WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM, THRICE WOVEN DUE OUT SEPTEMBER 22nd VIA BAND'S OWN ARTEMISIA RECORDS
Wolves in the Throne Room re-imagine black metal as an ode
to rain storms, wood smoke and the wild energies of the Pacific
Northwest. They are
considered as one of the most potent and highly regarded bands in heavy metal
today. Now, a portal into their mythic
ethereal heathen landscape opens once again.
On September 22nd the band will release Thrice Woven on their own label
Artemisia Records. It is a glorious
return to the blazing and furious Black Metal that they alone can create.
The album begins with "Born From the Serpent’s
Eye" a true thrashing black metal epic that is bisected with a haunting
northern lament sung by Swedish star Anna von Hausswolff. The band worked with metal documentarians
Peter Beste and Nico Poalillo to create a video for this track which captures a
bonfire-lit performance in the forest near their Olympia compound. More on this very soon; to
tide us over, check out a trailer that hints at what's to come.
"The Old Ones Are With Us" opens with the
crackling of a fire and the voice of Steve Von Till (Neurosis) invoking the
springtime thaw. It then storms into a
dirge inspired by 90’s Finnish doom with lyrics that celebrate Imbolc, the holy
day which marks the end of winter and the first stirrings of spring. Figures
from Norse mythology intertwine with personal heartbreak and rebirth in the
bleak "Angrboda". The song is
named after a frost giantess who birthed Fenrir Wolf, a beast who was destined
to destroy the world and murder the gods.
Fenrir Wolf also appears on the cover of Thrice Woven in a
painting by Russian occult artist Denis Forkas.
Forkas’ obscure medieval painting techniques perfectly compliment the
music of Wolves in the Throne Room, you can explore the glimmering painting at
the bottom of this post.
A raven’s wings stir the air in the interlude "Mother
Owl, Father Ocean". Anna von Hausswolff returns in a duet with
Turkish harpist Zeynep Oyku, forlorn industrial atmospheres haunt the mix,
Hausswolff’s lyrics, sung in Swedish, echo over a barren grey seascape.
"Fires Roar in the Palace of the Moon" is the classic Cascadian Black
Metal epic, the third eye opens to see holy rivers being born from the ice on
the tallest peaks, the lyrics offer blessings to the waters of the earth as
they flow from the high places to the source of darkness, the ocean.
When the band returned to the road in summer 2016 long-time
touring guitar player Kody Keyworth was welcomed as a full member of Wolves in
the Throne Room. On Thrice Woven, Kody
contributes raven’s screams and some of the most brutal and dark riffs. The live line-up also features Peregrine
Somerville (Sadhaka) playing 3rd guitar and Brittany McConnell (Wolvserpent) on
keyboards and percussion. The effect of
three guitars on stage is mesmerizing and reflects the dark psychedelia of the
band’s albums.
Look for Thrice Woven to be available on September 22nd and
stay tuned for more news from Wolves in the Throne Room to surface soon.
THRICE WOVEN, TRACK LIST:
1. Born from the Serpent's Eye
2. The Old Ones Are With Us
3. Angrboda
4. Mother Owl, Father
Ocean
5. Fires Roar in the Palace of the Moon
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