Diadem of 12 Stars - Metal Review
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5.5/6
Hmm...this is interesting. Just when I was giving up on US black metal and the genre in general of putting out anything that really advances and pushes conventional boundaries, a band from Olympia, Washington bursts out of absolutely nowhere and lays me out completely shocked and awed by the breadth and imagination with their...read full review
Diadem of 12 Stars - Metal Observer
http://www.metal-observer.com/articles.php?lid=1&sid=1&id=10287
9.5/10
USBM is often treated with a justified derision and though bands emerge from the cesspool of utter refuse, embodying spirit and quality above and beyond much of their European counterparts, it almost always lacks the essence of what impassioned the music at the culmination of its creative formation. Take LEVIATHAN as a case in...read full review
Diadem of 12 Stars - Maelstrom
http://www.maelstrom.nu/ezine/review_iss45_3260.php
9.5/10
In the Woods'…epic Heart of the Ages and A Return to the Isle of Men; Weakling's timeless Dead as Dreams; Negura Bunget's wonderful N' Crugu Bradului; and now this, Diadem of 12 Stars by a completely unheralded band called Wolves in the Throne Room.
Wow.
Occasionally, once in a few years...read full review
Two Hunters - Deadtide
http://www.deadtide.com/reviews/albums/page.php?id=4235
Despite their very young tenure as a band, Wolves in the Throne Room have been on the fast-track to critical acclaim and a cult fanbase since their first demo back in 2004. After quickly coming of age on their 2006 debut, the Wolves became one of the American scene’s ‘best kept secrets’. Now, with their sophomore album ‘Two Hunters’ being rel...read full review
Two Hunters - Heathen Harvest
http://www.HeathenHarvest.com/article.php?story=20071213151726767
So here it is, the long awaited sophomore album from Wolves in the Throne Room. I don't say “long awaited” in sense of time though as it has actually only been a year and a half since the initial release of their debut effort Diadem of 12 Stars on Vendlus Records. Thus, I say “long awaited” in the sense that our hearts as listeners have ...read full review