Since their beginnings in 1998 – Cult Of Luna has released nine albums, been awarded the top rock/ metal award at the Swedish National Radio Awards and cemented their status as one of the true progressors of the metal genre, beknownst to most metal aficionados.
In 2013, the Swedes teamed up with Indie Recordings for the release of perhaps their most successful work to date in the shape of “Vertikal I” and “Vertikal II”. These cohesive pieces of work received worldwide appraisal and only pillared Cult Of Luna to even greater heights.
For their eight effort, the post-metal pioneers join forces with the talented Julie Christmas from Brooklyn, whom bring an even larger depth to Cult Of Lunas sound. Her haunting voice has fronted vital bands such as Made Out of Babies and Battle of Mice, and is one of significance in the underground sludge and post-metal scene.
Furthermore, she has released two solo albums and features on tracks by bands like Mouth of the Architect and String of Consciousness. Her prowess as a vocalist is powerfully on display on “Mariner”.
Their eighth record entitled A Dawn to Fear was released in 2019. 2021 saw the release of an EP entitled The Raging River. Their latest and ninth record entitled The Long Road North was released in 2022.
Each Cult of Luna record has managed to sound sufficiently different from each other yet they can still be recognised as unmistakably being their own. Since the very beginning, the band has been characterised by their album lengths as well as lengthy songs. Over the years, they managed to live past just being in the shadows of Neurosis and Isis and carved out a niche for themselves in what was to become known as atmospheric sludge and post-metal.