Primordial Arcana, by WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM

Primordial Arcana

by WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM

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liquidbeef Best WITTR release yet, sounds so organic and brutally laid down. I bought it on Vinyl but also purchased digital for on the go. Favorite track: Spirit of Lightning.

MetalJazzDnB Fierce, bold and atmospheric. Strongly committed to black metal and heavy AF - I own two copies of limited 2 x vinyl & the CD. Favorite track: Masters of Rain and Storm.

Ippocalyptica I was one of “those” people who dismissed most of WITTR’s work after their first two utterly brilliant albums, not really giving the band a chance after 2007. I wrote “was”, because Primordial Arcana has shocked me on many levels, and is just about as good as WITTR’s foundational albums while putting the entire Cascadian scene (which this band effectively created) on notice. I really do not know what else to say here beyond calling this atmospheric black metal of exceptional quality! Favorite track: Primal Chasm (Gift of Fire).

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1.	Mountain Magick 05:55		buy track
2.	Spirit of Lightning 06:24		buy track
3.	Through Eternal Fields 05:54		buy track
4.	Primal Chasm (Gift of Fire) 05:01		buy track
5.	Underworld Aurora 07:29		buy track
6.	Masters of Rain and Storm 10:43
7.	Eostre 03:05		buy track
8.	Skyclad Passage (Bonus Track) 05:05	info	buy track

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Two decades into their journey as ritualistic black metal conjurers, WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM have emerged from the forest with Primordial Arcana, their most majestic album to date, and their first release via Relapse Records.

Primordial Arcana is the band’s first completely self-contained work: In addition to composition and performance, brothers Aaron and Nathan Weaver alongside guitarist Kody Keyworth handled all aspects of recording, producing and mixing at their own Owl Lodge Studios in the woods of Washington state.

The album’s title is a reference to the band’s ongoing reach back to the most ancient, archetypal energies.

Leadoff track “Mountain Magick” sets the august tone with alpine guitar melodies cresting skyward in triumph. “Spirit of Lightning” returns briefly to the earthly plane as a tribute to the human connections forged in music. Meanwhile, “Primal Chasm (Gift of Fire)” is an explosion of cosmic grandeur, a symphonic rendering of the hermetic maxim As above, so below as envisioned by Keyworth. In fact, Primordial Arcana is the first WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM record in which Kody was a part of the writing process from the start, so it benefits from his background in cosmic funeral doom.

Always uncompromising, Primordial Arcana sees WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM stay true to their unique vision. An album born out of the DIY ethos, Primordial Arcana proves to be the band’s most genuine and focused. One of the year’s most ambitious recordings, Primordial Arcana cements WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM’s legacy as one of US Black Metal’s most daring, unique, and quintessential bands.

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released August 20, 2021

2021 Relapse Records
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