Cult of Luna announce new EP ‘The Raging River’
CULT OF LUNA have announced a new EP!
Titled The Raging River, the upcoming EP from the post-metal titans is the next chapter from the band following the release of 2019’s A Dawn To Fear and is scheduled to be released in February next year, via the band’s newly created label, Red Creek.
The upcoming EP intends to be a seamless continuation of the writing process and the creative mindset that has guided CULT OF LUNA for the last couple of years. The EP will also include a guest appearance from Mark Lanegan.
Speaking about the upcoming EP, the band says, “The Raging River feels more like a bridge. A midpoint that needs to be crossed so we can finish what we started with 2019’s A Dawn to Fear,” the band adds. “It’s been an interesting, as well as an introspective, way of working, having our instinct leading the way and then having to figure out where it takes us. But not only has it been a linear journey; some aspects of it are also clearly circular. For example, we have been a fan of Mark Lanegan for many years. So in 2005, when we wrote the song And With Her Came the Birds, we had his voice in mind, and the working title was The Lanegan Song. But we were not many years over 20, and our lack of self-confidence prevented us from even daring to ask. It took fifteen years for us to get the guts to ask him. Hearing his voice on Inside Of A Dream is nothing more than feeling that we’re inside of a dream.”
The Raging River will also be the band’s debut release via their own newly created record label, Red Creek. The release will be physically distributed by Metal Blade Records (in North America) and Season of Mist (in Europe).
Speaking about the launch of their own label, the band says, “after more than 20 years of touring, releasing albums and experiencing different kinds of deals and aspects of the music industry, we believed that it was the right time for us to seek more freedom and to reduce the distance between us and our audience.
So, in 2020, Red Creek was born. It has been created as a safe home for our art, but we wanted to do more and offer our experience, expertise and network to the artists we love and believe in. Therefore, we gathered talents and partners around us to create a crafted solution to our needs that is adaptable also to the needs of other artists.
Red Creek will be our home; if you’ve been with us for 20 years or two days, this will be your home too.
We’re also pleased to team up with great companies such as Metal Blade for the distribution in North America and Season of Mist for the distribution in Europe.”
Alongside the announcement of the new EP, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming EP below:
Track List:
The Raging River is set for release on February 5th via Red Creek. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.
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