Funeral Throne formed in 2005 when three youths from the West Midlands, England were drawn together, possessed by a love of spiritual Black Metal and a mutual hatred of their worlds.
From the beginning the band wanted to focus on the ‘metal’ in Black Metal, working on atmosphere but also dynamism and memorable riffing. Once the cradle of Metal, forging genre-defining acts like Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Witchfinder General et al, all that now remains in the Midlands are traces of that once dangerous spirit. The spectre of industrial heritage and the ravaging scythe of global economic collapse have left the Midlands ruined. Thus Funeral Throne was founded in a land of death and this is where the Devil found them.
‘Threshold’ illustrates a marked shift in terms of musicianship and conviction from 2008’s ‘Nihil Sine Diabolvs’. This album has come to represent Funeral Throne really allowing the forces at work in their lives to take hold. It is a document of a five-year journey on the path of Black Holy Faith, and each track records a specific time/experience. The band has dedicated itself to crafting heartfelt and dynamic Metal as a monument to profane spirituality and the bountiful darkness. The band know that a storm is coming and feel proud to work towards making the hole in the sky that much bigger.