Wolves in the Throne Room formed in Olympia, Washington in 2003, founded by brothers Aaron and Nathan Weaver, and became the defining act of Cascadian atmospheric black metal. Tremolo fury opens into ambient, post-rock passages steeped in nature and ecology — Two Hunters (2007) and Celestial Lineage (2011) are the essential entries. Find Wolves in the Throne Room vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Wolves in the Throne Room formed in Olympia, Washington in 2003, founded by brothers Aaron Weaver (drums) and Nathan Weaver (guitar, vocals). Rooted in the Pacific Northwest, the band became a defining act of American atmospheric black metal, often associated with the Cascadian black metal scene. Their deep connection to nature and rural living informs both their music and their philosophy.
The band plays atmospheric and Cascadian black metal, combining the tremolo-picked guitars, blast beats, and harsh vocals of traditional black metal with extended, immersive song structures, ambient passages, post-rock textures, and themes of nature, ecology, and transcendence. Their expansive, environmentally conscious approach helped define a distinctly American strain of the genre.
The band's Southern Lord and Relapse catalog has appeared in numerous colored-vinyl variants prized by black metal collectors. Two Hunters and Celestial Lineage are popular collector titles within the atmospheric black metal scene.
Listeners new to Wolves in the Throne Room often start with Two Hunters (2007) or Celestial Lineage (2011). For related listening, see and .
