Salvation (Cult of Luna album)

Salvation is the third full-length album by Swedish post-metal band Cult of Luna, released on Earache Records in 2004;[4] on October 4 in Europe, and October 10 in the United States.[5]

Salvation
Studio album by Cult of Luna
Released	October 4, 2004 October 19, 2004
Recorded	April − July 2004
Genre	Post-metal, sludge metal
Length	73:45
Label	Earache Records (MOSH 283CDL)
Producer	Cult of Luna
Cult of Luna chronology
The Beyond (2003) Salvation (2004) Somewhere Along the Highway (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Sputnikmusic	[2]
Terrorizer	[3]

Salvation was critically acclaimed upon its release, with Metal Hammer awarding it 10/10, the first album to receive the accolade since Metallica's Black Album.

A music video was recorded for "Leave Me Here", directed by Anders Forsman and Linus Johansson.[6] It premiered on April 30, 2005 on MTV2 and Fuse TV.[7]

Track listing

All tracks written by Cult of Luna.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Echoes"	12:30
2.	"Vague Illusions"	10:14
3.	"Leave Me Here"	7:15
4.	"Waiting for You"	10:47
5.	"Adrift"	7:19
6.	"White Cell"	5:40
7.	"Crossing Over"	8:32
8.	"Into the Beyond"	11:26

Personnel

Cult of Luna[8] Thomas Hedlund – drums and percussion Andreas Johansson – bass Magnus Lindberg – percussion, mixing and production Erik Olofsson – guitar and graphic design Johannes Persson – guitar and vocals Klas Rydberg – vocals Anders Teglund – keyboards

Other personnel[8] Per Gustafsson - graphic design Pelle Henricsson – mastering Anna Ledin – photography

References

1. Mason, Stewart. "Salvation – Cult of Luna". allmusic. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
2. https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/2281/Cult-of-Luna-Salvation/
3. "Review of Salvation". Terrorizer (124): 68. October 2004.
4. "Cult of Luna". Earache Records. Retrieved 2007-10-04.
5. "Cult of Luna". Flowerbooking. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
6. "Cult of Luna - "Leave Me Here"". Earache Records. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2007-10-04.
7. "Earache Extreme News". Earache Records. Archived from the original on March 19, 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-04.
8. Salvation (Digipak liner notes). Cult of Luna. Earache Records. 2004. MOSH 283CDL.CS1 maint: others (link)