05/01/2014 09:10

Wolves In The Throne Room

Wolves In The Throne Room to release an album in 2014

Excitement has been growing since Wolves In The Throne Room announced the unexpected release of 'Celestite', an instrumental, experimental companion record to 2011's 'Celestial Lineage'.

'Celestite' sees the band take a deeper excursion into the crystalline synthesizer-driven domains that have long intrigued them. With the aid of producer Randall Dunn, the band unearthed a hidden soundscape that is only loosely tethered to their familiar sound, yet is still unmistakably the work of Wolves In The Throne Room. We are pleased to confirm the North American release date for Celestite as July 8th, 2014, marking the maiden release on the band's new label, Artemisia Records, which will be their outlet for future recordings. The cover art and track listing for the album have now been revealed.

Celestite Track Listing:
1. Turning Ever Towards the Sun
2. Initiation at Neudeg Alm
3. Bridge of Leaves
4. Celestite Mirror
5. Sleeping Golden Storm

Additional information on the creation of the album as well as audio samples will be released in the coming weeks.

(source: Earsplit PR)

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Barring the recent release of their 'BBC Session 2011 Anno Domini' live 12", Wolves In The Throne Room have been keeping a low profile since the conclusion of the world-spanning tour that supported their most recent LP, 'Celestial Lineage'. Now, word comes that the band, along with producer Randall Dunn, has been quietly cultivating the next chapter in their ongoing musical evolution. While little else is known of the impending recordings as of now, the brothers Weaver have confirmed that, the music is currently in the final stages, being prepared for release in the first quarter of 2014. An official communiqué on WITTR's impending 2014 actions will be announced very early in the New Year.

Wolves In The Throne Room's 'BBC Session 2011 Anno Domini' was released in late November, once again via Southern Lord Recordings, who also unveiled the act's acclaimed second LP, 'Two Hunters' (2007), the 'Malevolent Grain' EP and 'Black Cascade' LP (2009), and most recently the triumphant Celestial Lineage LP (2011). The BBC 12" contains the massive 'Prayer of Transformation' and 'Thuja Magus Imperium' - pieces culled from 'Celestial Lineage' and recorded live at the BBC's storied Maida Vale Studios while WITTR was in the midst of a tour of the UK. While far from a full length LP, 'BBC Session 2011 Anno Domini' served to tide anxious fans over, while new production was still being organized.

Immediately after their 2004 inception, Olympia, Washington's Wolves In The Throne Room have been leaders in the forward advancement of American metal, and have since been a worldwide force in pushing the boundaries of the black metal genus into new realms. The band's trance-inducing delivery of their anthems has been witnessed by fans internationally in the live setting, as WITTR has trekked across most of the habitable continents over the past decade. While they've performed at massive festivals including Roadburn, Hell Fest and Roskilde, the band also veers far from the well-trod paths, booking shows at unconventional venues and art spaces in addition to performing in barns, on beaches and in forests, bringing their wholly underground and uncompromising ethos to fruition with their fans.

New information on exactly what Wolves In The Throne Room will deliver in 2014 will be released early in January.

(source: Earsplit PR)