Name: The Long Road North
Brand: Cult Of Luna

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158192

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Limited edition

Release date

2022-02-11

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The Orchard

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Cult Of Luna

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Metal

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Metal Blade

Cult Of Luna is a Swedish metal band formed in 1998 by Klas Rydberg and Johannes Persson. After the breakup of their previous band, Eclipse, they embarked on a musical journey that has seen their sound evolve from heavily doom metal influenced to a more orchestral and less aggressive style. This unique blend has been labeled as post-metal by both fans and critics.

With members hailing from Luleå and Umeå, Cult Of Luna has carved out a distinct place in the metal scene. Their music resonates with fans who appreciate bands like Year Of No Light, Rosetta, Amenra, ISIS, Battle Of Mice, Neurosis, Old Man Gloom, Mouth Of The Architect, The Ocean, Pelican, Callisto, Bossk,Made Out Of Babies,Omega Massif ,Latitudes,Kylesa ,Dirge ,Intronaut ,Baroness,and Russian Circles.

Experience the powerful and atmospheric soundscapes created by Cult Of Luna as they continue to push boundaries within the metal genre. Whether you're a long-time fan or new to their music, their evolving sound will captivate your senses and leave you craving for more.

Metal Blade is an independent heavy metal label that was founded in Los Angeles, CA on February 1, 1982 by Brian Slagel. Over the years, Metal Blade has gained a reputation for launching the careers of numerous popular metal bands including Metallica, Slayer, Cannibal Corpse, and many others.

The label has gone through various changes in its label codes and variants throughout the years. From 1982 to 1983, they used "tan labels and axe with blood stains" for most releases. However, there were exceptions such as "black labels" available only on the Metal Massacre compilation and "custom tan labels" for certain releases like Bitch's Damnation Alley.

In 1984, Metal Blade switched to using "silver labels and axe with blood stains," which were actually used only in that year. Some pressings from this period with earlier dates are actually from 1984. These silver labels were also reused in the 2016 reissues of Slayer's Show No Mercy album. Additionally, some releases sold in 1987 featured these silver labels but were likely old stock distributed in new sleeves.

For more than two decades, Sweden's Cult Of Luna have forged a sound that has grown incomparable to that of others. Ambitious, epic, visceral, and drenched in emotion, they frequently craft songs that clock in at over eight minutes but make every single moment count. With 2019's A Dawn To Fear, they delivered a career high point, and on 2021's The Raging River EP, they continued on the journey started with that record, one that concludes with The Long Road North, which stands as one of their most dynamic and beautiful works to-date. 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. "It's a big sounding album. I would almost describe it as cinematic. We have let our instincts guide us, and I think it's getting clearer where we are heading.," says vocalist/guitarist Johannes Persson. The title of the album has deep meaning to the front-man, tying into its predecessors. "'The Long Road North' is a title that symbolizes the mental journey I went through a few years ago. The lyric to the song was one of the first that I wrote when we started writing again after 'Mariner' (2016). If A Dawn To Fear and The Raging River were born from making sense of some sort of emotional chaos, The Long Road North is an analogy for finding a way out of it and taking the first step towards where I want to be."

The Long Road North

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