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Celestite

Wolves in the Throne Room

Celestite

Fifth studio album from the Washingtonian black metal band released on their own label

ADM rating[?]

7.3

Label
Artemisia
UK Release date
14/07/2014
US Release date
08/07/2014
  1. 8.0 |   NME

    Whatever gear they have at their disposal, WITTR remain almost unbeatable for swelling, atmospheric excellence
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  2. 8.0 |   Exclaim

    It's a consuming piece of music that reminds us of the Weavers' ambition to always lead and never follow
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  3. 8.0 |   Uncut

    By and large, it's contemplation they're seeking. Print edition only

  4. 8.0 |   Clash

    Just as Deafheaven’s critical hit of 2013, ‘Sunbather’ (review), couldn’t be categorised as a black metal collection, despite that act’s past form, so ‘Celestite’ takes even greater strides away from its makers’ source
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  5. 8.0 |   Spin

    Calls to mind the moody soundtrack music of composer/director John Carpenter or Tangerine Dream rather than fellow metal dreamscapers like Altar of Plagues or Summoning
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  6. 8.0 |   All Music

    This album presents a more pronounced sense of drama from the progressive aspect of analog electronic exploration, and delivers compelling yet open-ended compositions. To that end, it is nearly sublime
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  7. 8.0 |   The Quietus

    What's changed here is that the Weavers are now more than just writers of music; they are now enablers of specific atmospheres, able to handhold a listener through incredibly dense forest in very low light.
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  8. 8.0 |   Crack

    An absorbing exercise in pensive synth led ambience
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  9. 7.0 |   Sputnik Music (staff)

    Celestite feels like it is more than just a simple companion piece to Celestial Lineage, and there is more than a Cascadian black metal band behind the subtle guitars and massive synths of Celestite
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  10. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    By completely altering their focus, Wolves in the Throne Room have both carried on the strong tradition of black metal reinvention and proved themselves as composers with a distinct, if not world-changing, voice
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  11. 6.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Every bit as dense and nuanced as their more traditional work, Celestite might end up finding itself falling between two stools, but no-one could accuse Wolves in the Throne Room of going at this half-heartedly
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  12. 4.7 |   Pitchfork

    Wantonly skipping between sounds with a dilettante zeal, Wolves in the Throne Room seem woefully under equipped for this music
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  • 1. Turning Ever Towards the Sun N/A
  • 2. Initiation at Neudeg Alm N/A
  • 3. Bridge of Leaves N/A
  • 4. Celestite Mirror N/A
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