Two Hunters is the second album by black metal band Wolves in the Throne Room and their debut album on Southern Lord Records. The band made minimal use of any digital effects or manipulation in the recording process.[5] The vinyl version includes an extended version of "Cleansing" (which is about 6 minutes longer) and a previously unreleased track "To Reveal".[6] Two Hunters was critically acclaimed and succeeded in putting the band at the forefront of the North American black metal scene.[7] The Daymare Recordings release also contains their 2005 demo on a second disk.
| Two Hunters | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 25, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | London Bridge Studio and Aleph Studio in the Pacific Northwest | |||
| Genre | Black metal, dark ambient, post-metal[1] | |||
| Length | 46:21 (CD) 68:56 (LP) | |||
| Label | Southern Lord Records (SUNN83) | |||
| Producer | Randall Dunn, Wolves in the Throne Room | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.9/10[3] |
| Rock Sound | 9/10[4] |
Track listing
editOriginal issue
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dea Artio" (instrumental) | 5:58 |
| 2. | "Vastness and Sorrow" | 12:12 |
| 3. | "Cleansing" | 9:55 |
| 4. | "I Will Lay Down My Bones Among the Rocks and Roots" | 18:16 |
Double vinyl track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dea Artio" | 5:58 |
| 2. | "Vastness and Sorrow" | 12:12 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cleansing" | 15:51 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Will Lay Down My Bones Among the Rocks and Roots" | 18:16 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "To Reveal" | 16:39 |
Personnel
edit- Wolves in the Throne Room;
- Nathan Weaver – guitar, vocals
- Aaron Weaver – drums
- Rick Dahlin – guitar, vocals
- Additional musicians
- Jessika Kenney – vocals on tracks 3 and 4
- Production
- Wolves in the Throne Room – production
- Randall Dunn – production, engineering, mixing
- Mell Dettmer – engineering, mixing, mastering
- Christophe Szpajdel – logo
References
edit- ^ Wiederhorn, Jon (August 4, 2016). "A Brief History of Post-Metal". Bandcamp. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Pitchfork Media review
- ^ Stone, Will (December 2007). "Wolves in the Throne Room: Two Hunters". Rock Sound. No. 103. p. 94.
- ^ Pitchfork Feature: Column: Show No Mercy Archived July 24, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Wolves in the Throne Room store page on the vinyl version of the album
- ^ Rahn. "Reviews: Albums: Wolves in the Throne Room, Two Hunters". Deadtide. Archived from the original on October 15, 2007. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
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