Swedish atmospheric, progressive metal warriors CULT OF LUNA have posted a new video for the track "Passing Through" from the bands new release entitled "Vertikal" unleashed 1/25/2013 on INDIE RECORDINGS and 1/29/2013 in the U.S.A. on DENSITY RECORDS.FROM CULT OF LUNA:
Check out our new video for "Passing Through". Directed by Markus Lundqvist, “Passing Through” (WATCH HERE) was filmed in sub-zero temperatures at what was once Sweden’s largest mental hospital. Closed since the ‘60’s, the Säter hospital was where the mentally ill were routinely castrated and lobotomized.
“Passing Through” is the closing track on Vertikal and is sung by guitarist Fredrik Kihlberg. “When we decided to start writing a new COL album and talked about which direction we wanted to go, this was actually the first idea that came to my head,” said Kihlberg. “I had this phrase - time is passing me by - in my head, going on repeat, and I thought and I should try to make something out of it. It's a simple phrase but at the same time a powerful and overwhelming feeling. We wanted this to be a beautiful but at the same time intimidating song.”
“You can hear the sensitivity in his voice – just listen and you can hear what he’s communicating. You can feel it. It’s the most honest song I’ve ever heard,” commented vocalist and guitarist Johannes Persson.
“Passing Through” is the closing track on Vertikal and is sung by guitarist Fredrik Kihlberg. “When we decided to start writing a new COL album and talked about which direction we wanted to go, this was actually the first idea that came to my head,” said Kihlberg. “I had this phrase - time is passing me by - in my head, going on repeat, and I thought and I should try to make something out of it. It's a simple phrase but at the same time a powerful and overwhelming feeling. We wanted this to be a beautiful but at the same time intimidating song.”
“You can hear the sensitivity in his voice – just listen and you can hear what he’s communicating. You can feel it. It’s the most honest song I’ve ever heard,” commented vocalist and guitarist Johannes Persson.
FROM INDIE RECORDINGS:
Today Cult Of Luna release the masterpiece of a new album ”Vertikal”! The album is available on “Vertikal” is available as Limited Edition Digipak incl. bonus track, CD and Vinyl. The album has already received rave reviews from some of the biggest metal magazines out there! These reviews speak for themselves: ”A masterpiece in sonic representation of a timeless visual marvel 9/10 METAL HAMMER UK". Put simply Vertikal is truly breathtaking, and so are Cult of Luna”. 5/5 KERRANG Read more about ”Vertikal” and check out the studio reports here:
CULT OF LUNA ANNOUNCE SUPPORT ACTS FOR ‘VERTIKAL’ EUROPEAN TOUR
CULT OF LUNA REVEALS TRACKLIST FOR THE NEW ALBUM “VERTIKAL”
CULT OF LUNA STUDIO REPORT PART 1 ”THE SOUND”
CULT OF LUNA STUDIO REPORT PART 2 ”THE THEME”
CULT OF LUNA STUDIO REPORT PART 3 "THE VISUALS"
CULT OF LUNA STUDIO REPORT PART 4 "THE TIME"
Cult of Luna online:
Cultofluna.com
Tracklist:
1. The One
2. I: The Weapon
3. Vicarious Redemption
4.The Sweep
5. Synchronicity
6. Mute Departure
7. Disharmonia
8. In Awe Of
9. Passing Through Bonus Track LTD Edition only*
10. *The Flow Reversed
FROM INDIE RECORDINGS:
After forming the band in the area of Västerbotten in 1998 and releasing a split 7'' together with Switchblade on Trust No One in 2000, Cult of Luna released the debut album ‘Self Titled’ on Rage of Achilles in 2001. The year after they signed to Earache Records and recorded the follow up, ‘The Beyond’; a 7″ inch was also released on Hydra Head in the U.S. In 2003, the band started to tour extensively around the release of ‘The Beyond’ and supported bands like Isis, Poison the Well and Dillinger Escape Plan. After the 2004 album ‘Salvation’, headline shows outside of Scandinavia became commonplace. A massive European tour in early 2005 was followed by a support tour for Mastodon in the U.S. Upon their return to Sweden they headed back in to the studio in Umeå, this time to record ‘Somewhere Along The Highway’, releasing it soon after in 2006 and hitting the European roads once more. ‘Somewhere Along The Highway’ won the top rock/ metal award at the Swedish National Radio Awards for “the will and courage to expand and bring new dimensions to the metal genre”.
After receiving national recognition for their art, there was only one natural step for Cult of Luna – to go back to the studio to create once more. These sessions resulted in the release of their fifth album ‘Eternal Kingdom’ in 2008. The album follows a narrative concept; its content relates to and describes a man who first loses his wife, children and later, his mind. He then goes into a parallel world called “Eternal Kingdom”, where animals symbolize good and evil. The band toured the album throughout Europe and Scandinavia supported by The Ocean, Lowood and Fear Falls Burning. In 2009 Cult of Luna then toured in Oceania and Southern Europe and played some big festival shows. During this period the work of ‘Eviga Riket’ was initiated – a book/audio book based on the same story about Holger Nilsson’s destiny as described by ‘Eternal Kingdom’. In early 2010 ‘Eviga Riket’ was released on their very own label C.O.L Press, accompanied by a small tour across the Baltic Sea.
After many years of intense touring the band decided to take a break from live shows until a proper new album was ready. In 2011 the band undertook intense writing sessions and began to record demos. The foundations of the first tracks were recorded in Umeå and an album slowly took form. The recording process was longer and more scattered than before and in 2012 the band eventually got together for a longer, final session in Umeå, at Tonteknik Recording. The result is ‘Vertikal’, the new studio album, will be released via Indie Recordings in Europe on 25th January and Density Records in the U.S on 29th January 2013. ‘Vertikal’ marks a much-anticipated return for the band after five years spent cultivating the ideas and directing the influences that have helped form a concept for the album. Distilled throughout are themes of machinery, repetition and clear, linear structures honed to the visual imagery of Fritz Lang’s classic expressionist science-fiction film ‘Metropolis’. The music broods, builds and boils as you may expect from Cult of Luna, but never over-complicates itself or veers from its intentions; it is arguably their finest and most cohesive piece of work to date. Cult of Luna will return to the live arena with an extensive touring schedule in 2013.
Produced by Cult of Luna during 2011 and 2012.
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Magnus Lindberg at Tonteknik Recording and The Vilhelm Room.
Additional recording by Måns Lundberg and Kristian Karlsson.
Cult Of Luna is:
Johannes Persson - Guitars and Vocals
Magnus Lindberg - Drums and Studio-Engineering
Erik Olofsson - Guitars
Andreas Johansson - Bass
Anders Teglund - Keyboards and Electronics
Fredrik Kihlberg - Guitars and Vocals
Thomas Hedlund - Drums and Percussion
VIDEO BELOW: CULT OF LUNA: "PASSING THROUGH":
Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-
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