Eternal Kingdom

Infobox Album
Name = Eternal Kingdom
Type = studio
Artist = Cult of Luna


Released = flagicon|Europe June 16, 2008
flagicon|USA July 8, 2008
Recorded = Tonteknik Studios in Umeå, February—April 2008"Eternal Kingdom" liner notes.]
Genre = Post-metal
Length = 60:54
Label = Earache
(MOSH359CDL)
Producer = Cult of Luna
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hjfqxzqjldte link]
*"Decibel" Rating-10|8 [http://earache.com/archive/cultofluna/Decibel_Aug08_EK_Review.jpglink]
*"The List" Rating|4|5 [http://www.list.co.uk/article/9629-cult-of-luna-eternal-kingdom/ link]
*Mouthforwar Rating|5|5 [http://mouthforwar.net/index.php/2008/06/cult-of-luna-eternal-kingdom/ link]
*"Rockmidgets.com" Rating|4|5 [http://rockmidgets.com/releases.php?p=2&page=3&id=2758 link]
*"Rock Sound" Rating-10|9 [http://www.rock-sound.net/articles/1463/Cult-Of-Luna---Eternal-Kingdom.html link]
*"Terrorizer" Rating-10|7.5
Last album = "Somewhere Along the Highway"
(2006)
This album = "Eternal Kingdom"
(2008)
Next album =

"Eternal Kingdom" is the fifth full-length album from the Swedish post-metal band Cult of Luna. It was released in 2008 on Earache Records like the band's previous three albums. The album was recorded at Tonteknik Studios in Umeå where the band originates from [cite web| url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=94859 | publisher = blabbermouth.net |title = Cult of Luna announce tour dates | accessdate = 2008-04-14] from February to April 2008.

On June 26 it debuted at #47 on the Swedish album chart. [cite web|url=http://www.hitparad.se/showitem.asp?interpret=Cult+Of+Luna&titel=Eternal+Kingdom&cat=a|title=Cult of Luna - "Eternal Kindom"|publisher=hitparad.se|language=Swedish|accessdate=2008-07-21]

ound

The album is said to be heavier than the band's previous efforts and has a much darker tone. [cite web| url = http://earachenews.blogspot.com/2008/04/cult-of-luna-announce-new-album-title.html | publisher = earache records|title = Cult of Luna announce new album title | accessdate = 2008-04-12]

The bands guitarist, Erik Olofsson, has said the following about the new album: "It is with great ambitionand struggle we have created a very heavy album. The sound is strong and progressive. Our compositions do not hold back on anything this time!" [cite web| url = http://earachenews.blogspot.com/2008/04/cult-of-luna-announce-new-album-title.html | publisher = earache records|title = Erik on new album | accessdate = 2008-04-12]

Theme

Cult of Luna rehearsed in an area that was once the site of a long demolished mental institution. Upon moving their practice space to a different spot on the same site, the band uncovered long forgotten relics of the hospital, including old apparatus and medical journals. Amongst the discovery was the diary of Holger Nilsson, a former inmate of the prison placed there after drowning his wife. The diary was titled 'Tales from the Eternal Kingdom'.

Digesting the diary, the band realised that they had stumbled upon the ramblings of a madman. In the diary, Nilsson blamed the death of his wife on the Näcken, a Swedish folk entity believed to be Satan. The diary created a completely imagined world in which owl men and tree men all contributed to a fantasy story that explained why Nilsson was innocent of the crime.

Track listing

All tracks written by Cult of Luna. Lyrics taken from the journal of Holger Nilsson.
# "Owlwood" – 7:39
# "Eternal Kingdom" – 6:41
# "Ghost Trail" – 11:50
# "The Lure (Interlude)" – 2:33
# "Mire Deep" – 5:10
# "The Great Migration" – 6:32
# "Österbotten" – 2:19
# "Curse" – 6:30
# "Ugín" – 2:44
# "Following Betulas" – 8:56

Personnel

Band members

* Thomas Hedlund – drums and percussion
* Andreas Johansson – bass
* Fredrik Kihlberg – guitar and vocals
* Magnus Lindberg – drums and recording
* Erik Olofsson – guitar and graphic design
* Johannes Persson – guitar, vocals and lyrics
* Klas Rydberg – vocals
* Anders Teglund – keyboards, electronics and mixing on "Österbotten"

Additional personnel

* Samuel Lindberg – recording of horns
* Pär Olofsson – additional illustration
* Erik Palmsberg – horns on "The Lure (Interlude)" and "Following Betulas"
* David Sandström – vocals on "Following Betulas"

References

External links

* [http://www.cultofluna.com/ Official website]