CULT OF LUNA have released “A Way Back,” the second single from the Swedish metal band’s upcoming album “In the Shadow of Your Shadow”, due out November 6th via RED CRK Recordings. It follows the album’s title track, which was released in June.
Co-vocalist and guitarist Fredrik Kihlberg said of the track,
I often find myself trying to describe a recurring feeling, the sensation of being lost, trapped, or both, and the struggle to find a way out. A way back to yourself, to a safe space, or simply finding a way to make it through when anxiety overwhelms you: at its core, that’s what this song is about.
“A Way Back” is a heavy ballad, reminiscent somewhat of Metallica’s “Nothing Else Matters” or Pain of Salvation’s quieter material. They show an excellent use of texture, with the simple melody and progression buffeted by well-layered acoustic and electric guitars, piano, synth, sound effects, and percussion. The song feels oceanic and vast with an earworm folk melody underpinning the slow brooding atmosphere.
Formed in 1998, the band have long ranked among the defining names in post-metal, and they built their reputation on heavy, restless records that pull from hardcore, sludge, folk, and art-rock. Now they return with a 71-minute album that stands as their darkest to date, and it arrives 25 years after their debut.
“In The Shadow Of Your Shadow” track listing:
01. In The Shadow Of Your Shadow
02. Sadness Will Reign (feat. Joe Duplantier)
03. Landby
04. Breach
05. The Rift
06. A Way Back
07. One More Day (feat. David Eugene Edwards)
08. From Grey To Black
09. Burial
