Cult Of Luna ‎"The Beyond" CD

Cult Of Luna are back with their sophomore effort, THE BEYOND. Following on from their self-titled debut album and a split 7" with Switchblade, THE BEYOND manages to easily surpass Cult Of Luna's previous releases. Everything on THE BEYOND has a more overwhelming sound, while having a broader variation of musical styles.
After listening to the album once, I was somewhat surprised that I had just listened to over an hour of music. It seemed about 30 mins at the most but the album is actually over 74 minutes long. The mass of sound pounded out by this album just sucks the listener in. The closest match to Cult Of Luna's sound would be Meshuggah, but Cult Of Luna have a lot more variation in their sound.
Upon further listening, I was able to take in the vast amount of sounds on this album. Every time I listened I could hear different sounds, ones I hadn't heard in previous listens. There are vast layers of different sounds on each song, and that's what makes this album as good as it is. However, it's just short of perfect as some of the songs seem to lose their structure half way through. Despite this, THE BEYOND is still well worth parting with your hard-earned cash for.

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