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Wolves In The Throne Room - Black Cascade



8.1 | 211 votes |
Release date: 31 March 2009
Style: Atmospheric black metal

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01. Wanderer Above The Sea Of Fog
02. Ahrimanic Trance
03. Ex Cathedra
04. Crystal Ammunition

Additional info
Produced by Randall Dunn and Wolves in the Throne Room.
Basic tracking recorded at London Bridge Studios by Randall Dunn and Mell Dettmer.
Additional recording by Randall Dunn at Aleph Studios.
Mixed at London Bridge Studios by Randall Dunn and Mell Dettmer.
Additional mixing at ALEPH studios by Randall Dunn.
Photography concepts created by WITTR.
Photographs by Johnny DeLacy and WITTR.
Album layout by Stephen O'Malley and WITTR.

Staff review by
BitterCOld
Rating:
7.8
"Black Cascade" marks the third full length release from the Olympia, Washington based black metal band.

The album contains all the component parts those of you familiar with WITTR would expect. The tracks all easily clock in at epic length, with each of the four songs clearing the ten-minute mark. The band's trademark shimmering tremolo-picked riffs are ever present. There are also short quiet interludes with falling rain or winds to showcase the nature and weather of the Pacific Northwest that is so near and dear in the hearts of these Wolves.

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published 04.05.2009 | Comments (21)

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Comments: 23   [ 1 ignored ]   Visited by: 462 users
26.08.2010 - 05:10
Rating: 9
Dangerboner
Lactation Cnslt
Sounds like a bunch of trees masturbating to wolf porn

especially good on lo-fi speakers!
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26.08.2010 - 09:19
F.S

I love this album !
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30.09.2010 - 09:14
Rating: 7
wormdrink414

Written by Dangerboner on 26.08.2010 at 05:10

Sounds like a bunch of trees masturbating to wolf porn

especially good on lo-fi speakers!


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20.10.2010 - 21:42
Boxcar Willy
yr a kook
Written by Dangerboner on 26.08.2010 at 05:10

Sounds like a bunch of trees masturbating to wolf porn

especially good on lo-fi speakers!

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14:22 - Marcel Hubregtse
I do your mum

DESTROY DRUM TRIGGERS
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24.01.2013 - 17:23
Rating: 7
Alex F
Slick Dick Rick
I still can't for the life of me understand why this is regarded as their worst. My second favorite of theirs after Two Hunters.
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24.01.2013 - 18:12
Rating: 8
X-Ray Rod
Skandino
Written by Alex F on 24.01.2013 at 17:23
I still can't for the life of me understand why this is regarded as their worst. My second favorite of theirs after Two Hunters.


A very nice album indeed... It's just that the others rock harder.
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Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29
Like you could kiss my ass
Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
Rod, let me love you.
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24.01.2013 - 18:14
Rating: 7
Alex F
Slick Dick Rick
Written by X-Ray Rod on 24.01.2013 at 18:12


A very nice album indeed... It's just that the others rock harder.

I guess it just sounds a little darker than the others which appeals to me. All of their releases are fantastic though so it is hard to choose favorites.
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24.01.2013 - 18:16
Rating: 8
X-Ray Rod
Skandino
Written by Alex F on 24.01.2013 at 18:14
I guess it just sounds a little darker than the others which appeals to me. All of their releases are fantastic though so it is hard to choose favorites.

I wouldn't call it darker... I guess it just sounds a bit more "regular black" to most people and not as majestic as they usually play. But yeah, these guys are hella consistent so far. Can't fail with any of the Wolves' albums.
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Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29
Like you could kiss my ass
Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
Rod, let me love you.
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04.02.2014 - 18:19
master 666
King of Arizona
Gooooooooooooooooooooooood
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12.10.2014 - 21:06
Rating: 8
Erik M.

Written by X-Ray Rod on 24.01.2013 at 18:16

Can't fail with any of the Wolves' albums.


