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The Beyond (album)

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The Beyond
Studio album by
Cult of Luna
ReleasedFebruary 10, 2003
Recorded2002, Tonteknik Recording, Umea, Sweden
Genre
Length74:47
LabelEarache Records
(MOSH 263CD)
ProducerCult of Luna; Magnus Lindberg
Cult of Luna chronology
Cult of Luna (EP)
(2002) 		The Beyond
(2003) 		Salvation
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal9/10[3]
Drowned in Sound9/10[4]
Exclaim!lukewarm[5]
Metal Injection8.5/10[6]
Ox-Fanzine9/10[7]
Rock Hard8.5/10[8]
Sputnikmusic[9]

The Beyond is the second studio album by Swedish post-metal band Cult of Luna, released in 2003. The subject matter is dissent with authorities, similar in some ways to contemporaries Isis' Panopticon. This album sees the rawness of the self-titled debut channeled into a cleaner sounding and more crisply produced sound. The tempo is slowed and the feeling is of a more expansive, reflective album, which almost bridges the gap between Cult of Luna and Salvation, leaning more towards the former (elements of which can be heard in "Arrival", "Leash" and "Deliverance", whilst "Circle" has the most similarity to the latter).[original research?]

Track listing

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All tracks written by Cult of Luna.

No.TitleLength
1."Inside Fort Meade"0:44
2."Receiver"8:08
3."Genesis"11:36
4."The Watchtower"6:20
5."Circle"8:10
6."Arrival"9:32
7."Leash"7:48
8."Clones"2:20
9."Deliverance"8:47
10."Further"11:22

Personnel

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Band members

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  • Marco Hildèn – drums and percussion
  • Andreas Johansson – bass
  • Magnus Lindberg – percussion, guitar, recording, mixing and production
  • Erik Olofsson – guitar
  • Johannes Persson – guitar and vocals
  • Klas Rydberg – vocals

Additional personnel

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  • Per Gustafsson – artwork and graphic design
  • Johanna Hedlund – cello
  • Thomas Hedlund – additional percussion
  • Pelle Henricsson – production, mastering and mixing
  • Ola Klüft – additional vocals
  • Anders Pettersson – pedal steel guitar
  • Jonas Rosen – additional vocals

References

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  1. ^ Jahdi, Robin (24 June 2015). "The 40 best post-metal records ever made". Fact. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  2. ^ Raggett, Ned. "The Beyond – Cult of Luna". allmusic. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  3. ^ Popoff, Martin; Perri, David (2011). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 4: The '00s. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 99. ISBN 9781-926592-20-6.
  4. ^ Owen, Chris (26 February 2003). "Cult of Luna - The Beyond". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  5. ^ Gramlich, Chris (1 May 2003). "Cult of Luna – Beyond". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  6. ^ "CD Review: Cult of Luna : The Beyond". Metal Injection. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  7. ^ Deutschland, Ox Fanzine, Solingen. "Review". www.ox-fanzine.de.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Rock Hard review". issue 189.
  9. ^ "Album Review - Cult of Luna - The Beyond". Sputnikmusic. 14 January 2005.
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