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Aug 12, 2014Far more than background music, this is a reasonably static, and yet moving, listen.
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Kerrang!Jul 22, 2014What's most impressive is the sense of personal innovation, and WITTR's willingness to follow their vision wherever it may roam. [12 Jul 2015, p.54]
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The WireJul 21, 2014Celestite cannot simply be characterised as pastiche, however, as the Weaver brothers and Dunn have constructed dramatic instrumentals using the material of previous compositions, ensuring a thematic and sonic continuity with their own past. [Jul 2014, p.61]
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Jul 15, 2014What'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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Jul 9, 2014For those who can keep up, some exultant and righteous highs await.
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Jul 8, 2014This is more Ben Frost than Burzum, more interstellar overdrive than terrestrial church torching. And it’s just a bit brilliant, basically.
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Jul 8, 2014Whatever gear they have at their disposal, WITTR remain almost unbeatable for swelling, atmospheric excellence.
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Jul 7, 2014This 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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UncutJul 3, 2014By and large, it's contemplation they're seeking. [Aug 2014, p.81]
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Jul 3, 2014Either as a companion or a standalone, it's a consuming piece of music that reminds us of the Weavers' ambition to always lead and never follow.
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Jul 8, 2014Celestite 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: there is an idea that is beginning to take root.
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Jul 3, 2014By 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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Jul 24, 2014There are absolutely stunning passages on here to be sure, but as a whole the record fails to really take your breath away like one would hope.
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Jul 10, 2014Every 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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Jul 3, 2014The five tracks amble and pulsate and plod along in a way that feels consistent with the band and the genre.
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Jul 10, 2014Wantonly skipping between sounds with a dilettante zeal, Wolves in the Throne Room seem woefully under equipped for this music.
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