With vertikal, cult of luna rightfully pays homage to fritz langs metropolis 1927, a sciencefiction silent film that was considered to be. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Vertikal is a music studio album recording by cult of luna experimentalpost metalprogressive rock released in 20 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. Formed by klas rydberg and johannes persson, after the swedish hardcore band eclipse broke up.
Jan 19, 20 vertikal is the album cult of luna have always tried to write. The album vertikal by cult of luna, is influenced by fritz langs 1927 film metropolis, which became a major source of inspiration for vertikals conceptual theme, sound and imagery. Based off of the 1927 movie metropolis, vertikal is cult of lunas take on a dystopian universe, and while the movie was made over 80 years. Bodies smashing pumpkins cover on hammer goes 90s metal hammer, july 2017 similar artists. Cult of luna is a swedish postmetal band from umea founded in 1998. Cult of luna is a swedish postmetal band from umea.
Taking five years off to prepare for cult of luna s vertikal, featuring 9 tracks released in 20 as the bands sixth full length album. Objections with waiting aside, in the here and now, cult of luna have returned to our sphere with what is easily the first wonder of 20 vertikal. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. They formed from the remnants of the hardcore punk band called eclipse in 1998. Cult of lunas previous album, eternal kingdom, was released way back in the summer of 2008. Guitarist johannes persson said of the clip, which was filmed in helsinki, finland last week. Jan 28, 20 vertikal is the result of the bands endeavours. After 5 years of absence from the live scene, cult of luna returned strong in 20, with a new album and an ep, vertikal and vertikal ii, inspired by fritz langs science fiction classic metropolis. Indie recordings has set a september 21 release date september 24 in germany, austria and norway for vertikal ii from swedens cult of luna. Their discography is just a treasure trove of sublimely crafted atmospheric sludge and posthardcore progressiveness.
Vertikal by cult of luna, released 29 january 20 1. Cult of luna is an experimentalpost metal band from sweden, formed in 1998 by johannes persson guitar and klas rydberg vocals. Vertikal is an interesting and accomplished hybrid, but it isnt perfect. Written and produced by cult of luna, spring 2011 autumn 2012. Based off of the 1927 movie metropolis, vertikal is cult of lunas take on a dystopian universe, and while the movie was made over 80 years ago, its message is still just as relevant today. However, it wasnt really until 2004s salvation where the band finally solidified their position as one of. Traditional cult of luna in its entirety, slow and very musical with great shouted yet clear vocals. Vertikal ii, an album by cult of luna on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. For as many similarities there are to be found when comparing this particular record to anything the band has produced in the last fifteen years, there. Vertikal dabbles in every facet shown in previous records and while not completely new or innovative by any means but here under the flag of vertikal, cult of luna have indeed shaken things up. Previously, cult of lunas sideshow forays detracted from their bulkhead of heaviness. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Maybe the act of making the album was a trip through space for cult of luna and christmas, but for the listener its a just above average.
They released their selftitled debut album in 2001, and in august of 2019, they released their 8th full length album a dawn to fear. Swedish art rockers cult of luna will release their first studio album in five years, vertikal, in early 20. They are known for postmetal music similar to the contemporary bands neurosis and isis. One of the best heavy sludge metal bands of recent years. I am going to go out on a swedish limb and claim that cult of luna havent released a bad album to date. Dec 25, 2012 blog about recent and upcoming progrelated rock and metal albums with a schedule of their release. Cult of lunas sound has progressed from material that was strongly influenced by doom metal, to a much less aggressive and more interesting orchestrated variant. Previously, cult of luna s sideshow forays detracted from their bulkhead of heaviness. The album was released in europe on january 25, 20 through indie recordings, and in the us on january 29, 20 on cd through density records and on vinyl through back on black. The cd is said to be thematically influenced by the film metropolis, a hypnotic backdrop of machinery and repetition. Everything is pushed to the front in the mix, and everything is crystal clear. Somewhere along the highway 10th anniversary euro tour. Cult of luna have released a video for an acoustic rendition of their track passing through over at offtherecord. Using the 1926 film metropolis as their inspiration, vertikal is the pinnacle of cult of lunas work thus far.
It took them a lineup eight musicians strong, three guitars and five years to get to this point. Vertikal, an album by cult of luna on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Its heavily layered and detailed, with each of the. If you are familiar with cult of luna at all, then you know the score. Punctuated by electronic interludes, the album shows off cult of lunas patience for a good, slow build as they carefully assemble layers and connect passages, stopping only when the monstrous songs theyve built. Albums include somewhere along the highway, salvation, and vertikal. Vertikal sees cult of luna return to their thematic roots of overarching authority and corruption in high places.
