Comments on: Wolves in the Throne Room – Celestite

By: AR

AR — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 03:41:42 +0000

“Of course, the Pabstcore kids will eat this album up, as they are obliged to praise metal releases that don’t contain any metal. (No offense if you are in the minority who can genuinely enjoy the music here).”

Yeah, I agree with ya there. I’m certainly in the minority you listed and I do genuinely enjoy this, but, I wished they had maybe changed their name because it is gonna cause quite a rift in their fan base and alienate lots of folks. Weird thing is, I wasn’t a huge fan of their style originally but am loving this stuff. It sounds like what would happen if Tangerine Dream, Sunn O))) and Lustmord tried their hand at Blade Runner-style music. Which is not a bad thing, imho.

For the record I like both Neptune Towers’ records.

As a dark ambient/drone record I give it an 8.5/10
As a black metal record, uh, no comment.

By: SoulReaper

SoulReaper — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 22:28:11 +0000

I had high hopes for this, but am pretty disappointed by how uneventful it turned out. There’s a reason new listeners still pick up old Darkthrone albums, but no one really goes back to Neptune Towers. Fans of black metal don’t typically want an electro/drone album from their favorite musicians, and vice versa, so an act that capably bridges those approaches from the start really has something special. And if you can balance atmosphere and intensity as well as WitTR have proven they can, it’s a step backward and a bit of a cheat to only focus on one of those aspects.

Of course, the Pabstcore kids will eat this album up, as they are obliged to praise metal releases that don’t contain any metal. (No offense if you are in the minority who can genuinely enjoy the music here.) For the rest of us, maybe this is just a one-off “experiment”?

By: AR

AR — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 03:14:15 +0000

This band never did much for me but I have to admit I’m loving this new record. Of course, it’s about as Metal as Tangerine Dream but I don’t care, it’s beautiful and kinda haunting. What a nice surprise.

By: Longdeadgod

Longdeadgod — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 23:24:23 +0000

Still don’t get this band