Celestite (album)

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Celestite
Wolves In The Throne Room - Celestite Album Cover.png
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 8, 2014 (2014-07-08)
Recorded2012–2013
Genre Dark ambient [1]
Length47:23
Label Artemisia Records
Wolves in the Throne Room chronology
Celestial Lineage
(2011)
Celestite
(2014)
Thrice Woven
(2017)

Celestite is the fifth full-length studio album by American black metal band Wolves in the Throne Room. [2] It was released through their own label Artemisia Records on July 8, 2014. [3] The album explores the themes of the band's previous album Celestial Lineage through an experimental, drone-based dark ambient style, eschewing vocals and the black metal aggression which characterizes their other works. [2]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Turning Ever Towards the Sun"12:43
2."Initiation at Neudeg Alm"5:58
3."Bridge of Leaves"5:08
4."Celestite Mirror"14:32
5."Sleeping Golden Storm"9:02

[2]

Personnel

Adapted from the AllMusic credits. [4]

Guest musicians

Production

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References

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