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Watain Is A Swedish Black Metal Band From Uppsala Formed In 1998. The Band's Name Is Taken From A Recording By The American Black Metal Group Von. After Recording A Few Demos Which The Band Does Not Intend To Re-Release Their First Official Release Was The 7" EP The Essence Of Black Purity On The Swedish Label Grim Rune Productions Recorded In Necromorbus Studios 1999.
The French Black Metal Label Drakkar Productions Offered Watain A Deal For Two Full Length Albums And The Debut Album Rabid Death's Curse Was Released In 2000. After The Release Watain Toured And Performed Alongside Bands Such As Rotting Christ Antaeus Dark Funeral And Malign. In 2003 Watain Again Entered The Studio To Record Their Second Full-Length Album Casus Luciferi Which Features Lyrics By Members Of Other Bands Like Funeral Mist And Antaeus. The 'Stellar Dimension Infernal Tour' Through Europe Followed Alongside Secrets Of The Moon And Averse Sefira. They Also Toured Throughout 18 Countries With Dissection On Their Two Months-Long 'Rebirth Of Dissection' Tour In 2004. Watain Member Set Teitan Was Officially Also A Member Of Dissection At This Point And Erik Danielsson Played Bass In Live Shows.
In 2006 Members Of The Band Did The Hitler Salute And Wore T-Shirts Of The National Socialist Black Metal NSBM Band Absurd After Their Gig On German Party.San Open Air Leading To Accusations Of Being A Nazi Band. Asked About This Incident In An Interview To The German Online Metal Magazine Metal.De Erik Danielsson Vocals And Bass Gave An Evasive Answer But When Asked About His Views On NSBM He Explained The Band Sees It As A Joke "NSBM Is A Joke A Despaired Approach Of People Who're Incapable To Comprehend The Perversion And The Insanity Of Black Metal. They're Trying To Appear Extreme And Limit Their Selves In Their Conception To That Kind Of Society Which Describes Something That We Wouldn't Care Less About. Fuck The World! Black Metal Doesn't Have Anything To Do With The World Like You Know It." Their Third Full-Length Album Sworn To The Dark Was Released In Europe On February 21 2007 Then They Toured Europe Along With Celtic Frost Kreator And Legion Of The Damned. In 2008 They Played Their First Headlining Tour In North America With Withered And Book Of Black Earth. Eclipse Eternal And Kronosfear Joined Them For Some Shows As Well. Watain's Next Album Lawless Darkness Was Released On June 7th 2010. They Are Releasing A Single For The New Song "Reaping Death" In Two Formats Picture Disc Vinyl With A Cove Of The Song "Chains Of Death" By Death SS And Digisleeve CD With A Cover Of The Song "The Return Of Darkness And Evil" By Bathory. Members Watain Performing At Hole In The Sky In August 2010 Erik Danielsson - Vocals Bass
H Håkan Jonsson - Drums
P Pelle Forsberg - Guitar
Set Teitan Davide Totaro - Guitar Live Only A Alvaro Lillo - Bass Live Only Previous Members C. Blom - Guitar 1998-2000 Jonas "Y." Lindskog - Bass A.K.A. "Mörkkh" And "Whorth" Tore Stjerna - Session Bass 2000-2002 Discography Studio Albums Rabid Death's Curse 2000 Casus Luciferi 2003 Sworn To The Dark 2007 Lawless Darkness 2010 Live & Other Albums Go Fuck Your Jewish "God" Demo 1998 The Essence Of Black Purity EP 1999 Black Metal Sacrifice Live 1999 The Ritual Macabre Live 2001 The Misanthropic Ceremonies Split EP 2001 Puzzles Ov Flesh Demo 2002 Edited By Atazoth_ read less