Celestial Lineage

Celestial Lineage is the fourth full-length studio album by American black metal band Wolves in the Throne Room. It was released through Southern Lord Records on September 13, 2011.^[2][3]

Celestial Lineage
Studio album by Wolves in the Throne Room
Released	September 13, 2011 (2011-09-13)
Recorded	2011
Studio	Aleph Studios
Genre	Black metal, post-black metal[1]
Length	48:55
Label	Southern Lord
Producer	Randall Dunn, Wolves in the Throne Room
Wolves in the Throne Room chronology
Black Cascade (2009) Celestial Lineage (2011) Celestite (2014)

On August 9, 2011, "Woodland Cathedral" was posted for streaming on National Public Radio.^[4]

Production

Celestial Lineage was the last album recorded at Randall Dunn's Aleph Studio.^[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	87/100[6]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
The A.V. Club	A[8]
Chronicles of Chaos	9/10[9]
Clash	8/10[10]
Drowned in Sound	8/10[11]
Kerrang!	[12]
Mojo	[13]
Now	[14]
Pitchfork	8.6/10[15]
Uncut	[16]

Music critic Brandon Stosuy described Celestial Lineage as "American black metal's idiosyncratic defining record of 2011".^[17]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Thuja Magus Imperium"	11:42
2.	"Permanent Changes in Consciousness"	1:55
3.	"Subterranean Initiation"	7:10
4.	"Rainbow Illness"	1:28
5.	"Woodland Cathedral"	5:26
6.	"Astral Blood"	10:16
7.	"Prayer of Transformation"	10:58
Total length:		48:55

Personnel

Sourced from AllMusic's credits.^[7]

Wolves in the Throne Room

• Nathan Weaver - vocals, guitar, synthesizer, field recording
• Aaron Weaver - drums, guitar, percussion, field recording
• Jessika Kenney - sung vocals, choir/chorus, organ; composer, lyricist; arranger, vocal arrangement