Cult of Luna (album)

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Cult of Luna
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Released2001-09-14 [1]
RecordedKN Studios; Second Home Studios, October–December 2000
Genre Post-metal, sludge metal
Length60:25
Label Rage of Achilles
Earache Records
(MOSH 271CD)
Producer Cult of Luna
Cult of Luna chronology
Split with Switchblade
(2000)
Cult of Luna
(2001)
Cult of Luna (EP)
(2002)
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Cult of Luna is the debut studio album by Swedish post-metal band Cult of Luna, released in 2001. It was originally released by Rage of Achilles, and later by Earache Records after the band signed a record contract.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks written by Cult of Luna.

No.TitleLength
1."The Revelation Embodied"7:45
2."Hollow"9:59
3."Dark Side of the Sun"3:13
4."Sleep"14:01
5."To Be Remembered"5:56
6."Beyond Fate"8:44
7."101"1:42
8."The Sacrifice"9:05

Personnel

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References

  1. "Cult of Luna". Flowerbooking. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
  2. "Drowned In Sound". Archived from the original on 2020-12-05. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  3. 1 2 Cult of Luna (Media notes). Cult of Luna. Earache Records. 2001. MOSH 271CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)