CULT OF LUNA

There’s no limit to Cult of Luna’s creative vision. Inspired by hardcore, sludge metal, folk, art-rock and beyond, the Swedish luminaries are revered as one of the heaviest and most restless bands in alternative music. Their new–and tenth–studio album, In the Shadow of Your Shadow, is another bold leap into the black: possibly the darkest release to bear their name, and full of ideas that show they remain peerless 25 years into their career. Hailing from Umeå, Sweden–home to fellow legendary innovators Meshuggah and Refused–Cult of Luna built an ardent fanbase with their albums Cult Of Luna (2001) and The Beyond (2003), before Salvation (2004) catapulted them to global acclaim. The raw and vast Somewhere Along the Highway (2006) won Sweden’s prestigious P3 Gold Award for Best Rock/Metal Album of the Year, and inspired the band to fully embrace their metal side for 2008’s crushing Eternal Kingdom. Each subsequent release added new shades to their sound: Vertikal (2013) took influence from industrial cityscapes; the Julie Christmas team-up Mariner (2016) was a space-metal rocket ride that got nominated for a Swedish Grammis Award; A Dawn to Fear (2019) was their longest standalone album to date; and The Long Road North (2022) featured contributions from musician/actor Mariam Wallentin as well as the critically acclaimed musician/composer Colin Stetson (Hereditary OST). Cult of Luna have also collaborated with such beloved musicians as Godflesh’s Justin Broadrick (who remixed “Vicarious Redemption” for 2013’s Vertikal II EP) and Screaming Trees’ Mark Lanegan (guest vocalist on “Inside of a Dream” from 2021’s The Raging River EP), as well as curating their own genre-busting festival, Beyond the Redshift.