Cult Of Luna Release Eviga Riket Book Based on The Journals That Inspired Eternal Kingdom
Cult Of Luna’s epic 2008 album ‘Eternal Kingdom’ is one of the most compelling and fascinating concept albums of recent times (with the grand exception of Fall Of Efrafa’s peerless Watership Down trilogy). When the band were scouting for rehearsal space in the run up to recording, they chanced upon the site of a demolished mental hospital. Sifting through the relics leftover from the days of the active institution they discovered the journal of a man named Holger Nilsson, who, far removed from his ‘Everybody’s Talkin’ namesake, was a far more troubled soul. Nilsson was committed to the asylum after murdering his wife by drowning her under the command of a malevolent Owl Demon known as the Näcken.
The album is allegedly drafted entirely from Nilsson’s journals and regardless of the amount of truth behind the story, it makes for a great enticement to familiarize newcomers with the bands epic soundscapes and dense rhythmical patterns.
The lyrics are oblique but enthralling, with tracks such as Ghost Trail drawing the listener into a false sense of security before brutally pummeling them whilst screaming;
‘The king, with beak and talons. The king, in the form of man’ in one of the most beautiful breakdowns this side of Neurosis.
It is with great joy that I recently heard that Cult Of Luna have released a hardback book based on the aforementioned journal, with stunning illustrations by highly talented artist Joris Vanpoucke. The book, entitled ‘Eviga Riket’ is a bi-lingual publication (Swedish/English) and is accompanied by a spoken word CD featuring new material by the band and readings by Anna Guthrie. The first printing sold out almost immediately, but the good news is that a second is currently in production. This promises to be a coffee table must have for any discerning fan.
Keep an eye on Cult Of Luna’s official website for more information HERE
For more of Joris Vanpoucke’s work, click HERE.
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