The Beyond (album)
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ReleasedFebruary 10, 2003
Recorded2002, Tonteknik Recording, Umea, Sweden
Length74:47
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| Released | February 10, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2002, Tonteknik Recording, Umea, Sweden | |||
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| Length | 74:47 | |||
| Label | Earache Records (MOSH 263CD) | |||
| Producer | Cult of Luna; Magnus Lindberg | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 9/10[3] |
| Drowned in Sound | 9/10[4] |
| Exclaim! | lukewarm[5] |
| Metal Injection | 8.5/10[6] |
| Ox-Fanzine | 9/10[7] |
| Rock Hard | 8.5/10[8] |
| Sputnikmusic | [9] |
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).[original research?]
