Comprising dual vocalist/guitarists Rick and Nathan, plus drummer Aaron, Olympia, WA's Wolves in the Throne Room deal in dour black metal epics inspired by long, bleak winters, pagan legends, and Scandinavian bands like Darkthrone, Windir, and Enslaved. Honing their dark craft with two EPs in 2004 and 2005, the trio recorded their debut full-length, Diadem of 12 Stars, in 2006, releasing it through Vendlus Records.
Black Cascade was released in March 2009.[6] After the release of Black Cascade, the band began a period of touring in the United States and Europe.

The band's latest album Celestial Lineage was released on September 13, 2011[7] and is the third installment in a trilogy that began with Two Hunters. Music critic Brandon Stosuy described Celestial Lineage as "American black metal's idiosyncratic defining record of 2011