/>new tracks spanning the scope of WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM's cinematic black metal
and dark acoustic folk, as well as two atmospheric industrial tracks that take the band into
darker sonic territories.
The EP opens with “Beholden to Clan”
, a blazing slab of Symphonic Black Metal. Regarding the
EP opener, Guitarist Kody Keyworth comments,
“Journeying high atop a sacred mountain, the
song recalls the importance of the sacrificed king's cycle of rebirth through ancestral
hallucinogenic rights of passage. It’s a wild trip. Hail Othila!” Elsewhere,
“Twin Mouthed Spring”
follows. This new track features vocals and acoustic guitar performed by founding WOLVES IN
THE THRONE ROOM drummer Cedar Serpent who has recently returned to the live stage after
a years long hiatus from live performance. He comments,
“This song travels to a deep
wellspring of passion and creativity. Themes from Celtic Mythology are pulled apart and
remade.
” Side B of the EP features a different side of the enigmatic band; “Initiates of the White
Hart”
, an Atmospheric Industrial interpretation of “Spirit of Lightning”
, takes this live-set stalwart
into deeper dark psychedelic waters while “Crown of Stone”
, a ritual dark ambient piece,
connects thematically to “Mountain Magic” the lead track on 2021’s Primordial Arcana.