Celestial Lineage

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2013}} {{Infobox album | name = Celestial Lineage | type = studio | artist = Wolves in the Throne Room | cover = Wolves in the Throne Room Celestial Lineage.png | alt = | released = {{Start date|2011|09|13}} | recorded = 2011 | venue = | studio = Aleph Studios | genre = Post-black metal<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-10-essential-post-black-metal-albums |title=The 10 essential post-black metal albums |last=O'Boyle |first=Tom |date=May 14, 2019 |website=Metal Hammer |access-date=March 2, 2020 |quote=}}</ref> | length = {{Duration|m=48|s=55}} | label = Southern Lord | producer = Randall Dunn, Wolves in the Throne Room | prev_title = Black Cascade | prev_year = 2009 | next_title = Celestite | next_year = 2014 }}

'''''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.<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/celestial-lineage-r2255571 Celestial Lineage] allmusic.com. Retrieved on September 18, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.wittr.com/news/view/new_album_is_complete New Album Is Complete] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926160741/http://www.wittr.com/news/view/new_album_is_complete |date=September 26, 2011 }} wittr.com. Retrieved on August 15, 2011.</ref>

On August 9, 2011, "Woodland Cathedral" was posted for streaming on National Public Radio.<ref>Gotrich, Lars. [https://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2011/08/09/139148014/wolves-in-the-throne-room-a-room-filling-processional Wolves In The Throne Room: A Room-Filling Processional] npr.org. August 9, 2011. Retrieved on September 18, 2011.</ref>

==Production== Celestial Lineage was the last album recorded at Randall Dunn's Aleph Studio.<ref>Sanders, Brad. [https://thequietus.com/articles/07073-wolves-in-the-throne-room-interview Beyond the Darkness: An Interview With Wolves in the Throne Room] thequietus.com. Retrieved on June 25, 2019</ref>

==Critical reception== {{Album ratings | MC = 87/100<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/celestial-lineage/wolves-in-the-throne-room|title=Reviews for Celestial Lineage by Wolves in the Throne Room|website=Metacritic|access-date=May 25, 2025}}</ref> | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="AllMusic">Rivadavia, Eduardo. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/celestial-lineage-r2255571/review Celestial Lineage - Wolves in the Throne Review {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits] allmusic.com. Retrieved on March 13, 2020.</ref> | rev2 = ''The A.V. Club'' | rev2score = A<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/wolves-in-the-throne-room-celestial-lineage-1798169541|title=Wolves In The Throne Room: Celestial Lineage|website=The A.V. Club|last=Heller|first=Jason|date=September 13, 2011|access-date=May 25, 2025}}</ref> | rev3 = ''Chronicles of Chaos'' | rev3Score = 9/10<ref>Johnathan A. Carbon. [http://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/reviews/albums/2-6357_wolves_in_the_throne_room_celestial_lineage.aspx Celestial Lineage review] chroniclesofchaos.com. Retrieved on September 20, 2011.</ref> | rev4 = ''Clash'' | rev4score = 8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/wolves-in-the-throne-room-celestite/|title=Wolves In The Throne Room – Celestite|website=Clash|last=Diver|first=Mike|date=August 7, 2011|access-date=May 25, 2025}}</ref> | rev5 = ''Drowned in Sound'' | rev5score = 8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://drownedinsound.com/releases/16504/reviews/4143570|title=Wolves in the Throne Room - Celestial Lineage|website=Drowned in Sound|last=Gardner|first=Noel|date=19 September 2011|access-date=25 May 2025|archive-date=November 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109121141/https://drownedinsound.com/releases/16504/reviews/4143570|url-status=dead}}</ref> | rev6 = ''Kerrang!'' | rev6score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>This blend of grace and discord never feels jarring, combining to produce an immersive, transcendental whole which reveals the true breadth of this duo's impressive artistry. [Sep 2011, p.51]</ref> | rev7 = ''Mojo'' | rev7score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>Wolves can still rip jagged and vicious amid the befogged ambiance. [Nov 2011, p.95]</ref> | rev8 = ''Now'' | rev8score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nowtoronto.com/music/wolves-in-the-throne-room-celestial-lineage/|title=Wolves In The Throne Room – Celestial Lineage|website=Now|last=Huffa|first=Joanne|date=September 1, 2011|access-date=May 25, 2025}}</ref> | rev9 = ''Pitchfork'' | rev9Score = 8.6/10<ref>[http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15835-celestial-lineage Review: "Wolves in the Throne Room Celestial Lineage" - Pitchfork] pitchfork.com. Retrieved September 23, 2011.</ref> | rev10 = ''Uncut'' | rev10score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>Theirs remains a stubbornly extreme sound, although Celestial Lineage finds new ways to combine heaviness with solemn beauty. [Oct 2011, p.86]</ref> }}

Music critic Brandon Stosuy described ''Celestial Lineage'' as "American black metal's idiosyncratic defining record of 2011".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/show-no-mercy/8717-best-albums-of-2011/|title=The Top 40 Metal Albums of 2011|website=Pitchfork}}</ref>

==Track listing== {{Track listing |total_length = 48:55 |title1 = Thuja Magus Imperium |length1 = 11:42 |title2 = Permanent Changes in Consciousness |length2 = 1:55 |title3 = Subterranean Initiation |length3 = 7:10 |title4 = Rainbow Illness |length4 = 1:28 |title5 = Woodland Cathedral |length5 = 5:26 |title6 = Astral Blood |length6 = 10:16 |title7 = Prayer of Transformation |length7 = 10:58 }}

==Personnel== Sourced from AllMusic's credits.<ref name = AllMusic />

'''Wolves in the Throne Room''' * Nathan Weaver - vocals, guitar, synthesizer, field recording * Aaron Weaver - drums, guitar, percussion, field recording * Jessika Kenney - sung vocals, choir/chorus, organ; composer, lyricist; arranger, vocal arrangement

==References==  {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.wittr.com/ Wolves in the Throne Room official website] * [http://www.southernlord.com/ Southern Lord Records]

Category:2011 albums Category:Wolves in the Throne Room albums Category:Southern Lord Records albums Category:Albums produced by Randall Dunn