Celestiial

Initially consisting only of Tanner R. Anderson (vocals, harp, guitars), the band was later joined by Jason William Walton (bass) and Timothy Glenn (percussion).

Marty Rytkonen, of Bindrune Recordings, was one of the "maybe six or so" people to receive a copy of Celestiial's demo Ashen, but he was the only person associated with a label.

[1] He and Scott Candey agreed to take on the band,[2] and in 2006, Desolate North was released by Bindrune Recordings.

Ballet Deviare's performances to Celestiial's music have also appeared on the MTV Two show Headbangers Ball.

[10] In 2008, it was announced that Celestiial was releasing a split album with Blood of the Black Owl on Bindrune Recordings.

[11] The final mastering was done by Mel Detmer, and the release (titled only as Celestiial / Blood of the Black Owl Split 12"LP) is limited to only 500 copies.

He is also involved in a long term project called Where Rivers End with A. Tolonen, from Nest and Shape of Despair, and Oscar Strik, formally of Pantheist.

[citation needed] Glenn is a founding member of the experimental/black metal band Heatdeath, who are signed to Conspiracy Records.

[14] Despite the fact that other bands signed to Bindrune Recordings have MySpace profiles or websites,[8] Anderson says that he has no desire to promote Celestiial, and beyond answering e-mails and chatting on message boards, desires no Internet presence, and only allows himself to be interviewed through devotion to Bindrune Recordings.

[2] The music of Celestiial's debut album, Desolate North, makes use of minimal vocals, instead relying on electronics, guitars and syncopated drums (with liberal use of cymbals).

[4][6][15] However, Desolate North has been described as taking the genre in new directions with comparisons to ambient, goth, experimental and dark folk music being made.