Primordial Arcana
by Wolves In The Throne Room
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Wolves In The Throne Room bestography
Primordial Arcana is ranked 6th best out of 12 albums by Wolves In The Throne Room on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Wolves In The Throne Room is Celestial Lineage which is ranked number 13205 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 89.
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Primordial Arcana track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Primordial Arcana rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Repo | 2021: Metal | 25/32 | - |
| 2026 |  DommeDamian | 2021 outliers | 77/98 | - |
| 2024 |  Anti | Top 94 Music Albums of 2021 | 23/94 | 4 |
| 2023 | Anti | These Weren't On The Website In The First Place (IV) | 35/100 | - |
| 2022 |  babyBlueSedan | Top 88 Music Albums of 2021 | 83/88 | 0 |
| 2021 | Distorted Sound Magazine | Top 100 Albums of 2021 | 100/100 | 0 |
| 2021 | Metal Hammer | The 50 best Metal albums of 2021 | 31/50 | 2 |
| 2021 | metal.de | Die 50 besten Alben des Jahres 2021 | 9/50 | 4 |
| 2021 | Sputnik Music | Top 50 Albums of 2021 | 14/50 | 4 |
| 2021 | Decibel | Top 40 Albums of 2021 | 10/40 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 12 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 21 | |||
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Primordial Arcana ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/23/2026 14:19 | Devilwoac | 1,529 | 97/100 |
| ! | 02/09/2025 18:54 |  Graeme2 | 4,924 | 80/100 |
| ! | 03/21/2023 13:33 | cicadelic | 14,094 | 73/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.7/100, a mean average of 71.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.3.
Primordial Arcana forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/20/2021 12:00 in Latest Releases (w\c 2021-08-16) (week 33, 2021)Primordial Arcana comments
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“Primordial Arcana” has a slight mismatch of sounds. The intros create this gentle atmosphere and creatively use synths and lute. Unfortunately, the centers are fairly standard black metal. A guitar riff will begin and the growls will cover it. It feels disconnected from the intros and does little build the theme. The only track that tracks full advantage of atmosphere is “Eostre”. It lingers in quietness and brings the pagan vision the rest of the album was reaching for. A more committed integration of the loud and quiet would have served the album better.
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