Artist: CULT OF LUNA
Album: THE BEYOND (CD)

Year: 2003
Media type: CD

The Beyond is the second studio album by Swedish post-metal band Cult of Luna, released in 2003. The subject matter is dissent with authorities, similar in some ways to contemporaries Isis' Panopticon. This album sees the rawness of the self-titled debut channeled into a cleaner sounding and more crisply produced sound. The tempo is slowed and the feeling is of a more expansive, reflective album, which almost bridges the gap between Cult of Luna and Salvation, leaning more towards the former (elements of which can be heard in "Arrival", "Leash" and "Deliverance", whilst "Circle" has the most similarity to the latter).

All tracks written by Cult of Luna.

TRACKLIST:

1."Inside Fort Meade" – 0:44
2."Receiver" – 8:08
3."Genesis" – 11:36
4."The Watchtower" – 6:20
5."Circle" – 8:10
6."Arrival" – 9:32
7."Leash" – 7:48
8."Clones" – 2:20
9."Deliverance" – 8:47
10."Further" – 11:22

LINE-UP:

Marco Hilden – drums and percussion
Andreas Johansson – bass
Magnus Lindberg – percussion, guitar, recording, mixing and production
Erik Olofsson – guitar
Johannes Persson – guitar and vocals
Klas Rydberg – vocals

Additional personnel:
Per Gustafson – artwork and graphic design
Johanna Hedlund – cello
Thomas Hedlund – additional percussion
Pelle Henricsson – production, mastering and mixing
Ola Kluft – additional vocals
Anders Pettersson - pedal steel guitar
Jonas Rosen – additional vocals