"Written through the eyes of the traitor within": Cult of Luna announce new album In The Shadow of Your Shadow

Cult of Luna have announced a new album In The Shadow of Your Shadow and released its title track.

The Swedish post-metal luminaries’ tenth album - the follow-up to 2022's The Long Road North - will arrive on November 6 via RED CRK.

"In the Shadow of Your Shadow is written through the eyes of the traitor within. A battle once fought and believed to be won,” explains Cult of Luna vocalist/guitarist Johannes Persson. “A conviction that this venomous part of yourself had been buried so deep it could never return. But it was always there, hidden in the cracks of the persona. Silent. Patient. Waiting for the right moment to emerge once again."

Check out the title track below:

Expanding on the themes of the album, Johannes continues: "We all have our history, we all have our baggage. Everything that you’ve gone through leads you to where you are right now. It’s a boring cliché, but it’s true. There were certain things that I thought I’d left behind, and certain events during the last couple of years have brought them back. When you put the lid on things for decades, it’s interesting to see how they come back. This parasite is back again."

The record features guest appearances from Gojira’s Joe Duplantier and David Eugene Edwards of 16 Horsepower and Wovenhand.

"What I like about Joe is that he has a very particular voice," says Johannes. "I think it’s one of the reasons why Gojira stand out as the metal giants that they are. It has its own unique character and would stand out even if you put him next to a hundred or a thousand other vocalists."

On David, he adds: "David has been a huge influence for years. I’ve been a huge fan of 16 Horsepower, his solo projects and Wovenhand for decades. His voice fits perfectly on the song and it carries the subject matter with conviction."

In The Shadow Of Your Shadow tracklisting:

1. In the Shadow of Your Shadow
2. Sadness Will Reign (feat. Joe Duplantier)
3. Landby
4. Breach
5. The Rift
6. A Way Back
7. One More Day (feat. David Eugene Edwards)
8. From Grey to Black
9. Burial

Catch Cult of Luna headlining ArcTanGent in Bristol with Julie Christmas on August 22 and Damnation in Manchester on November 7.

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