The Beyond

by Cult of Luna

The Beyond cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 10 February 2003
  • Label: Earache
  • Country: Sweden
  • Length: 1:14:56
  • Community rating: 3.9/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Klas Rydberg, Johannes Persson, Andreas Johansson, Johanna Hedlund, Magnus Lindberg, Pelle Henricsson, Marco Hild茅n, Erik Olofsson

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Solidifying their signature post-metal architecture, the Swedish septet juxtaposed punishing, abrasive riffs against sweeping cinematic soundscapes. The lengthy compositions rely on agonizingly slow builds that eventually detonate into walls of apocalyptic distortion.

Genres

Descriptors: atmospheric, sludgy, monolithic, massive, punishing

Tracklist

  1. Inside Fort Meade (0:44)
  2. Receiver (8:09)
  3. Genesis (11:37)
  4. The Watchtower (6:19)
  5. Circle (8:11)
  6. Arrival (9:33)
  7. Leash (7:48)
  8. Clones (2:20)
  9. Deliverance (8:48)
  10. Further (11:23)

Credits

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