, 12 November 2020. facts only, no text reused. theprp.com

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