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CULT OF LUNA ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM TITLE

By jason

Swedish art-rock outfit CULT OF LUNA have officially set the title of their upcoming album as 'ETERNAL KINGDOM'.

CULT OF LUNA's fifth full-length album is being recorded at Tonteknik Studios in the band's hometown of Umea. The follow-up to 2006's critically aclaimed SOMEWHERE ALONG THE HIGHWAY, ETERNAL KINGDOM is set to be a much heavier and darker affair than previous albums.

The artwork for ETERNAL KINGDOM can be viewed below

Guitarist ERIK OLOFSSON had the following to say: "It is with great ambition and struggle we have created a very heavy album. The sound is strong and progressive. Our compositions do not hold back on anything this time!"

Photos from the recording session can be found at www.cultofluna.com/content_media.html

'ETERNAL KINGDOM' will be released on June 16th in the UK/Europe and July 8th in the U.S.