Primordial Arcana (studio album)
by Wolves In The Throne Room
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Wolves In The Throne Room bestography
Primordial Arcana is ranked 5th 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 14034 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 81.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Primordial Arcana track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Primordial Arcana rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  DommeDamian | 2021 outliers | 80/100 | - |
| 2025 |  Graeme2 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2020s | 61/100 | 5 |
| 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 | - |
| 2023 |  Repo | 2021: Metal | 24/31 | - |
| 2022 |  babyBlueSedan | Top 88 Music Albums of 2021 | 83/88 | 0 |
| 2021 | Sputnik Music | Top 50 Albums of 2021 | 14/50 | 4 |
| 2021 | Decibel | Top 40 Albums of 2021 | 10/40 | 4 |
| 2021 | pjr428 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2021 | 86/100 | 1 |
| 2021 | Distorted Sound Magazine | Top 100 Albums of 2021 | 100/100 | 0 |
| 2021 | Blitz | Os 50 melhores álbuns internacionais de 2021 | 33/50 | 2 |
| 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 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 13 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 25 | |||
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Primordial Arcana ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 02/09/2025 18:54 | Graeme2 | 4,883 | 79/100 |
| ! | 03/21/2023 13:33 | cicadelic | 11,255 | 73/100 |
| ! | 02/23/2022 22:17 | titansaurs28 | 607 | 68/100 |
| ! | 11/27/2021 15:13 | DommeDamian | 7,287 | 49/100 |
| ! | 11/17/2021 19:18 | TheSink | 1,432 | 68/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.6/100, a mean average of 69.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.1.
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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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