CULT OF LUNA

A Dawn To Fear METAL BLADE

To be nine albums down the line and to also be one of your genre’s defining bands is a tough spot to find yourselves in for many an act. And yet Sweden’s Cult Of Luna have navigated their career in such a way that, even after two decades, they can still inspire a headshake of disbelief from those who attempt to tackle the swirling labyrinth of their creative subconscious.

A Dawn To Fear contained all of the suffocating crush that’s made them an essential listen in the post-metal world, but with an added touch of slow, delicate, indie rock that wouldn’t feel out of place on a Radiohead album. The 15-minutelong Lights On The Hill perfectly balanced a seesaw of heart-stopping, ethereal beauty that transitioned into sinewsnapping, hellish noise. Essential as ever.