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Album · 2022

The Long Road North

by Cult of Luna

The Long Road North is a 2022 post-metal album by Cult of Luna. It runs 9 tracks across 69 minutes on Metal Blade Records. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.0/5 from 11 ratings.

Post-Metal · Heavy Metal · Metal

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11 ratings
9
Tracks
69 min
Runtime
120 bpm
Tempo
B minor
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11 ratings · avg 4.0

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  • 5.0
    fuzzhead

    Cold Burn lands like a slab dropped off a lorry, then Hedlund keeps shifting the ground under An Offering to the Wild so I never once checked the clock. Back half lets in more light than I'd normally want from these guys, and the title track somehow has me not missing A Dawn to Fear at all.

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The Long Road North album cover

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The Long Road North is the eighth studio album by the Swedish metal band Cult of Luna (their ninth if including Mariner (2016), their collaborative album with Julie Christmas). The album was released on 11 February 2022 through Metal Blade Records. The album was generally well received critically, earning two positive reviews in Louder Sound. At Metal Injection, Ben G. labeled The Long Road North "a superb album that is more mature, nuanced and consistent than their 2019 masterpiece, A Dawn to Fear, but also maybe a bit less transcendental."

In brief

Is The Long Road North good?
Riffiter listeners rate The Long Road North 4.0/5 from 11 ratings.
When was The Long Road North released?
The Long Road North was released in 2022 on Metal Blade Records.
How many tracks are on The Long Road North?
The Long Road North has 9 tracks, with a runtime of 69 minutes.
What genre is The Long Road North?
The Long Road North is catalogued under Post-Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal.
What BPM is The Long Road North?
The Long Road North runs at a median tempo of 120 BPM across its tracks, most often in B minor, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to The Long Road North?
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