Celestial Lineage is the fourth full-length studio album by American black metal band Wolves in the Throne Room. It was released through Southern Lord Records on September 13, 2011.[2][3]

Celestial Lineage
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2011 (2011-09-13)
Recorded2011
StudioAleph Studios
GenreBlack metal, post-black metal[1]
Length48:55
LabelSouthern Lord
ProducerRandall Dunn, Wolves in the Throne Room
Wolves in the Throne Room chronology
Black Cascade
(2009)
Celestial Lineage
(2011)
Celestite
(2014)

On August 9, 2011, "Woodland Cathedral" was posted for streaming on National Public Radio.[4]

Production

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Celestial Lineage was the last album recorded at Randall Dunn's Aleph Studio.[5]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [6]
Chronicles of Chaos          [7]
Deaf Sparrow Zine     [8]
The NewReview     [9]
Pitchfork8.6/10[10]
Rockfreaks.net          [11]
Sputnikmusic     [12]

Music critic Brandon Stosuy described Celestial Lineage as "American black metal's idiosyncratic defining record of 2011".[13]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Thuja Magus Imperium"11:42
2."Permanent Changes in Consciousness"1:55
3."Subterranean Initiation"7:10
4."Rainbow Illness"1:28
5."Woodland Cathedral"5:26
6."Astral Blood"10:16
7."Prayer of Transformation"10:58
Total length:48:55

Personnel

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Sourced from AllMusic's credits.[6]

Wolves in the Throne Room

  • Nathan Weaver - vocals, guitar, synthesizer, field recording
  • Aaron Weaver - drums, guitar, percussion, field recording
  • Jessika Kenney - sung vocals, choir/chorus, organ; composer, lyricist; arranger, vocal arrangement

References

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  1. ^ O'Boyle, Tom (May 14, 2019). "The 10 essential post-black metal albums". Metal Hammer. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  2. ^ Celestial Lineage allmusic.com. Retrieved on September 18, 2011.
  3. ^ New Album Is Complete Archived September 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine wittr.com. Retrieved on August 15, 2011.
  4. ^ Gotrich, Lars. Wolves In The Throne Room: A Room-Filling Processional npr.org. August 9, 2011. Retrieved on September 18, 2011.
  5. ^ Sanders, Brad. Beyond the Darkness: An Interview With Wolves in the Throne Room thequietus.com. Retrieved on June 25, 2019
  6. ^ a b Rivadavia, Eduardo. Celestial Lineage - Wolves in the Throne Review | Songs, Reviews, Credits allmusic.com. Retrieved on March 13, 2020.
  7. ^ Johnathan A. Carbon. Celestial Lineage review chroniclesofchaos.com. Retrieved on September 20, 2011.
  8. ^ "Wolves in the Throne Room - Celestial Lineage review - Deaf Sparrow Zine" Archived June 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. deafsparrow.com. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
  9. ^ Isaac Wastman. Celestial Lineage review Archived November 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine thenewreview.net. Retrieved on September 20, 2011.
  10. ^ Review: "Wolves in the Throne Room Celestial Lineage" - Pitchfork pitchfork.com. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
  11. ^ Review: "Wolves in the Throne Room: Celestial Lineage" - Rockfreaks.net Rockfreaks.net. Retrieved on November 14, 2011.
  12. ^ Kyle Ward. [1] Celes tial Lineage review sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved on September 20, 2011.
  13. ^ "The Top 40 Metal Albums of 2011". Pitchfork.
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