Wolves In The Throne Room Announce New Album Estuary: Hear “Ghosts In The Obelisks”
Pacific Northwest black metal veterans Wolves In The Throne Room are established masters of heavy, mystical evil shit, and they've just announced plans for an ambitious new concept album. Estuary , their 10th LP, follows the 2023 EP Crypt Of Ancestral Knowledge and takes place in an apocalyptic future. Here's how frontman Nathan Weaver describes it: The post Wolves In The Throne Room Announce New…
Pacific Northwest black metal group Wolves In The Throne Room have unveiled plans for their upcoming 10th studio album, Estuary. This ambitious project, set to release on October 23rd via Relapse, marks the band's return to concept album territory after their 2023 EP Crypt Of Ancestral Knowledge. Frontman Nathan Weaver describes the album's setting as a post-apocalyptic future, 1000 years after civilization's collapse.
In this bleak landscape, surviving humans encounter mutated creatures and mysterious portals, with religion evolving into something wild and untamed. The concept of estuaries plays a pivotal role in the album's world-building, serving as powerful and magical nexus points where spirits of both good and evil roam freely. Wolves In The Throne Room took on the task of producing Estuary primarily at their own Owl Lodge studio in Olympia, Washington, with touring bassist Galen Baudhuin contributing to the recording.
As a nod to the album's themes, the band's frontman Nathan Weaver directed the music video for the eight-minute lead single "Ghosts In The Obelisks," which showcases imagery that might appear medieval, even in a distant, futuristic society.
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