To say that Sweden black metal band Watain is edgy and pushing boundaries would be an understatement. Their live shows are full of rituals, pyrotechnics, candles and the occasional animal carcass. Fresh off the release of their new album “Trident Wolf Eclipse” Watain is touring the US and will play a show at the Skyway on Saturday 3/3. Tickets are still available HERE
Taking things to the next step – whatever the costs are. This has always been WATAIN’s goal from day one and this has never been truer than with “The Wild Hunt”, their fifth full-length album and first for Century Media Records.
It would be easy to call this the most important album of their career but then again, all their albums are. Even back thirteen years ago when their debut “Rabid Death’s Curse” was released almost anonymously on a small underground label it already took a stand: While the black metal scene was reaching its peak on a commercial yet agonizing level, artistically speaking, they just were different. Unique. And ambitious. This continued on each of their following albums, each one expanding their musical horizon and fanbase, shining with creativity and conviction, while taking them around the world. The monstrous “Lawless Darkness” touring cycle that saw WATAIN in top positions on such renowned festivals as Wacken and Bloodstock in the UK, and touring in the US with like-minded The Devil’s Blood, In Solitude and Behemoth made it even more official: they were now in a league of their own and emancipated beyond their genre peers. Yet resting on their laurels never was an option and so WATAIN decided to go into seclusion for over six months to compose their new album, followed by four long and excruciating months in four different studios to record this beast. With mixing duties handled by the faithful Tore Stjerna at the famous Necromorbus studio in Alvik (Sweden), “The Wild Hunt” marks another gigantic achievement and most importantly once again ups the ante compared to WATAIN’s extremely well received previous releases.
Tour Dates:
MAR 01 Alliant Energy Center – Exhibit Hall Madison, WI
MAR 02 Aragon Ballroom Chicago, IL
MAR 03 Aragon Ballroom Chicago, IL
MAR 04 Eagle Ballroom Milwaukee, WI
MAR 05 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
MAR 07 The Pageant St. Louis, MO
MAR 08 Jone’s Assembly Oklahoma City, OK
MAR 12 The Novo Los Angeles, CA
MAR 13 The Observatory Santa Ana, CA
MAR 14 Rialto Theater Tucson, AZ
