Celestial Lineage | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 13, 2011 | |||
Recorded | 2011 | |||
Studio | Aleph Studios | |||
Genre | Black metal, post-black metal[1] | |||
Length | 48:55 | |||
Label | Southern Lord | |||
Producer | Randall Dunn, Wolves in the Throne Room | |||
Wolves in the Throne Room chronology | ||||
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Celestial Lineage is the fourth full-length studio album by American black metal band Wolves in the Throne Room. It was released through Southern Lord Records on September 13, 2011.[2][3]
On August 9, 2011, "Woodland Cathedral" was posted for streaming on National Public Radio.[4]
Celestial Lineage was the last album recorded at Randall Dunn's Aleph Studio.[5]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [6] |
Chronicles of Chaos | [7] |
Deaf Sparrow Zine | [8] |
The NewReview | [9] |
Pitchfork | 8.6/10[10] |
Rockfreaks.net | [11] |
Sputnikmusic | [12] |
Music critic Brandon Stosuy described Celestial Lineage as "American black metal's idiosyncratic defining record of 2011".[13]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Thuja Magus Imperium" | 11:42 |
2. | "Permanent Changes in Consciousness" | 1:55 |
3. | "Subterranean Initiation" | 7:10 |
4. | "Rainbow Illness" | 1:28 |
5. | "Woodland Cathedral" | 5:26 |
6. | "Astral Blood" | 10:16 |
7. | "Prayer of Transformation" | 10:58 |
Total length: | 48:55 |
Sourced from AllMusic's credits.[6]