Search results for 'watain'

News

WATAIN: More Video Footage Of SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL Performance Available

After completing the regular portion of their set at this year's Sweden Rock Festival on June 12, Swedish black metallers WATAIN returned to the stage for a unique 45-minute tribute concert featuring classic BATHORY songs. The event was made even more special as the BATHORY part of WATAIN's performa...

News

WATAIN: 'Lawless Darkness' U.S. First-Week Sales Revealed

"Lawless Darkness", the fourth album from Swedish black metallers WATAIN, sold around 1,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 42 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists,...

News

WATAIN All About 'Peace, Love And Understanding, Man'

Decibel magazine's J. Bennett recently spoke with WATAIN frontman Erik Danielsson regarding the band's motivation for perfoming black metal music. An excerpt from the conversation follows below. It's not like the members of WATAIN are trying to convince young black metal fiends to join the dark side...

News

WATAIN's BATHORY Tribute At SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL; Video Available

After completing the regular portion of their set at this year's Sweden Rock Festival on June 12, Swedish black metallers WATAIN returned to the stage for a unique 45-minute tribute concert featuring classic BATHORY songs. The event was made even more special as the BATHORY part of WATAIN's performa...

News

WATAIN Sets Record For Shortest Press Conference Ever Held By Metal Band

Swedish black metallers WATAIN took part in a two-minute press conference yesterday (Saturday, June 12) at the Sweden Rock Festival in Sölvesborg in southern Sweden. You can watch video footage of the question-and-answer session below. WATAIN's fourth album, "Lawless Darkness", was released on Monda...

News

DEMONICAL: 'Baptized In Fire' Video Released

"Baptized In Fire", the new video from DEMONICAL, the Swedish death metal band featuring past and present members from CENTINEX, GRAVE, REGURGITATE, INTERMENT, AMARAN, WORLD BELOW and DELLAMORTE, can be viewed below. The clip was directed by Costin Chioreanu of Twilight 13 Media. "Baptized In Fire"...

News

SHINING Not Touring The U.S. This Year

Swedish extreme metallers SHINING have issued the following update: "We'd just like to clarify that SHINING is NOT touring in the USA this year, regardless of what you read on the Internet. The closest we will get is a date in Mexico in December, where the venue still has to be confirmed. "Why won't...

News

WATAIN Mainman Interviewed By IMHOTEP

Imhotep's Paul Kearns and Roy Kristensen recently drove to Stockholm, Sweden to conduct an interview with mainman Erik "E" Danielsson of Swedish black metallers WATAIN. The lengthy chat, which was conducted at WATAIN's rehearsal place, can be viewed in four parts below. WATAIN's fourth album, "Lawle...

News

WATAIN Schedules Stockholm In-Store Signing Session

Swedish black metallers WATAIN will sign copies of their fourth album, "Lawless Darkness", at the Sound Pollution store in Stockholm, Sweden on Monday, June 7 between 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Commented WATAIN mainman Erik "E" Danielsson: "'Lawless Darkness' is an album where half the experience is th...

News

WATAIN Announces European Headlining Tour

Swedish black metallers WATAIN will embark on a European headlining tour in the fall. Support on the trek will come from DESTROYER 666. Commented WATAIN: "Finally the paths are prepared and the pacts sealed for the march of 'Reaping Death', the first full tour we will do for [the new WATAIN album] '...

News

Reunited DESULTORY Completes Work On New Album

Reactivated death metallers DESULTORY have recently completed work their new album, entitled "Counting Our Scars". The band recorded, mixed and mastered the effort with Tore Stjerna at Necromorbus Studio (WATAIN, UNANIMATED, DESTRÖYER 666) in Alvik, Sweden. Work is also currently underway on the new...

News

WATAIN: New Audio Interview With ERIK 'E' DANIELSSON Posted Online

On May 14, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with Erik "E" Danielsson of Swedish black metallers WATAIN. You can now listen to the chat in two parts below. "Reaping Death", the new CD single from WATAIN, which was exclusively distributed in Sweden via Sweden Rock Magaz...

News

ABSU's 'Barathrum: V.I.T.R.I.O.L' To Be Re-Released On Triple Vinyl With Bonus Material

ABSU's "Barathrum: V.I.T.R.I.O.L" will be re-released on triple vinyl via The Crypt during the latter part of summer. "Barathrum: V.I.T.R.I.O.L" was ABSU's first full-length album in 1993 for Gothic Records, which later secured the band a deal with its longtime label home Osmose Productions (before...

News

WATAIN Frontman Interviewed By INFERNAL MASQUERADE

Infernal Masquerade recently conducted an interview with Erik "E" Danielsson of Swedish black metallers WATAIN. The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. "Reaping Death", the new CD single from WATAIN, which was exclusively distributed in Sweden via Sweden Rock Magazine,...

News

WATAIN: New Audio Interview With ERIK 'E' DANIELSSON Available

Mexico's Search & Destroy recently conducted an interview with Erik "E" Danielsson of Swedish black metallers WATAIN. The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. "Reaping Death", the new CD single from WATAIN, which was exclusively distributed in Sweden via Sweden Rock...