Of course, Wolves in the Throne Room. Nothin' new. But a classic, and now you can't tell me I haven't mentioned them etc.
Someone once called them the Rancid (you know, the pop-punk band) of the Cascadian BM scene.
It's true, but they definitely were one of the first of such bands I listened to, and I do think some of their stuff is pretty cool.
So I heard about this band years ago. Didn't get into them for a long time though. And they are really popular and famous. It's like, hipsters listen to Darkthrone when it comes to trve BM, and similarly Wolves in the Throne Room with Cascadian BM.
When it comes down to it though, they are a talented band, a pioneer, nice people (at least when I met them), and have some solid lyrical content. For those unaware of the (underground?) Cascadian BM scene, WTTR represent a different thread of BM that is very ecologically aware, and just generally not excessively politically questionable.
The band's ideology is quite different from many black metal bands. In interviews they've expressed respect for left-wing politics, radical environmentalism and ecofeminism.- Quote Metal-Archives.com ("Wolves in the Throne Room")
I used to be a really big fan of their earlier stuff when I first got into them, even the song Black Tea, maybe it's because I used to listen to alot of punk/hardcore/crust/etc. Nowadays, I'm more a fan of their later stuff, especially Malevolent Grain. I find such music is much darker in sound, and not quite as overly ambient as the previous albums.
If you're all too familiar with Cascadian BM, you will already have all of this. If not, welcome to where most people start off.
Recommended classics.
WTTR Official Myspace Page
Official Website
Album Name: Wolves in the Throne Room
Band: Wolves in the Throne Room
Genre: Black Metal
Year: 2004
Country: USA
Track Listing:
1. | Wolves in the Throne Room | 07:27 | |
2. | (Hands Pull You Through Purple) Black Tea | 09:34 | |
3. | If This Dark Age Conquers, We Will Leave This Echo | 13:18 | |
4. | Womb of Fire | 11:39 | |
Total playing time | 41:58 |
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Album Name: 2005 Demo
Band: Wolves in the Throne Room
Genre: Black Metal
Year: 2005
Country: USA
Track Listing:
1. | Queen of the Borrowed Light | 13:15 | |
2. | Daggers of Amethyst Crystal | 12:24 | |
3. | (A Shimmering Radiance) Diadem of Twelve Stars | 25:55 | |
Total playing time | 51:34 |
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Album Name: Diadem of 12 Stars
Band: Wolves in the Throne Room
Genre: Black Metal
Year: 2006
Country: USA
Track Listing:
1. | Queen of the Borrowed Light | 12:58 | |
2. | Face in a Night Time Mirror: Part 1 | 13:21 | |
3. | Face in a Night Time Mirror: Part 2 | 13:58 | |
4. | (A Shimmering Radiance) Diadem of 12 Stars | 20:22 | |
Total playing time | 01:00:39 |
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Album Name: Two Hunters
Band: Wolves in the Throne Room
Genre: Black Metal
Year: 2007
Country: USA
Track Listing:
1. | Dea Artio | 05:58 | |
2. | Vastness and Sorrow | 12:12 | |
3. | Cleansing | 09:55 | |
4. | I Will Lay Down My Bones Among the Rocks and Roots | 18:16 | |
Total playing time | 46:21 |
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Album Name: Live at Roadburn 2008 (Audio version)
Band: Wolves in the Throne Room
Genre: Black Metal
Year: 2008
Country: USA
Track Listing:
1. | Vastness & Sorrow | 10:30 | |
2. | Face in a Night Time Mirror Pt1 | 15:58 | |
3. | Cleansing | 10:25 | |
4. | I Will Lay Down My Bones Among The Rocks and Roots | 20:40 | |
Total playing time | 57:40 |
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Album Name: Malevolent Grain
Band: Wolves in the Throne Room
Genre: Black Metal
Year: 2009
Country: USA
Track Listing:
1. | A Looming Resonance | 13:01 | |
2. | Hate Crystal | 10:38 | |
Total playing time | 23:39 |
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Album Name: Black Cascade
Band: Wolves in the Throne Room
Genre: Black Metal
Year: 2009
Country: USA
Track Listing:
1. | Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog | 10:33 | |
2. | Ahrimanic Trance | 14:05 | |
3. | Ex Cathedra | 10:58 | |
4. | Crystal Ammunition | 14:20 | |
Total playing time | 49:16 |
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