The Beyond (album)

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The Beyond
Cult of Luna - The Beyond.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 10, 2003
Recorded2002, Tonteknik Recording, Umea, Sweden
Genre
Length74:47
Label Earache Records
(MOSH 263CD)
Producer Cult of Luna; Magnus Lindberg
Cult of Luna chronology
Cult of Luna (EP)
(2002)
The Beyond
(2003)
Salvation
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Drowned in Sound 9/10 [3]
Exclaim! lukewarm [4]
Metal Injection8.5/10 [5]
Ox-Fanzine 9/10 [6]
Rock Hard 8.5/10 [7]
SputnikmusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]

The Beyond is the second studio album by Swedish post-metal band Cult of Luna, released in 2003. The subject matter is dissent with authorities, similar in some ways to contemporaries Isis' Panopticon . This album sees the rawness of the self-titled debut channeled into a cleaner sounding and more crisply produced sound. The tempo is slowed and the feeling is of a more expansive, reflective album, which almost bridges the gap between Cult of Luna and Salvation , leaning more towards the former (elements of which can be heard in "Arrival", "Leash" and "Deliverance", whilst "Circle" has the most similarity to the latter).[ original research? ]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks written by Cult of Luna.

No.TitleLength
1."Inside Fort Meade"0:44
2."Receiver"8:08
3."Genesis"11:36
4."The Watchtower"6:20
5."Circle"8:10
6."Arrival"9:32
7."Leash"7:48
8."Clones"2:20
9."Deliverance"8:47
10."Further"11:22

Personnel

Band members

Additional personnel

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