Swedish “art rockers” CULT OF LUNA will release their first studio album in five years, “Vertikal”, in early 2013. The CD is said to be thematically influenced by the film “Metropolis”, a hypnotic backdrop of machinery and repetition.

Commented the band: “Before we started writing, we were keen to find a theme that in a very direct way could be shown through the music, and we hope to have achieved this. We developed clear structures — very linear, refusing to over complicate the writing process.

“We realize fans have been waiting for what seems like an age for us to return to the live arena properly, but we were not keen on playing shows before we had the new material ready. There have been changes, and we wanted to come back on our own terms with something completely new. It is very important for us to transpose the idea of a new album into the live setting, to not tread water, and to include the fans in what we’ve been working on; you will be hearing this very soon.”

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