Two Hunters

Two Hunters
Studio album by
Wolves in the Throne Room
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2007
RecordedLondon Bridge Studio and Aleph Studio in the Pacific Northwest
GenreBlack metal, dark ambient, post-metal[1]
Length46:21 (CD)
68:56 (LP)
LabelSouthern Lord Records (SUNN83)
ProducerRandall Dunn, Wolves in the Throne Room
Wolves in the Throne Room chronology
Diadem of 12 Stars
(2006) 		Two Hunters
(2007) 		Live at Roadburn 2008
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork Media7.9/10[3]
Rock Sound9/10[4]

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.

Track listing

Original issue

No.TitleLength
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

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Dea Artio"5:58
2."Vastness and Sorrow"12:12
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Cleansing"15:51
Side three
No.TitleLength
1."I Will Lay Down My Bones Among the Rocks and Roots"18:16
Side four
No.TitleLength
1."To Reveal"16:39

Personnel

Wolves in the Throne Room;
Additional musicians
Production
  • Wolves in the Throne Room – production
  • Randall Dunn – production, engineering, mixing
  • Mell Dettmer – engineering, mixing, mastering
  • Christophe Szpajdel – logo

References

  1. ^ Wiederhorn, Jon (August 4, 2016). "A Brief History of Post-Metal". Bandcamp. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  4. ^ Stone, Will (December 2007). "Wolves in the Throne Room: Two Hunters". Rock Sound. No. 103. p. 94.
  5. ^ Pitchfork Feature: Column: Show No Mercy Archived July 24, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Wolves in the Throne Room store page on the vinyl version of the album
  7. ^ 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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