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' _:_________|_ _|_________:_ | | | | _ _____|___|_ _|___|_____ _ | | | | | . | | . | | : | | : | | l | | l | | X | | X | | X | 01. Prayer of Transformation 10:31 | X | | X | 02. Thuja Magus Imperium 10:35 | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | ! x | | x ! . - : : - . :: . . :: `:::: . . ::::' :: :: `:::: . . ::::' :: :: `:::: . r e l e a s e . n o t e s . ::::' `: Without a new album since 2011 :' `: Wolves In The Throne Room release :' `: their BBC sessions and Andy Santiago :' `: reviews for Louder Than War. :' `: :' `: Spirituality is never far from the :' `: surface in Black Metal. Be it in the :' `: form of dark hymns to the Horned One :' `: below or in the case of WashingtonÆs :' `: Wolves In The Throne Room, a more :' `: ecological and environmentally aware :' `: form. :' `: :' `: Since the release of their debut :' `: album Diadem Of 12 Stars back in :' `: 2004 Wolves In The Throne Room have :' `: consistently produced some of the :' `: very best Black Metal I have heard :' `: in the past near 10 years. :' `: :' `: Shunning the genetic corpsepaint and :' `: the band member pseudonyms thatÆs so :' `: inherent in Black Metal, Wolves In :' `: The Throne Room pioneered and :' `: developed an almost unique style and :' `: sound. Taking influences from the :' `: nihilistic Scandinavian sound and :' `: adding an altogether more earthy and :' `: organic feel, their music was quite :' `: literally trance inducing, :' `: especially in the live environment. :' `: :' `: The aggression was always there but :' `: tempered with a powerful sense of :' `: the melodic, songs seemed to just :' `: build and build to massive plateaux, :' `: the stage lit only with candles and :' `: the cleansing aroma of burning sage :' `: in the air further heightened the :' `: almost out of body experience that :' `: was Wolves In The Throne Room live. :' `: :' `: Last year the band announced they :' `: were going on a hiatus to :' `: concentrate on the farm the core :' `: members and brothers Nathan and :' `: Aaron Weaver own, and little has :' `: been heard from them since. :' `: :' `: So after 4 full length studio :' `: albums, an ep and a live album, :' `: Wolves In The Throne Room have just :' `: put out the vinyl-only, two track :' `: BBC Session 2011 Anno Domini. :' `: :' `: Recorded a month after the release :' `: of their fourth full length album :' `: Celestial Lineage at the BBC studios :' `: at Maida Vale the two tracks weigh :' `: in at ten minutes each and if this :' `: is the last Wolves In The Throne :' `: Room release, their legacy is :' `: confirmed. :' `: :' `: The first track, Prayer of :' `: Transformation, begins with a squall :' `: of controlled feedback that gives :' `: way to the signature avalanche of :' `: dark, majestic riffs that define the :' `: Wolves In The Throne Room sound. :' `: ItÆs hard to put into words the :' `: power of this track, the harshness :' `: and beauty sit perfectly along side :' `: each other and images of nature at :' `: itÆs most awe inspiring are :' `: conjured. :' `: :' `: Thuja Magus Imperium follows and :' `: picks up the pace with some ambience :' `: developing blasting and then drifts :' `: into a hypnotic, almost Shamanic mid :' `: section that has a ritualistic, :' `: tribal feeling to it. Then back to :' `: the brooding, melodic soundscapes :' `: again that build to an exhilarating :' `: crescendo. :' `: :' `: Atmospheric is an over used word :' `: when trying to describe music such :' `: as this but IÆm willing to bet that :' `: were you to go walking in a remote, :' `: wintery countryside environment with :' `: this band blasting in the :' `: headphones, you would not only get :' `: it but be seriously moved by the :' `: power that is generated by a :' `: juxtaposition of the music and itÆs :' `: very subject matter, nature in all :' `: its glory. :' `: :' `: I do hope that the Weaver brothers :' `: decide to bring back the band and :' `: this release may serve as a reminder :' `: that they are still a going concern. :' `: For their relatively short period of :' `: activity, they produced a stunning :' `: body of recorded work and I was :' `: lucky enough to see them live twice, :' `: occasions that are not easily :' `: forgotten and experiences IÆd love :' `: to have again. :' . ......... . . ................... . : .....::::::::::' : | `````:::::::' | : | `:::::::' | : | | `..:' | | _|__| ` |__|_ __ _________.' | | `._________ __ _ _____________ _ _______________ S! | . ______ _____ / __ __ _____ /__ __ ____ i . _/ ___/ | ___/ /__| |__| | | ___/ / /__| |__ \__| i__ |________. |__________________.| |______/_______ ___\_____ __/ |__| |_____ _ |__| . |__| __ _________ . c r u e l t y . _________ __ `. | _ ___ ____ ____ | .' 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