Celestial Lineage is the fourth full-length studio album by American
black metal
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band
Wolves in the Throne Room. It was released through
Southern Lord Records on September 13, 2011.
On August 9, 2011, "Woodland Cathedral" was posted for streaming on
National Public Radio.
Production
Celestial Lineage was the last album recorded at
Randall Dunn
Randall Dunn is an American record producer, audio engineer, and musician.
As a record producer, he has worked with musical acts such as Sunn O))), Six Organs of Admittance, Marissa Nadler, Wolves in the Throne Room, Boris, Anna Von Hausswolf ...
's Aleph Studio.
Critical reception
Music critic Brandon Stosuy described ''Celestial Lineage'' as "American black metal's idiosyncratic defining record of 2011".
Track listing
Personnel
Sourced from
AllMusic's credits.
* Nathan Weaver - vocals, guitar, synthesizer,
field recording
* Aaron Weaver - drums, guitar, percussion, field recording
*
Jessika Kenney
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Kenney sang the opera ...
- sung vocals, choir/chorus,
organ
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Biology
* Organ (biology), a part of an organism
Musical instruments
* Organ (music), a family of keyboard musical instruments characterized by sustained tone
** Electronic organ, an electronic keyboard instrument
** Hammond ...
; composer, lyricist; arranger, vocal arrangement
References
External links
Wolves in the Throne Room official websiteSouthern Lord Records
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2011 albums
Wolves in the Throne Room albums
Southern Lord Records albums
Albums produced by Randall Dunn