Cult Of Luna Releases Sadness Will Reign With Gojira's Duplantier
The single, featuring Joe Duplantier of Gojira, is the fourth track released from the band's upcoming album In The Shadow Of Your Shadow.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Metal
Swedish post-metal band Cult Of Luna released the single Sadness Will Reign on November 4, 2026, featuring Gojira frontman Joe Duplantier. The five-minute track is the fourth single from the group's new studio album, In The Shadow Of Your Shadow, which is set for release on Friday.
Why it matters
The collaboration places Cult Of Luna's new material in front of a wider heavy metal audience through Gojira's profile. The release marks the final build-up before the album arrives and before the band's European tour begins.
The single runs five minutes and is the fourth release from In The Shadow Of Your Shadow, with Joe Duplantier and Johannes Persson singing in unison. Commercial performance and audience reception of the track have not been reported.
The players
Cult Of Luna
A Swedish post-metal band from Umeå known for its atmospheric and heavy sound, which is releasing the single and album.
Joe Duplantier
The frontman of the French metal band Gojira, who features on the Sadness Will Reign single.
The details
Sadness Will Reign features dense, heavy metal riffing over which Duplantier and Persson roar in unison. The album also features David Eugene Edwards on the song One More Day.
Timeline
November 4, 2026: Sadness Will Reign released as a single.
Friday: In The Shadow Of Your Shadow scheduled for release.
February 26, 2027: Cult Of Luna European tour opens at Les Docks in Lausanne, Switzerland.
March 6, 2027: Cult Of Luna plays London O2 Forum Kentish Town.
Industry Dynamics
Duplantier's appearance follows Gojira's 2024 performance of Mea Culpa at the Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony, a moment that brought the French band's profile to a mainstream audience. The collaboration shows how established metal names are increasingly lending their profiles to adjacent acts releasing new material.
Fans can hear the full album when it releases on Friday. Those wanting to see the band live can attend the European tour, beginning in Lausanne on February 26, 2027, with a London date at the O2 Forum Kentish Town on March 6, 2027.
The takeaway
Collaborations like this one show how heavy metal scenes connect through shared members and touring networks. Listeners interested in the band can follow the album release and tour dates as they are announced.
What happens next
In The Shadow Of Your Shadow is due for release on Friday, and Cult Of Luna's European tour opens in Lausanne, Switzerland on February 26, 2027.
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