To promote the album, cult of luna released the song i. Taking five years off to prepare for cult of lunas vertikal, featuring 9 tracks released in 20 as the bands sixth full length album. I didnt get the feeling back for over 30 minutes after. But not so here, as vertikal, like metropolis, is epic, engrossing, and just might be cult of lunas finest effort to date. The beyond by cult of luna, released 10 february 2003 1. Dec 10, 2012 five years is too long to wait for that wonder to dawn again. The band was signed to earache records in the early 2000s and released five albums, including the commercially successful albums salvation 2004 and somewhere along the highway 2006. The fourtrack effort contains over 36 minutes of music. With vertikal, cult of luna rightfully pays homage to fritz langs metropolis 1927, a sciencefiction silent film that was considered to be ahead of its time and was for many years. The tracklist on the back cover is slightly wrong, mute departure is placed at the 7 position and disharmonia is placed at the 6 position, but on the cd mute departure is track 6 and disharmonia is track 7. Its more raw, more viscereral, and more destructive than past efforts. Listen to your favorite songs from vertikal by cult of luna now. Vertikal, despite being on a new label not earache is just as strong and methodical as past efforts.
On vertikal, the sixth album from cult of luna, the swedish band returns after a fiveyear gap with an album of rigidly structured and massively heavy postmetal. The album is thematically influenced by the film metropolis. The final result is a challenging piece of work, which proves that there is no. Vertikal is the sixth studio album by the swedish metal band cult of luna and is also the bands first studio album since eternal kingdom 2008. But despite a nearfiveyear gap between lps, the swedish post. Distilled throughout vertikal ii are themes of machinery, repetition and clear, linear structures honed to the visual imagery of fritz langs classic expressionist sciencefiction film. Cult of luna by cult of luna, released 14 september 2001 1. Vertikal is the album cult of luna have always tried to write. The final result is a challenging piece of work, which proves that there is no limit to what this band can achieve in musical terms. After an extended period of inactivity, cult of luna. Five years is too long to wait for that wonder to dawn again. Vertikal is an interesting animal for two seemingly disparate reasons on the surface, but upon rectifying the idea that the album is based in large part upon the amazing silent film metropolis by fritz lang with some of the new sounds that cult of luna incorporate, you might get the idea that these new aural colors are a direct result of that. The eternal music is the musiconly part of audio book dvd eviga riket, which was originally released independently by the band in 2010.
This one is much more mechanical sounding, taking cues from both industrialsludge imagery and music, but it. On vertikal, the sixth album from cult of luna, the swedish band returns after a fiveyear gap with an album of rigidly structured and massively heavy postmetal punctuated by electronic interludes, the album shows off cult of luna s patience for a good, slow build as they carefully assemble layers and connect passages, stopping only when the monstrous songs theyve built are fully. Cult of luna ist eine band aus dem schwedischen umea. Jan 28, 20 9 videos play all cult of luna vertikal album stream densityrecords eternal tears of sorrow saivon lapsi full album duration. Much like all of cult of lunas records, vertikal is a challenging listen. Jan 28, 20 furthermore, when it comes to concept albums in general, there is always this possibility that the music gets sacrificed for the concepts sake or the concept itself gets lost in translation and is poorly realized. This one is much more mechanical sounding, taking cues from both industrialsludge imagery and music, but it without a doubt the band we all know and love. Cult of luna perform passing through acoustically in new. A movie that artistically inspired many others like dark city, blade runner and to some extent even the award winning videogame bioshock. Vertikal by cult of luna album, atmospheric sludge metal. Blog about recent and upcoming progrelated rock and metal albums with a schedule of their release.
But despite a nearfiveyear gap between lps, the swedish postmetal outfit has lost none of its power. It began as a traditional sludge band and has slowly integrated greater degrees of postrock into their sound. We shot it in one take and my fingers were so cold that i couldnt feel them after only halfway through the song. Dec, 2012 with vertikal, cult of luna rightfully pays homage to fritz langs metropolis 1927, a sciencefiction silent film that was considered to be ahead of its time and was for many years. Vertikal ii is the continuation of our journey into the harshness of the monotone city landscape, commented cult of luna s johannes persson. Vertikal ii by cult of luna, released 20 september 20 1. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
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