Wolves in the Throne Room is an American black metal band formed in 2002 in Olympia, Washington,[1] by brothers Aaron and Nathan Weaver.

Nathan had met singer Jamie Myers from the band Hammers of Misfortune at a squat show in Oakland on a previous tour and asked her to sing on the album.

[6] The debut record received positive reviews, with Pitchfork stating that, "it's the inclusion of folk and goth that separates Wolves in the Throne Room from the pack, breaking up the madness with moments of poetic clarity.

[1] Persian classical singer Jessika Kenney performed vocals on the songs "Cleansing" and "I Will Lay Down My Bones Among the Rocks and Roots."

Two Hunters received critical acclaim, with reviewers praising the band's subtle blending of conventional metal and post-rock genres.

"[1] After the release of Black Cascade, the band began a period of touring in the United States and Europe supporting Sunn O))), Earth, and Weedeater.

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

[15] Celestite was released in North America on Artemisia Records on July 8, 2014, and was described as an experimental extension on musical themes explored in their previous album Celestial Lineage.

[21] The band toured regularly in support of Thrice Woven including a co-headline outing with Norway's Enslaved on the 2018 Decibel Magazine Tour, and as support for Behemoth and At the Gates for 10 weeks in the US and Europe as part of Ecclesia Diabolica [22] In 2019, the band signed a record deal with Century Media records who will be releasing their next album in 2020/2021.

[27][28][29][30] They have also been considered significant to post-metal for their combination of "ambience and violence" to create "emotionally impacting" music, especially on their 2007 sophomore album Two Hunters.

[31] Wolves in the Throne Room has not incorporated most of the traditional traits of black metal such as corpse paint, the use of pseudonyms and Satanic imagery.

[1] Aaron Weaver has also described their music as "striving to operate on the mythic level", commenting that "I think there's this sense that we've lost something and we can't have it back.

[4][32] Additionally, Wolves in the Throne Room has often cited American band Neurosis as a key inspiration because their music "operates on a deep and intense mythic level".