Swedish post-metal visionaries CULT OF LUNA will release their tenth studio album, "In The Shadow Of Your Shadow", on November 6 via RED CRK.
The band has shared the album's towering title track and accompanying video.,The album marks a bold leap into darkness for the veteran group, possibly their darkest release to date yet full of ideas that show they're still peerless after 25 years since debuted.
CULT OF LUNA have built an ardent fanbase with their self-titled album (2001) and "The Beyond" (2003),before "Salvation" (2004) catapulted them to global acclaim.,The band's tenth studio album will feature guest appearances from GOJIRA's Joe Duplantier and David Eugene Edwards of 16 HORSEPOWER and WOVENHAND.,CULT OF LUNA have continually expanded the possibilities of post-metal across an ever-evolving catalogue.
Refusing stagnation at every turn, they return now with "In The Shadow Of Your Shadow", a 71-minute monolith that stands among the darkest and most emotionally devastating works of their career.,The album's first single and title track was shared online just ahead of the album's announcement.
Written around the idea of buried trauma resurfacing after years of silence, it explores the return of a destructive force once believed defeated.,CULT OF LUNA frontman and guitarist Johannes Persson explains that "stagnation is the only thing that scares me." He notes that the band has said this in every interview for the past 25 years: they don't care whether or not people think they're repeating themselves.
As long as they feel like they aren't, they will continue to do this.,The band's latest work is a stark rejection of trends, convention and pandering to one's audience.
Lyrically, it channels recent experiences of loss into a bleak set of songs.,CULT OF LUNA will support "In The Shadow Of Your Shadow" with live appearances at ArcTanGent and Damnation festivals.,The band will release their tenth studio album on November 6 via RED CRK.