WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM NEW ALBUM
ESTUARY
OUT TODAY VIA CENTURY MEDIA & RELAPSE RECORDS
TOUR BEGINS TODAY
Kings of USBM, Wolves In The Throne Room, have returned with sharpened teeth on their new album, Estuary, out today via Century Media Records outside the USA and Canada and Relapse Records in the USA and Canada.
The band comments: “The record is set 1,000 years in the future. Survivors of a cataclysm wander the haunted ruins. It is a world of mutant creatures and open portals. Post-apocalyptic religion takes form in a wild landscape.”
Estuary is raw and volatile, infused with the stormy sensuality of noisy industrial elements while unfolding through realms of warm rain, majestic forests, and diffused starlight. Massive percussion and seething gothic guitars wipe the listener’s psyche clear of stagnation, transforming them into active conduits of evolution.
Starting today, Wolves In The Throne Room will open portals across the UK and Europe on the Knights of Tiamat Tour, with support from Worm and Final Dose, before bringing the album to U.S. audiences in early 2027.
“Rewilding has never sounded so good”
Kerrang!
“Unmatched.”
The Quietus
The band has the following to share about the tour’s title, Knights of Tiamat, which is taken from a song on Estuary: “Temples of the ancient future feed on repurposed electrical grids pulsing with new magic. The spirit of place takes new forms.”
The song is based on a nocturnal vision from Kody Keyworth (guitar, vocals): “I had a dream two years ago while we were on tour in Germany. In the distant future, the small number of humans who remained lived in small tribes that deeply revered and worshipped gigantic, decrepit wind turbines. Without knowing what these structures were or their original purpose, these people placed immense importance on one of the last remaining relics of industrialized society. The new religions and mythologies that would emerge from this fascinated me. I found it deeply moving, and it helped inspire my vision of what that world might mean for humanity after the fall.”
Dive deeper into the album’s dystopian concept by watching the band’s previously released videos for “Ghosts Among the Obelisks” and the album’s title track.
WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM LIVE 2026
Supports: WORM, Final Dose
23.10.26 (DE) Leipzig – UT Connewitz
24.10.26 (NL) Maastricht – Samhain Festival
25.10.26 (BE) Bruges – Bruges is Doomed
26.10.26 (DE) Hamburg – Übel & Gefährlich
27.10.26 (DE) Berlin – Hole 44
28.10.26 (DE) Essen – Turock
29.10.26 (DE) Munich – Backstage – Halle
30.10.26 (DE) Stuttgart – Im Wizemann
31.10.26 (CZ) Prague – Futurum
01.11.26 (AT) Vienna – Simm City
03.11.26 (PL) Krakow – Hype Park
04.11.26 (HR) Zagreb – Močvara
05.11.26 (IT) Milano – Legend Club
06.11.26 (CH) Aarau – Kiff
07.11.26 (FR) Vauréal – Le Forum
08.11.26 (UK) Manchester – Damnation Festival
09.11.26 (UK) London – O2 Academy Islington
11.11.26 (DK) Copenhagen – Pumpehuset
12.11.26 (SE) Stockholm – Slaktkyrkan
13.11.26 (SE) Gothenburg – Momentum (w/ Rotting Christ)
14.11.26 (NO) Oslo – John Dee
FURTHER PRAISE FOR ESTUARY:
“One of the best black metal albums you will hear this year… a behemoth”
Distorted Sound, 9/10
“Wolves succeeds in capturing the all-encompassing darkness of the woods…”
Boolin Tunes
“Furiously confident… the sound of hope being washed out to the oceans, the erosion of the banks towards the planet’s definitive decline.”
Everything Is Noise
“They continue to treat [atmospheric black metal] as a living, evolving language, capable of addressing ecology, myth, technology and the deep future all at once”
At The Barrier
“Vital and dark… a triumph of blackened worldbuilding”
Wonderbox Metal
“If you’re looking for carefully crafted, atmospheric black metal, you’ll definitely find it here”
Metal Hammer (DE)
“Estuary is black metal to get lost in, both dystopian and otherworldly, with a strange beauty that reveals itself more and more with every passing moment.”
Rock Hard (DE)
“Estuary hypnotizes, disorients, and overwhelms, proving itself over the course of fifty minutes to be an album of grand, organic black metal splendor.”.
Aardshock (NL)
“Estuary is more than just good.”
Rock Tribune (BE)
Estuary is available in various physical and digital formats. Outside the USA and Canada, the album is available via Century Media Records in the following formats:
Ltd. CD Mediabook
Ltd. Gatefold black LP & LP-Booklet
Ltd. Gatefold Corroded Remnants LP & LP-Booklet (transp. orange-black marbled LP)
Ltd. Gatefold Estuary Mist LP & LP-Booklet (clear black dust LP) (500x) available only from EMP, Napalm Records, UK Indie Stores and in BeNeLux
Ltd. Gatefold Sea Wolf LP & LP-Booklet (transp. green-black haze + neon green & white splatter LP) (600x) available only from Evil Greed and WITTR
Digital album
Line-Up:
Nathan Weaver – lead vocals, guitar
Aaron Weaver – drums, synths, voice
Kody Keyworth – vocals, guitar
Galen Baudhuin – bass guitar, vocals