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Cult of Luna

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Cult of Luna

Cult of Luna is a sludge metal band from Sweden, active 1998 to present. 14 releases and 12 musicians in the catalog.
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Facts

Genre
Sludge Metal
Parent genre
Doom Metal
Origin
Umeå, Sweden
Formed
1998
Releases
14

Biography

Cult of Luna is a Swedish post-metal band from Umeå founded in 1998. Their style of music is similar to contemporary bands Neurosis and Isis. Cult of Luna 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). After an extended period of inactivity, Cult of Luna returned with its Indie Recordings debut Vertikal (2013) and companion EP Vertikal II (2013), both drawing inspiration from Fritz Lang's 1927 film, Metropolis. In 2016 the band released their space-themed collaborative album, Mariner, featuring American vocalist Julie Christmas.

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Genres

Current line-up

MusicianInstrumentsYears
Johannes PerssonLead vocals, Guitar1998 to present
Andreas JohanssonBass guitar2002 to present
Fredrik KihlbergBackground vocals, Guitar2004 to present
Kristian KarlssonBackground vocals, Sampler, Keyboard2013 to present
Magnus LindbergPercussion, Guitar1998 to present
Thomas HedlundDrums (drum set)2003 to present

Former members

MusicianInstrumentsYears
Anders TeglundSampler, Keyboard, Trumpet2003 to 2013
Axel StattinBass guitar2000 to 2002
Erik OlòfssonGuitar1998 to 2014
Fredrik RenströmBass guitar1999 to 1999
Klas RydbergLead vocals1998 to 2012
Marco HildénDrums (drum set)1999 to 2002

Albums

Other releases

EPs, demos, live records and compilations.

Related bands

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