Pitchfork

For their second full length, the folkish (I See a Darkness folkish, not like Trini Lopez) doom metal act Wolves in the Throne Room enlisted Earth, Sunn O))), and Boris producer Randall Dunn, cut back on any and all after-the-fact sound manipulation, and emerged with Two Hunters.

Over four songs-- and with the help of experimental vocalist Jessica Kinney-- the band have crafted a real sludgepot. Should be awesome. Find out for sure when the disc drops September 25 via Southern Lord.

You want more, do you? Well, catch these Wolves around the U.S. (and Canada, but once) with a good chunk of the avant-metal underground, including Jesu. Best bring an extra set of earplugs or two.

Two Hunters:

01 Dia Artio
02 Behold the Vastness and Sorrow
03 Cleansing
04 I Will Lay Down My Bones Among the Rocks and Roots

Wolf parade:

09-22 Calgary, Alberta - Noctis Valkyrie Fest
09-27 Seattle, WA - Crocodile Cafe *
09-29 Portland, OR - Holocene @
09-30 Eureka, CA - The Vista
10-02 San Francisco, CA - Slim's ^
10-03 Santa Cruz, CA - 3950 Paul Sweet Road
10-04 San Diego, CA - The Casbah #!
10-05 Los Angeles, CA - Relax Bar
10-06 Tempe, AZ - The Sets #
10-07 Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad #
10-09 Denton, TX - Hailey's #&
10-10 Austin, TX - The Mohawk #&=
10-11 Houston, TX - Walter's on Washington #
10-12 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon #
10-13 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder #
10-15 Orlando, FL - The Social #
10-16 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn #
10-17 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle #
10-18 Pittsburgh, PA - TBA
10-19 New York, NY - TBA
10-20 Athens, OH - The Union ~
10-21 Lansing, MI - Mac's Bar
10-22 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle +
10-23 Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mews
10-25 Denver, CO - 3 Kings
10-26 Salt Lake City, UT - Broken Record Bar
10-28 Portland, OR - Ground Control

* with Kinski
@ with Danava, Thrones
^ with Ludicra
# with Jesu
! with Earthless
& with USSA
= with Weedeater
~ with Skeletonwitch
+ with Lair of the Minotaur