Malevolent Grain | ||||
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Released | February 17, 2009 [1] | |||
Genre | Black metal, dark ambient | |||
Length | 23:39 | |||
Label | Southern Lord, Conspiracy | |||
Wolves in the Throne Room chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
Blabbermouth | 8.5/10 [3] |
Pitchfork | 2.8/10 [4] |
Malevolent Grain is an EP by Wolves in the Throne Room that precedes their third album Black Cascade . [5] This is the first album to feature guitar by Will Lindsay from the now defunct Middian. Jamie Myers from the band Hammers of Misfortune also supplies guest vocals for the song "A Looming Resonance". [6]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "A Looming Resonance" | 13:01 |
2. | "Hate Crystal" | 10:38 |
Total length: | 23:39 |
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | Notes |
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United States | February 17, 2009 | Southern Lord | Vinyl | LORD101 | Black vinyl |
United States | February 17, 2009 | Southern Lord | Vinyl | LORD101 | Forest green vinyl |
United States | February 17, 2009 | Southern Lord | Vinyl | LORD101 | Gold vinyl |
Belgium | February 2009 | Conspiracy Records | Vinyl | core074 | Picture disc, limited to 700 |
United States | March 4, 2009 | Self released | CD | WITTR001 | Digipak only available through the band site or at live shows |
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