The tour announcement follows the February release of Cult of Luna’s latest album, The Long Road North, on Metal Blade Records earlier this year.  The release made it to No. 14 on the German albums chart.

The band have been releasing music for over two decades, and the new album is no exception to their dense, dynamic sound.  In a recent press release, vocalist/ guitarist Johannes Persson opened up about the group’s direction on The Long Road North, saying “It’s a big and cinematic-sounding album. I think one of the reasons why we have been able to be so productive the last couple of years is that we have been consistently writing from the heart. We have let our instincts guide us, and I think it’s getting clearer where we are heading”.  Persson went on to describe the new album as a “long road home”.

Reflecting back on the band’s 2022 tour and looking forward to the upcoming one, he said, “not knowing what to expect when we got out from our unexpected and involuntary hiatus, we were blown away by the numbers of people that came to see us. The love we received was truly moving and it felt like the tour just started when it was over. But time moves quickly and soon it’s time to get out again. In these chaotic conditions that the world is in right now, we can’t do much than trust in music as a rewarding constant. A tool of power and comfort. We hope to see you out there next year”.

Check out footage from the band’s 2022 tour here:

The Long Road North also features appearances from Mariam Wallentin of Swedish duo Wildbirds and Peacedrums, Christian Mazzalai and Laurent Brancowitz of French pop-rock band Phoenix, and Composer Colin Stetson.

Tickets for the upcoming tour are now available to purchase here.

Dates and venues are:

17/03/2023 – Store Vega – Copenhagen, DK
18/03 – Huxley’s Neue Welt – Berlin, DE
19/03 – Kulturzentrum Schlachthof – Weisbaden, DE
20/03 – Tivoli Ronda – Utrecht, NL
21/03 – AB – Brussels, BE
22/03 – L’Olympia – Paris, FR
23/03 – Im Wizemann – Stuttgard, DE
24/03 – Les Docks – Lausanne, CH
25/03 – Kino Siska – Ljubljana, SO
27/03 – Arena – Grobe Halle – Vienna, AT
28/03 – Muffathalle – Munich, DE
29/03 – Roxy – Prague, PL
30/03 – Klub Studio – Krakow, PL
31/03 – Progresja – Warsaw, PL

The video was produced by the same team that worked on the video for ‘Flame Of The Tyrants’, another track from ‘Death'; directed by Martin Högdal, edited by Leonard Palmestål and written by Oscar Carlquist, lead vocalist for RAM.

Speaking about the new video, Carlquist said “[The video] shows a completely different side of the cinematic vision of RAM than what we created in the ‘Flame Of The Tyrants’ video. This video displays a lot of esoteric aspects, and has many layers of symbolism that will not be seen at once. We thank everybody involved for their outstanding dedication to making flesh out of our disturbed visions.”

The album has received positive reviews, with an average of 72% on metal-archives.com. MetalSucks.net have said that the album “shines for its riffs,” with favourites being the songs “Comes from the Mouth Beyond” and “Release Me.” RAM have also been compared to “Saxon on a cocaine binge” – they have managed to avoid rehashing material from other bands while still using the same techniques laid out by heavy metal legends.

You can watch the video for ‘I Am The End’ here: