Cult of lunas sound has progressed from material that was strongly influenced by doom metal, to a much less aggressive and more interesting orchestrated variant. Vertikal is the album cult of luna have always tried to write. Swedish art rockers cult of luna will release their first studio album in five years, vertikal, in early 20. Written and produced by cult of luna, spring 2011 autumn 2012. Approaching transition by cult of luna, released 08 april 2016 supported by 151 fans who also own mariner i really dont know how to put my love for this album into words. In 2000 cult of luna released a 7 split wswitchblade featuring a track that ended up on the first lp, while in 2001 they released a self titled 7 cult of luna with two exclusive tracks that are as sludgy and dark as anything theyve ever done, and for me the ocean is. They are known for postmetal music similar to the contemporary bands neurosis and isis. Vertikal is the sixth studio album by the swedish metal band cult of luna and is also the bands first studio album since eternal kingdom 2008. Written and produced by cult of luna, spring 2011 summer 20.
The album vertikal by cult of luna, is influenced by fritz langs 1927 film metropolis, which became a major source of inspiration for vertikals conceptual theme, sound and imagery. The final result is a challenging piece of work, which proves that there is no limit to what this band can achieve in musical terms. Purchase vertikal by cult of luna on cd online and enjoy having your favourite rock music delivered to you in south africa. The tracklist on the back cover is slightly wrong, mute departure is placed at the 7 position and disharmonia is placed at the 6 position, but on the cd mute departure is track 6 and disharmonia is track 7. Vertikal is a music studio album recording by cult of luna experimentalpost metalprogressive rock released in 20 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. But despite a nearfiveyear gap between lps, the swedish postmetal outfit has lost none of its power. The eternal music is the musiconly part of audio book dvd eviga riket, which was originally released independently by the band in 2010.
Vertikal by cult of luna album, atmospheric sludge metal. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Vimeo gives control freaks the power to tweak every aspect of their embedded videos. On vertikal, the sixth album from cult of luna, the swedish band returns after a fiveyear gap with an album of rigidly structured and massively heavy postmetal. One can see a progression from the chaotic sludgefest of the revelation embodied and from the pummeling panzerheavy machinegun frenzy of the tenminute hollow, which eventually loses whatever rational. Swedish septet cult of luna, fronted by vocalist klas rydberg and guitarists johannes persson and erik olofsson, played a creative form of metalcore on cult of luna rage of achilles, 2001. For as many similarities there are to be found when comparing this. Vertikal licensed to youtube by wmg, the orchard music on behalf of indie recordings.
Vertikal, despite being on a new label not earache is just as strong and methodical as past efforts. In 2000 cult of luna released a 7 split wswitchblade featuring a track that ended up on the first lp, while in 2001 they released a self titled 7 cult of luna with two exclusive tracks that are as sludgy and dark as anything theyve ever done, and for me the ocean is the first comparison that comes to mind with the early work. It took them a lineup eight musicians strong, three guitars and five years to get to this point. The band was signed to earache records in the early 2000s and released five albums, including the commercially successful albums salvation 2004 and somewhere along the highway 2006. After 5 years of absence from the live scene, cult of luna returned strong in 20, with a new album and an ep, vertikal and vertikal ii, inspired by fritz langs science fiction classic metropolis. Cult of luna a dawn to fear, released 20 september 2019 1. Cult of luna have been out of the spotlight for what seems like forever and a day. Cult of luna listen and stream free music, albums, new releases, photos, videos official. Cult of lunas profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. Le informazioni per il download gratuito atmospheric sludge metal postmetal album cult of luna vertikal ii 20 sono compresse in file formato. Much like all of cult of lunas records, vertikal is a challenging listen. Theyve returned from the mothership or wherever they were hibernating, and have decided to bestow vertikal upon us an album which is influenced by the film metropolis, a theme they chose because it represents a hypnotic backdrop of machinery and repetition.
Cult of luna and julie christmas mariner swedish postmetal outfit and brooklyn vocalist team for an album thats more post than metal. No booklet, lyrics and credits printed inside digisleeve. So here we are people, what youve all been waiting for. Cult of luna is an experimentalpost metal band from sweden, formed in 1998 by johannes persson guitar and klas rydberg vocals. Cult of luna concert setlists sign in to get statistics for your attended concerts.
Objections with waiting aside, in the here and now, cult of luna have returned to our sphere with what is easily the first wonder of 20 vertikal. Cult of lunas sound has progressed from early material being heavily doom metal influenced to one much less aggressive and more concerned with orchestration. Blog about recent and upcoming progrelated rock and metal albums with a schedule of their release. Its more raw, more viscereral, and more destructive than past efforts. Cult of luna have been laborious in their attempt to ensure that the music of vertikal is reminiscent of the austere atmosphere of the expressionist film that forms its muse, and the swedish. Vertikal sees cult of luna return to their thematic roots of overarching authority and corruption in high places. The cd is said to be thematically influenced by the film metropolis, a hypnotic backdrop of machinery and repetition.
Punctuated by electronic interludes, the album shows off cult of lunas patience for a good, slow build as they carefully assemble layers and connect passages, stopping only when the monstrous songs theyve built are fully operational. Cult of luna listen and stream free music, albums, new. Of course i have to mention vertikals particular twistthis time, its the inclusion of lots of extra synths and electronics. Based off of the 1927 movie metropolis, vertikal is cult of lunas take on a dystopian universe, and while the movie was made over 80 years ago, its message is still just as relevant today. Cult of lunas previous album, eternal kingdom, was released way back in the summer of 2008.
Its heavily layered and detailed, with each of the. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Cult of luna lyrics dark lyrics metal lyrics archive. Vertikal dabbles in every facet shown in previous records and while not completely new or innovative by any means but here under the flag of vertikal, cult of luna have indeed shaken things up.
The band was formed in 1998 by klas rydberg and johannes persson after the swedish hardcore band eclipse 22 broke up. Recorded in sessions that stretched for more than a year, vertikal hinges upon cult of lunas ability to have the bands machine and men play nice. Get cult of luna setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other cult of luna fans for free on. They formed from the remnants of the hardcore punk band called eclipse in 1998.
Not surprisingly, it usually works well, as cult of luna has always injected a bit of dark pads and ambient sounds into their music. Also, there is a sequel out to the last cult of luna record, called vertikal ii son of vertikal. Cult of luna by cult of luna, released 14 september 2001 1. The album was released in europe on january 25, 20 through indie recordings, and in the us on january 29, 20 on cd through density records and on vinyl through back on black. Five years is too long to wait for that wonder to dawn again. Licensed to youtube by the orchard music, wmg on behalf of indie recordings. They released their selftitled debut album in 2001, and in august of 2019, they released their 8th full length album a dawn to fear. One of the best heavy sludge metal bands of recent years. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Somewhere along the highway 10th anniversary euro tour. Cult of luna passing through official video youtube. Cult of luna lyrics 67 song lyrics from 10 albums, including a dawn to fear 2019.
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