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Watain

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Watain is a Swedish black metal band, formed in 1998. The band's name is taken from an early recording by the American black metal group Von. The band have become famous for their Theistic Satanist views and for their live shows which involve pyrotechnics, candles, Satanic rituals, animal carcasses, and blood. At a now-notorious live performance in Brooklyn in 2014, they doused audience members in animal blood, allegedly causing some members of the audience to vomit. This was picked up and publicised by TMZ, generating controversy around the incident. To date they have released seven full-length albums, as well as three live albums and a number of demos and EPs. Their most recent album The Agony & Ecstasy of Watain was released on 29 April 2022 through Nuclear Blast. The band's core lineup has remained stable since their formation, consisting of Erik Danielsson, Pelle Forsberg, and Håkan Jonsson, though as of 2015 Jonsson no longer performs live, Emil Svensson (aka E. Forcas) of fellow Uppsala death metal band Degial was recruited as live drummer.
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2022

The Agony & Ecstasy of Watain

2020

Corona Mortis

2019

Black Metal Terror

2018

Trident Wolf Eclipse

2015

Tonight We Raise Our Cups and Toast in Angels Blood: A Tribute to Bathory

2013

The Wild Hunt

2012

Opus Diaboli

2010

Lawless Darkness

2007

Sworn to the Dark

2003

Casus Luciferi

2000

The Ritual Macabre

2000

Rabid Death’s Curse

1998

Black Metal Sacrifice