--- title: "Cult of Luna" type: "MusicGroup" url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/cult-of-luna" genre: "Sludge Metal" country: "Sweden" formed: 1998 --- # Cult of Luna **Cult of Luna** is a sludge metal band, from Sweden, active 1998 to present. 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. Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_of_Luna ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Name | Cult of Luna | | Genre | Sludge Metal | | Parent genre | Doom Metal | | Origin | Umeå, Sweden | | Formed | 1998 | | Releases in catalog | 14 | ## Genres [Sludge Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/sludge-metal) · [Post Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/post-metal) · [Atmospheric Sludge Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/atmospheric-sludge) ## Line-up | Musician | Instruments | Years | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Johannes Persson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/johannes-persson) | Lead vocals, Guitar | 1998 to present | Current | | [Andreas Johansson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/andreas-johansson) | Bass guitar | 2002 to present | Current | | [Fredrik Kihlberg](https://themetalnet.com/musician/fredrik-kihlberg) | Background vocals, Guitar | 2004 to present | Current | | [Kristian Karlsson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kristian-karlsson) | Background vocals, Sampler, Keyboard | 2013 to present | Current | | [Magnus Lindberg](https://themetalnet.com/musician/magnus-lindberg) | Percussion, Guitar | 1998 to present | Current | | [Thomas Hedlund](https://themetalnet.com/musician/thomas-hedlund-b5d344b3) | Drums (drum set) | 2003 to present | Current | | [Anders Teglund](https://themetalnet.com/musician/anders-teglund) | Sampler, Keyboard, Trumpet | 2003 to 2013 | Former | | [Axel Stattin](https://themetalnet.com/musician/axel-stattin) | Bass guitar | 2000 to 2002 | Former | | [Erik Olòfsson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/erik-olofsson) | Guitar | 1998 to 2014 | Former | | [Fredrik Renström](https://themetalnet.com/musician/fredrik-renstrom) | Bass guitar | 1999 to 1999 | Former | | [Klas Rydberg](https://themetalnet.com/musician/klas-rydberg) | Lead vocals | 1998 to 2012 | Former | | [Marco Hildén](https://themetalnet.com/musician/marco-hilden) | Drums (drum set) | 1999 to 2002 | Former | ## Discography | Year | Release | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 2001 | [Cult of Luna](https://themetalnet.com/album/d4182616-a773-383f-a74a-ebf2f4b81a62) | Album | | 2002 | [The Beyond](https://themetalnet.com/album/236316f7-c919-3986-918b-25e135ba8000) | Album | | 2004 | [Salvation](https://themetalnet.com/album/f76d8b42-d8b0-389f-9bb4-2a5d7473c231) | Album | | 2006 | [Bodies / Recluse](https://themetalnet.com/album/5484925b-884c-31d8-9c3e-2ef3824e6a5f) | EP | | 2006 | [Somewhere Along the Highway](https://themetalnet.com/album/aebc4e2f-f900-3ccd-886f-626c2b02eca8) | Album | | 2008 | [Eternal Kingdom](https://themetalnet.com/album/8859f36d-cb3b-3cbe-b6f1-1ecee2adf17f) | Album | | 2013 | [Vertikal](https://themetalnet.com/album/84aca336-d9ed-493d-a575-72ecb7686f88) | Album | | 2013 | [Vertikal II](https://themetalnet.com/album/7d0535fb-d421-40d4-bb05-bd9f3d4d2f5f) | EP | | 2015 | [Råångest](https://themetalnet.com/album/9f6beeb2-c567-4b00-bd8a-f760abd57e76) | EP | | 2016 | [Mariner](https://themetalnet.com/album/d734cef9-71e1-4f54-9032-8b15d7d48e75) | Album | | 2019 | [A Dawn to Fear](https://themetalnet.com/album/f0ac04e0-8099-4f7a-82f6-b3685f48de84) | Album | | 2021 | [The Raging River](https://themetalnet.com/album/9f9c0c73-dcf6-4799-b738-c14ef8628b74) | EP | | 2022 | [The Long Road North](https://themetalnet.com/album/4642bdd7-d026-441d-b575-5aef606fee5d) | Album | | 2026 | [In the Shadow of Your Shadow](https://themetalnet.com/album/32ab8682-b406-4c00-8e44-ea3b5ff6aa36) | Album | ## Related bands - [Isis](https://themetalnet.com/band/isis) (listened together) - [Neurosis](https://themetalnet.com/band/neurosis-a9416fb3) (listened together) - [Russian Circles](https://themetalnet.com/band/russian-circles) (listened together) - [Pelican](https://themetalnet.com/band/pelican) (listened together) - [Opeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/opeth) (listened together) - [Baroness](https://themetalnet.com/band/baroness) (listened together) - [Mastodon](https://themetalnet.com/band/mastodon) (listened together) - [Rosetta](https://themetalnet.com/band/rosetta) (listened together) - [The Ocean](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-ocean) (listened together) - [Katatonia](https://themetalnet.com/band/katatonia) (listened together) - [Red Sparowes](https://themetalnet.com/band/red-sparowes) (listened together) - [Kylesa](https://themetalnet.com/band/kylesa) (listened together) ## Official and external links - metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Cult_of_Luna/6139 - facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cultoflunamusic - spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7E7fJJpdVgr1F3pfAfRtHe - bandcamp: https://cultofluna.bandcamp.com/ - deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/7273 - x: https://twitter.com/Cultofluna_off - instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cultofluna/ - apple music: https://music.apple.com/se/artist/42407392 - website: https://www.cultofluna.com/ - youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX207tddrE_24J-SPA58-nA --- Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/cult-of-luna](https://themetalnet.com/band/cult-of-luna). 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