# Cult of Luna Unleash “Sadness Will Reign” Featuring Gojira’s Joe Duplantier

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/cult-of-luna-unleash-sadness-will-reign-featuring-gojiras-joe-duplantier/
- Published: 2026-11-04T15:40:31+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T08:36:25+00:00
- Original publisher: Consequence
- Original article: https://consequence.net/2026/11/cult-of-luna-sadness-will-reign-joe-duplantier/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Cult of Luna’s new single features Gojira’s Joe Duplantier.
- “Sadness Will Reign” recalls the band’s *Salvation* era sound.
- It is the fourth single from an album due on 6 November.

## Summary

Cult of Luna have released “Sadness Will Reign”, a new single featuring guest vocals from Gojira frontman Joe Duplantier. The collaboration brings Duplantier’s distinctive voice to a track with an apocalyptic sound, marking a return to a sonic approach the band last used on their second album, *Salvation*.

Singer-guitarist Johannes Persson said Duplantier’s voice has a unique character that helps Gojira stand out. The song is the fourth single from Cult of Luna’s forthcoming album, *In the Shadow of Your Shadow*, due on 6 November; earlier singles include the title track, “A Way Back” and “The Rift”.

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