Desolate North is the debut studio album by the funeral doom metal band Celestiial, first released by Bindrune Recordings on June 6, 2006.

Anderson was very happy with this, as he had been an avid reader of Worm Gear (a magazine attached to the label) when he was younger.

[7][8][9] Desolate North has been described as taking "the template of the funeral doom genre... and disembowel[ing] the formula even further".

[10] The album makes use of minimal vocals, instead relying on electronics, guitars, and syncopated drums (with liberal use of cymbals).

[4][10][11] 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.

"[6] Brandon Stosuy, of Pitchfork Media, talked of a black metal influence in the album's imagery.

The album garnered positive reviews from a number of ezines,[10][11][16] with comparisons to founders of the genre, such as Disembowelment.

[10][11][12] AllMusic reviewer Eduardo Rivadavia, however, felt that Desolate North compared negatively with the efforts of more prominent bands, concluding that "Celestiial could be a hell of a lot worse, but they could be much better, too.

"[14] Scott Seward of Decibel Magazine felt that the music compared well to similar bands, said that Anderson "makes beautiful sounds out of the darkness that others would rather run from".

[10] Reviewers disagreed on the originality of the music—while Seward claimed that it was new and inventive,[10] Murat Batmaz, of Maelstrom, said that it was very typical funeral doom metal.

[11] Negative reviews and comments talked about the poor production and guitars,[4] and the lack of speed in the music, combined with the monotony of the sound.