Washington-based black metal group Wolves in the Throne Room are set to release their seventh album, Primordial Arcana, on Aug. 20 and have just debuted a music video for the opening track, “Mountain Magick.”
This is the first new record from the band since 2017’s Thrice Woven, which marked a return to their black metal foundation after branching out with a one-off ambient record, Celestite, three years prior.
On “Mountain Magick,” Wolves in the Throne Room tread down a similar path as before, but weave in the cinematic elements of Celestite in a more cohesive way. Without even eclipsing the six-minute mark, the cascadian black metal band has pulled of a remarkably epic album opener, one that navigates several peaks and valleys, much like the landscape they traverse in the woodsy music video.
“‘Mountain Magick’ was shot in the northern reaches of the Olympic Mountains and the ancient forests that shroud the foothills. We wrote the story, created the costumes, shot the footage and did the editing ourselves, so it is a true product of our hearts and souls. Creating our own videos has been a long standing dream and now It’s very exciting to bring these visions into the cinematic realm,” offered the band.
