Two Hunters

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Two Hunters
Wolves in the Throne Room Two Hunters.png
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2007
Recorded London Bridge Studio and Aleph Studio in the Pacific Northwest
Genre Black metal, dark ambient, post-metal [1]
Length46:21(CD)
68:56 (LP)
Label Southern Lord Records (SUNN83)
Producer Randall Dunn, Wolves in the Throne Room
Wolves in the Throne Room chronology
Diadem of 12 Stars
(2006)
Two Hunters
(2007)
Live at Roadburn 2008
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Pitchfork Media 7.9/10 [3]
Rock Sound 9/10 [4]

Two Hunters is the second album by black metal band Wolves in the Throne Room and their debut album on Southern Lord Records. The band made minimal use of any digital effects or manipulation in the recording process. [5] The vinyl version includes an extended version of "Cleansing" (which is about 6 minutes longer) and a previously unreleased track "To Reveal". [6] Two Hunters was critically acclaimed and succeeded in putting the band on the forefront for the black metal scene. [7] The Daymare Recordings release also contains their 2005 demo on a second disk.

Contents

Track listing

Original issue

No.TitleLength
1."Dea Artio" (instrumental)5:58
2."Vastness and Sorrow"12:12
3."Cleansing"9:55
4."I Will Lay Down My Bones Among the Rocks and Roots"18:16

Double vinyl track listing

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Dea Artio"5:58
2."Vastness and Sorrow"12:12
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Cleansing"15:51
Side three
No.TitleLength
1."I Will Lay Down My Bones Among the Rocks and Roots"18:16
Side four
No.TitleLength
1."To Reveal"16:39

Personnel

Wolves in the Throne Room;
Additional musicians
Production

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References

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  2. Allmusic review
  3. Pitchfork Media review
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