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]

This article is about the 2004 Cult of Luna album. For other uses, see Salvation (disambiguation).

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)