Swedish Cult Of Luna debuted the first video from their sixth album, Vertikal. Directed by Markus Lundqvist, “Passing Through” (WATCH HERE) was filmed in sub-zero temperatures at what was once Sweden’s largest mental hospital. Closed since the ‘60’s, the Säter hospital was where the mentally ill were routinely castrated and lobotomized. “Passing Through” is the closing track on Vertikal and is sung by guitarist Fredrik Kihlberg. “When we decided to start writing a new COL album and talked about which direction we wanted to go, this was actually the first idea that came to my head,” said Kihlberg. “I had this phrase – time is passing me by – in my head, going on repeat, and I thought and I should try to make something out of it. It’s a simple phrase but at the same time a powerful and overwhelming feeling. We wanted this to be a beautiful but at the same time intimidating song.”
“You can hear the sensitivity in his voice – just listen and you can hear what he’s communicating. You can feel it. It’s the most honest song I’ve ever heard,” commented vocalist and guitarist Johannes Persson. Get Cult Of Luna's masterpiece “Vertikal” here: iTunes, Spotify, Wimp, Platekompaniet and omerch.eu. “Vertikal” is available as Limited Edition Digipak incl. bonus track, CD and Vinyl. The bonus track "The Flow Reversed" is also available on Spotify.
Source: Newsletter