Well, turns out they can, and did, with Celestite.
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13.10.2014 - 14:10
Rating: 8
X-Ray Rod
Skandino
Written by Erik M. on 12.10.2014 at 21:06

Written by X-Ray Rod on 24.01.2013 at 18:16

Can't fail with any of the Wolves' albums.

Well, turns out they can, and did, with Celestite.

Provided you lack experience and taste with electronic music, then yeah.
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Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29
Like you could kiss my ass
Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
Rod, let me love you.
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13.10.2014 - 14:14
Marcel Hubregtse
Grumpy Old Fuck
Written by X-Ray Rod on 13.10.2014 at 14:10

Written by Erik M. on 12.10.2014 at 21:06

Written by X-Ray Rod on 24.01.2013 at 18:16

Can't fail with any of the Wolves' albums.

Well, turns out they can, and did, with Celestite.

Provided you lack experience and taste with electronic music, then yeah.



It certainly is Wolves weakest, even if one has experience with and likes electronic music
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13.10.2014 - 16:55
!J.O.O.E.!
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This, and the preceding EP, are Wolves' weakest by far, and that's coming from both a black metal and electronic music fan. This album is such a dud that I'm amazed they managed to bring it back so hard with the two albums that followed it.
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13.10.2014 - 20:34
no one
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Written by Guest on 13.10.2014 at 16:55

This, and the preceding EP, are Wolves' weakest by far, and that's coming from both a black metal and electronic music fan. This album is such a dud that I'm amazed they managed to bring it back so hard with the two albums that followed it.


Not sure i would say Two Hunters and Black Cascade are total duds, but yeah, i liked Diadem of 12 stars and Celestial lineage much better.
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13.10.2014 - 20:37
!J.O.O.E.!
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Written by Guest on 13.10.2014 at 20:34


Not sure i would say Two Hunters and Black Cascade are total duds, but yeah, i liked Diadem of 12 stars and Celestial lineage much better.

Nah, Two Hunters is quite good, I meant the Malevolent Grain EP. Basically suffers the same issues as this album for me.
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13.10.2014 - 20:48
no one
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Written by Guest on 13.10.2014 at 20:37

Written by Guest on 13.10.2014 at 20:34


Not sure i would say Two Hunters and Black Cascade are total duds, but yeah, i liked Diadem of 12 stars and Celestial lineage much better.

Nah, Two Hunters is quite good, I meant the Malevolent Grain EP. Basically suffers the same issues as this album for me.

oh yeah, you said EP
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13.10.2014 - 21:20
Rating: 9
God Alone

The Malevolent Grain EP is the only one I didn't enjoy that much. As for the rest, I utterly love the Wolves, and this album makes no exception. Ahrimanic Trance must be one of the best BM songs I've ever heard.
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13.10.2014 - 22:05
Rating: 8
Erik M.

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 13.10.2014 at 14:14

It certainly is Wolves weakest, even if one has experience with and likes electronic music




I think so too...
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13.10.2014 - 22:07
Rating: 8
Erik M.

Written by Guest on 13.10.2014 at 06:29

Their best work imo :3


I'm much more fond of their BM with ambient elements stuff rather than their purely ambient stuff (Celistite). The debut and Two Hunters are both fantastic albums.
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21.10.2014 - 09:49
no one
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Been playing this a lot lately after not listening to it for a few months, it's actually a pretty good album
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21.10.2014 - 10:38
Rating: 8
mz

I always loved this one, too. Perhaps because it was my first album of Wolves. Definitely their weakest when it comes to BM, but quiet enjoyable on its own.
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Giving my ears a rest from music.
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27.01.2017 - 08:39
Rockfellas

Sounds like a bunch of trees masturbating to wolf porn hhhhhhhhhh
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27.01.2017 - 10:20
Rating: 8
Paz
Nuclear Cowboy
Written by Rockfellas on 27.01.2017 at 08:39

Sounds like a bunch of trees masturbating to wolf porn

That's the reason why I like it.
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