Swedish heavy metal group Cult of Luna have announced their latest album, The Long Road North, set for release on February 11th, 2022 via Metal Blade Records.
The album marks the follow-up to this year’s The Raging River EP, and proves that for over two decades. It proves as the band put it that they have forged a sound that has grown incomparable to others ambitious, epic, visceral, and drenched in emotion.
Vocalist and guitarist Johannes Persson stated in a press release “The long road north is a long road home. A direction dictated by a call that penetrates rock and echoes through the forest. It flows over every lake, accelerated by the wind. When it reaches you, you know it’s time. Time to move forward. You don’t know where it will lead but you put the trust in it. With eyes raised towards the midnight sun it pulls you closer. The road is long and the end is uncertain.”
After 2019’s A Dawn To Fear, Cult of Luna reached a career highpoint and have continued that journey with their 2021 EP The Raging River EP which now concludes with The Long Road North. Their new release stands as one of their most dynamic and beautiful works to date. Pre-order from their website will begin on December 1st, 2021 and you can view the album artwork below.
The band will also embark on a European tour to showcase their new release with tickets available here
The Long Road North European Tour:
Support: Alcest & Svalbard
02/24/22 DK – Copenhagen – Vega Copenhagen, Denmark
02/25 Berlin – Huxley’s, Germany
02/26 Krakow – Klub Studio – Krakow, Poland
02/27 Warsaw – Progresja, Poland
28/02 Prague – Roxy, Czech Republic
03/01 Arena – Vienna Austria
03/02 Kino Siska – Ljubljana, Slovenia
03/04 Les Docks – Lausanne, Switzerland
03/05 Wizemann, Stuttgart, Germany
03/06 Muffathalle – München, Denmark
03/07 Schlachthof – Wiesbaden, Germany
03/08 Skaters Palace – Münster, Germany
03/09/ Tivoli Vredenburg Ronda – Utrecht, Netherlands
03/10 Depart – Kortrijk, Belgium
03/11 L’Olympia – Paris, France
03/12 The Forum / Beyond The Redshift Festival – London, UK
Support: Caspian & Holy Fawn
10/02 Rockhal – Esch, Luxembourg
10/03 Live Music Hall – Cologne, Germany
10/04 – CH Geneva, Alhambra – Geneva, Switzerland
10/05 – FR Toulouse, Le Metronum
10/06 – FR Biarritz, Atabal
10/07/10 – ES Barcelona, AMFest
10/08 – ES Madrid, But
10/09 – ES Porto, Amplifest
10/11 – FR Nantes, Stereolux
10/12 – FR Lille, Aeronef
10/13 – FR Strasbourg, La Laiterie
10/14 – NL Zwolle, Hedon
10/15 – DE Leipzig, Felsenkeller
10/16 – PL Wroclaw, A2
10/17 – HU Budapest, Durer Kert
10/19 – GR Athens, Fuzz Club
