WE ARE CAVE MOUTH
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Cave Mouth is a musical project one as haunting as it is beautiful, minimalist as it is epic. Where literary musings meet a visceral soundscape invoking mythic visions and heartfelt fables.
Cave Mouth is the brain child of Meghan Wood (Crown of Asteria) and writer Katie Metcalfe. |
ABOUT MEGHAN
Meghan started her journey into music with her project Crown of Asteria.
Driven by a personal path of mysticism. Crown of Asteria's style varies from primal atmospheres, black metal ambiance, ritualistic folk, to strumming acoustics . This project searches through nature and myth for a genuine connection to all that is hidden.
Meghan released Crown of Asteria’s demo “Through the Birch and Between the Lakes” without much expectation. Bandcamp soon picked up however and a tape was released by Tridroid Records. It sold out quickly.
Through the Birch and Between the Lakes opened the door for Crown of Asteria to hone and craft a sound. A year or so later North was released which was an instrumental album and by some is considered a classic within the genre. Crown of Asteria later went on to work with and release albums with various labels both domestic and overseas.
Crown of Asteria has a prolific catalogue of splits, full lengths and collaborations. Full lengths that are notable include Karhun Vakat, Rauðskinna, Sol, Cycles, Arctic Fever (Collaboration with Katie Metcalfe a devastatingly powerful spoken word release themed around the thawing arctic) and most recently The Ire of a Bared Fang.
Crown of Asteria has been featured on many radio stations, labels, blogs, magazines. Meghan has done interviews with Atmosfear Magazine, Dark City, Cvlt Nation, Indy Metal Vault, and many more.
Some other projects Meghan is associated with include Enon Chapel, Cave Mouth, Sun Through Eyelids, Andvari, Great Cold Emptiness, and upcoming project Golden Light.
Inspiration musically stems from Borknagar, Windir, Moonsorrow, Taake, Darkthrone, Enslaved and Bathory to name a few.
Meghan enjoys graveyard dirt and telling others to be quiet. Witty and dark British humor keep the 18th century ghost slowly taking over her entertained as she romanticizes moving into a cave with her dogs and cats.
Driven by a personal path of mysticism. Crown of Asteria's style varies from primal atmospheres, black metal ambiance, ritualistic folk, to strumming acoustics . This project searches through nature and myth for a genuine connection to all that is hidden.
Meghan released Crown of Asteria’s demo “Through the Birch and Between the Lakes” without much expectation. Bandcamp soon picked up however and a tape was released by Tridroid Records. It sold out quickly.
Through the Birch and Between the Lakes opened the door for Crown of Asteria to hone and craft a sound. A year or so later North was released which was an instrumental album and by some is considered a classic within the genre. Crown of Asteria later went on to work with and release albums with various labels both domestic and overseas.
Crown of Asteria has a prolific catalogue of splits, full lengths and collaborations. Full lengths that are notable include Karhun Vakat, Rauðskinna, Sol, Cycles, Arctic Fever (Collaboration with Katie Metcalfe a devastatingly powerful spoken word release themed around the thawing arctic) and most recently The Ire of a Bared Fang.
Crown of Asteria has been featured on many radio stations, labels, blogs, magazines. Meghan has done interviews with Atmosfear Magazine, Dark City, Cvlt Nation, Indy Metal Vault, and many more.
Some other projects Meghan is associated with include Enon Chapel, Cave Mouth, Sun Through Eyelids, Andvari, Great Cold Emptiness, and upcoming project Golden Light.
Inspiration musically stems from Borknagar, Windir, Moonsorrow, Taake, Darkthrone, Enslaved and Bathory to name a few.
Meghan enjoys graveyard dirt and telling others to be quiet. Witty and dark British humor keep the 18th century ghost slowly taking over her entertained as she romanticizes moving into a cave with her dogs and cats.
ABOUT KATIE
Katie is an English writer, poet, musician and the blogger behind Wyrd Words & Effigies and The Girl With Cold Hands.
She's published several books including Dying Is Forbidden In Longyearbyen, In The Hours Of Darkness and My Father The Wendigo. Her latest book is entitled My Heart Is A Forest and contains her strongest poetry from the past decade.
Katie has performed her poetry across the world, released a spoken word album in collaboration with Crown of Asteria, had her books adapted into award-winning plays and seen her poetry, short stories and non-fiction published in dozens of anthologies, magazines and painted on walls at art exhibitions.
Her writing is is dedicated to the North and winter, wilderness and wyrdness. Poet Bob Beagrie said 'The North in her work is much more than a geographic location.'
Katie has only recently ventured into songwriting and singing. Her first song, Cave Mouth was composed while in a deep depression and trying to get her young daughter to sleep one evening. She sent the song to Meghan the following day and the seed for the band was sown. Her musical influences are far ranging and include Windir, Silencer, Arckanum, Fever Ray, Tanya Tagaq, Björk, Primordial, Garmarna, Hexentanz, Crown Of Asteria, Draugurinn, Paleowolf and Grift.
Katie tends to be a bit too wyrd for most people but likes it that way.
She's published several books including Dying Is Forbidden In Longyearbyen, In The Hours Of Darkness and My Father The Wendigo. Her latest book is entitled My Heart Is A Forest and contains her strongest poetry from the past decade.
Katie has performed her poetry across the world, released a spoken word album in collaboration with Crown of Asteria, had her books adapted into award-winning plays and seen her poetry, short stories and non-fiction published in dozens of anthologies, magazines and painted on walls at art exhibitions.
Her writing is is dedicated to the North and winter, wilderness and wyrdness. Poet Bob Beagrie said 'The North in her work is much more than a geographic location.'
Katie has only recently ventured into songwriting and singing. Her first song, Cave Mouth was composed while in a deep depression and trying to get her young daughter to sleep one evening. She sent the song to Meghan the following day and the seed for the band was sown. Her musical influences are far ranging and include Windir, Silencer, Arckanum, Fever Ray, Tanya Tagaq, Björk, Primordial, Garmarna, Hexentanz, Crown Of Asteria, Draugurinn, Paleowolf and Grift.
Katie tends to be a bit too wyrd for most people but likes it that way.
