Salvation
by Cult of Luna
- Type: Album
- Released: 2004
- Label: Earache
- Country: Sweden
- Length: 1:13:43
- Community rating: 4.08/5 from 14 ratings
Artists on this release: Fredrik Renstr枚m, Thomas Hedlund, Fredrik Kihlberg, Erik Olofsson, Anders Teglund, Kristian Karlsson, Magnus Lindberg, Johannes Persson, Marco Hild茅n, Axel Stattin, Andreas Johansson, Klas Rydberg
Album Notes & Community Reviews
'Salvation' marked a significant shift for Cult of Luna, as they moved from raw sludge metal into a more expansive, atmospheric post-metal sound. The album utilizes space and repetition to build massive emotional weight, punctuated by crushing riffs and desperate vocals. It is widely considered a cornerstone of the genre.
Genres
Descriptors: sludge, sludgy, atmospheric, monolithic, crescendo
Tracklist
- Echoes (12:30)
- Vague Illusions (10:14)
- Leave Me Here (07:15)
- Waiting For You (10:47)
- Adrift (07:19)
- White Cell (05:40)
- Crossing Over (08:32)
- Into The Beyond (11:26)
Credits
- Johannes Persson - musician [cult of luna]
- Magnus Lindberg - musician [cult of luna], recorded by, mixed by
- Andreas Johansson - musician [cult of luna]
- Thomas Hedlund - musician [cult of luna]
- Fredrik Kihlberg - Member
- Kristian Karlsson - Member
- Klas Rydberg - musician [cult of luna]
- Erik Olofsson - artwork [for cultofluna.com], design [graphic design - for cultofluna.com], musician [cult of luna]
- Anders Teglund - musician [cult of luna]
- Marco Hild茅n - Member
- Axel Stattin - Member
- Fredrik Renstr枚m - Member
- Cult of Luna - written-by, producer
- Johannes Persson - Member
- Magnus Lindberg - Member
- Andreas Johansson - Member
- Thomas Hedlund - Member
- Fredrik Kihlberg - Member
- Kristian Karlsson - Member
- Klas Rydberg - Member
- Erik Olofsson - Member
- Anders Teglund - Member
- Marco Hild茅n - Member
- Axel Stattin - Member
- Fredrik Renstr枚m - Member
- Per Gustafsson - artwork [for modernstyle.nu], design [graphic design - for modernstyle.nu]
- Pelle Henricsson - mastered by
- Insomniac Convention - musician [contributor]
- Rasmus Kellerman - musician [contributor]
- Steven Goldin - musician [contributor]
- Anna Ledin - photography by [for annaledin.se]