Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Owlwood
2. Eternal Kingdom
3. Ghost Trail
4. Lure, The
5. Mire Deep
6. Great Migration, The
7. Oesterbotten
8. Curse
9. Ugin
10. Following Betulas

Disc 2:

1. Following Betulas
2. Owlwood
3. Ghost Trail
4. Leave Me Here
5. Oesterbotten
6. Finland
7. Adrift
8. Eternal Kingdom
9. Echoes
10. Dark City Dead Man
11. Interview
12. Watchtower, The
13. Leave Me Here
14. Back To Chapel Town

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11689 in Music
• Released on: 2009-05-18
• Number of discs: 2
• Dimensions: .29 pounds

Customer Reviews

Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace
Crassly dismissed by some as mere Isis copyists, Swedish eight-piece Cult of Luna have been plying their apocalyptic, post-metal wares for some time now; having released their self-titled debut in 2001, they are now on album number five - one more than their Californian-based counterparts - and Eternal Kingdom marks a further evolvement of the band's sound. Granted, it may lack the sheer sonic vastness of that first album and its flawless follow-up, 2003's The Beyond, and it doesn't quite match the crushing emotional intensity of Salvation. Nevertheless, it retains many of the features of all three records (notably, the distinctive if slightly one-dimensional vocals and the slow, build-to-climax song structures) as well as building on the experimentalism and integration of melody exhibited on 2006's Somewhere Along the Highway. Third track, 'Ghost Trail' is a perfect distillation of the band's current mindset: a wholly cathartic ten-minute mini-epic that contains impossibly uplifting passages of textured melody, followed by a sombre reprieve, before climaxing with a jaw-dropping display of thunderous rage. Further into Eternal Kingdom, however, you may be surprised to hear digital 'bleeps' and other flourishes of electronic experimentation; fear not, though, for Cult of Luna have not gone all techno or arty on us, as everything this band does has a moving, human quality to it. Rarely does music affect the listener on both an emotional and physical level, to such an extent, but these sumptuous Swedes seem to manage it every time.

Matt Pucci

the biz
I can't believe no one has reviewed this yet? This is definitely worth getting if your a fan of the finer things in life, if you prefer catchy commercial stay clear as this beast of an album is really going to grow on you. Like ISIS they're making some of the most forward thinking music available these days-restore your faith in music, it's an awesome piece of work!