OF THE BROTHERS OF BLOOD
Erik Danielsson - Vocals, Bass
Håkan Jonsson - Drums
Pelle Forsberg - Guitar
Davide Totaro - Guitar (live only)
Alvaro Lillo - Bass (live only)
Watain does not shy
away from their inner darkness, but embraces it openly. In
an
interview,
they describe their belief as Satanism in its purest form.
"I’m writing about open graves and the
flames of the altar that rises up before you; these are the
things that I’ve experienced. I would be a hypocrite if I
wrote about anything else; it’s a reflection about how we
live and how we’re going to die. Watain
exists out of a yearning to create music in honor of the
heart of black metal, the dark side if you want to put a
simple name on it. For us, who are the spawn of that dark
side, it's like a patriot who feels the great need to write
songs for his mother country. My heart is filled with the
passion to try to channel the great and incredible things I
have become a part of in my life. To me, it's simple and
pure. I do it out of love (Dansielsson)."
ENTERING THE LAWLESS DARKNESS
DISCOGRAPHY ART
Lawless
Darkness - The title of the Album is said by E.
Danielsson to "symbolize the unbound chaotic potential
of that which is void of light. The light that defines;
the light that shapes and restricts; the light by which
the forces of law and order uphold their reign. In the
absence of that light lies the wellspring of Watain: in
Lawless Darkness. With this album and in all our efforts
with Watain we aim to capture the hungry madness and
glimmering purity of darkness beyond illusion, the void
that holds all yet where naught is manifest, the
primordial tomb into which all the vanity of man and his
creation shall collapse: Indeed, the Lawless Darkness!"
He then goes into say that this album "shall be seen as
a monument erected in honor of that collapse and a
dedication to all those brave souls, who have willingly
dared to venture the winding paths towards it."
A BIOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT
FROM ESSENCE OF BLACK PURITY TO OPUS DIABOLI
Watain is
a black metal band that spawned from Uppsala, Sweden
in 1998. Within the following year, they released
their first official EP, The Essence of Black Purity,
under the Swedish label Grim Rune Productions, in
Necromorbus Studios. In 2000, after a deal for two
full length albums with French black metal label
Drakkar Productions, the debut album Rabid Death's
Curse was released. This was then followed by Watain
touring and performing with bands such as: Antaeus,
Dark Funeral, Malign, and Rotting Christ.
In 2003, studio recording of Casus Luciferi took
place, this was part two of their full-length album
deal with Drakkar Productions. This album actually
features lyrics by members of other bands, like
Funeral Mist and Antaeus. After conquering the studio
recordings, they rampaged across Europe for the
"Stellar Dimension Infernal Tour," performing
alongside Secrets of the Moon and Averse Sefira. And
in 2004, they accompanied Dissection on the "Rebirth
of Dissection Tour" performing in 18 countries.
In 2006, after a gig during the Party.San Open
Air festivals the members of Watain did the Hitler
salute while wearing the Nationalist Socialist black
metal band shirt, Absurd after a gig in during the
Party. San Open Air festival. When asked in an
interview by Metal.de, Erik Danielsson said that it
was merely seen by the members of Watain as a joke.
Released in Europe on February 21, 2007 was their
third full-length album Sworn to the Dark. This was
followed by Watain touring Europe with Celtic Frost,
Kreator, and Legion of the Damned. And in 2008, Watain
played their first headling tour in North America
alongside Withered and Book of Black Earth. Eclipse
Eternal and Kronosfear also accompanied them for some
shows as well.
Lawless Darkness was released on June 7,
2010. The DVD, Opus Diaboli was released in
2012.