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Emerged in 2011 from several music projects Celestial Wolves released its debut album “Wood for Wood” on dunk!records in 2013 following a fall UK tour. At the beginning of 2014 founding member Johannes De Groeve left the band to be replaced by Thierry De Zutter later that year.

Sophomore studio album "Illusive Landscape of Expression" came out two years after their debut on November 5th 2015 through dunk!records with a EU tour to promote the album. In late 2016 the band was joined by Jelle Lefebvre on drums and in this newly formed lineup they released a song "Aeolist, Descend!" as a split EP together with OMSQ in fall 2017.

Third studio album "Call of the Void", recorded at dunk!studios with Jannes Van Rossom, was released in October 2018 both on dunk!records (EU) and A Thousand Arms Music (US) with another EU tour and festivals in 2019.

The covid-era pushed back the band a little with a semi hiatus up until 2025 where the band will release a new album having a new bass player in the lineup! Keep an eye on the social media platforms of the band for album and show related announcements!

Present band lineup: Joris De Bolle (guitar), Thierry De Zutter (guitar), Jelle Lefebvre (drums), Tore Snauwaert (bass), Dieter Verbeken (guitar).

Former members: Johannes De Groeve (guitar), Mathieu Pollyn (drums), Wouter De Bolle (bas)

Originally hailing from Herzele the band currently finds its home and rehearsal space in Sint-Lievens-Houtem.

THE MUSIC

In a combination of progressive bass, melodic guitars and dynamic drums we create the soundtrack to your story.

THE EXPERIENCE

Energetic live reputation!

"Kortom: dit zijn straffe muzikanten die zowel op vlak van techniek als inventiviteit blijven groeien." - Enola

"De instrumentale nummers hebben allemaal de goede opbouw zoals het een post-metalband betaamt. Het zit strak in elkaar en er lijkt niets te mankeren aan de bevlogenheid van de heren." - Zware Metalen

"De band blaast de nummers staalhard het publiek in dat met open armen dit prachtige cadeau in ontvangst neemt." - MusicZine

"Ils sont lancés à pleine puissance et nous gratifient d'une des meilleures prestations du jour." - Be.Cult

"Un set fort d’une énergie remarquable, et une belle manière de clore cette première journée riche en émotions." - Totorromoon

THE LEGACY

‹ Wood For Wood (2013)

Debut album ‘Wood For Wood’ was released on dunk!records in March 2013 and received positive feedback.

"Een schitterende wisselwerking tussen atmosferische drukkracht en rustpunten die op tintelende en hoogstaande wijze weer opbouwen." - Zware Metalen

"Wood For Wood is een stevige brok instrumentale muziek, best te beluisteren terwijl een hevige sneeuwstorm over het land trekt." - Enola

‹‹ Illusive Landscape Of Expression (2015)

In December 2015, we released our second studio ablum 'Illusive Landscape Of Expression' on CD/vinyl and it is widely well acclaimed.

"Wie er nog op zat te wachten: slecht nieuws hebben we dus niet." - Enola

"Nichtsdestotrotz erschaffen CELESTIAL WOLVES mit ihrem neuen Werk definitiv einen hörenswerten, wenn auch nicht immens originellen, Soundtrack für verregnete Nachmittage." - Metal.de

"Da un titolo come 'Illusive Landscape Of Expression' era lecito attendersi qualcosa di estremamente filosofico e oscuro. Se dal vivo sapranno ottenere lo stesso risultato allora i Celestial Wolves potrebbero guadagnare presto l'interesse di etichette importanti." - Suffissocore

‹‹‹ REPEAT (10"split EP w/ OMSQ) (2017)

REPEAT is a collaboration with Brussels based instrumental band OMSQ and the professional cooperation from Deaftone Studio and Karel De Backer Mastering.

‹‹‹‹ Call Of The Void (2018)

"Call of the Void” is the insane desire of our unconscious to do what we shouldn't do: jumping off a ledge, driving into something or someone, killing someone, etc."

Poe called it 'Imp of the Perverse';Freud 'Death Drive'. Actually, it is a strange twist of our brain and if you come to think of it you can say that in a way this is a human anomaly; we were utterly intrigued by this and decided to work around the theme ‘anomalies in the world’, which we tried to define into music.

"De instrumentale uitvoering is eveneens complex en meevoerend, slepend en dan weer dynamisch, dissonant. Soms raak je hulpeloos verloren vervolgens neemt de band je weer mee op het juiste pad, als dat al bestaat. Vooral de ritmesectie valt me op, altijd sterk, altijd sturend, een duidelijke houvast, een hand om vast te houden tijdens de lange trip doorheen… ja doorheen… het alles of het niks, tja zeg het maar?" - Zware Metalen

"Grâce à ce fait, les musiciens parviennent à créer des compositions cohérentes, bien distinctes les unes des autres, mais intimement reliées par leur thématique. J’ai d’ailleurs un petit faible pour des titres comme « Bangui » et « -128.6°F » qui brillent par leur puissance et leur intensité, intensité qui doit sans doute être décuplée si le groupe joue ces morceaux en concert." - New Musical Horizons

"...each song is constructed so well, and played with passion... and the images each song conjures are dramatic, and sometimes calming. Music like this could easily be a soundtrack" - Metal Discovery