Cult of Luna is a Swedish heavy metal band from Umeå, founded in 1998. The band was signed to Earache Records in the early 2000s and released five albums, including the commercially successful albums Salvation (2004) and Somewhere Along the Highway (2006). After an extended period of inactivity, Cult of Luna returned with Vertikal (2013) and Vertikal II (2013). The band returned in 2016 with their seventh album, Mariner, featuring American vocalist Julie Christmas.