Taste Test: Athanase. remember all the carnivorous ‘Wolves’ of World War I

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In 1917, New York Times reported on packs of wolves infiltrating the German Empire during World World I: “Poison, rifle fire, hand grenades, and even machine guns were successively tried in attempts to eradicate the nuisance,” read the story. While particular details were exaggerated, the story is largely accurate (and also reported in countless other major publications of the time). Russian and German soldiers allegedly teamed together, temporarily calling for armistice. Folk-rock band Athanase. (pronounced ath-an-ouse) use the historical event as the foundation of a new song. With “Wolves,” a polished rumination on the carnivorous beasts, the band also pays tribute to fallen soldiers, many of whom were reportedly consumed once dead. “The brave that were here / They’re not here anymore / The wolves covered their eyes / When the water runs high,” rings as a gnarly howl into the night.

“Wolves” samples an EP, expected this spring.

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