''Salvation'' is the third full-length album by

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Cult of Luna Cult of Luna is a Swedish heavy metal band from Umeå founded in 1998. They are known for post-metal music similar to the contemporary bands Neurosis and Isis. The band was signed to Earache Records in the early 2000s and released five albums, i ...

, released on

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in 2004; on October 4 in Europe, and October 10 in the United States. ''Salvation'' was critically acclaimed upon its release, with ''

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'' awarding it 10/10, the first album to receive the accolade since

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's Black Album. A music video was recorded for "Leave Me Here", directed by Anders Forsman and Linus Johansson. It premiered on April 30, 2005 on

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Track listing

All tracks written by Cult of Luna.

Personnel

;Cult of Luna * Thomas Hedlund –

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* Andreas Johansson – bass * Magnus Lindberg – percussion, mixing and

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* Erik Olofsson –

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and graphic design * Johannes Persson – guitar and

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* Klas Rydberg – vocals * Anders Teglund –

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;Other personnel *

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– graphic design *Pelle Henricsson – mastering *Anna Ledin – photography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Salvation Cult of Luna albums 2004 albums Earache Records albums