Hier noch die Beschreibung der Band: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, there’s a trailer which hints at what is 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 Sommerville (Sadhaka) playing 3rd guitar and Brittany McConnell (Wolvserpent) on keyboards and percussion. The effect of three guitars on stage is mesmerising and reflects the dark psychedelia of the band’s albums. Check out upcoming live dates below…
Tracklist:
Born From the Serpent's Eye
The Old Ones Are With Us
Angrboda
Mother Owl, Father Ocean
Fires Roar in the Palace of the Moon
Plus Livedates in Osteuropa:
August 3rd – Arad, RO – Dark Bombastic Evening
August 4th – Ljubljana, SL – Kino Siska
August 5th – Katowice, PL – OFF Festival
August 6th – Bratislava, SK – Randal Club
August 7th – Budapest, HUN – A38
August 9th – Josefov, CZ – Brutal Assault Festival
August 11th – Le Locle, CH – Rock Altitude Festival
August 12th – Kortrijk, BE – Alcatraz Hard Rock & Metal Festival
August 14th – Moscow, RU – Volta
August 15th – Saint Petersburg, RU – Opera
Quelle: http://www.wittr.com
Nach den enttäuschenden Outputs von Gojira und Mastodon die verbliebene Kandidatin zum Album des Jahres... Vorbestellen kann man das Album schon im WITTR-Shop, blöd nur, dass die Versandkosten aus den USA so dermaßen teuer sind...
Euro-Distribution hatte ich nicht gefunden, bisher...