WATAIN

Release Year: 2022
Artist Origin: SWE
Style: magical menacing infernal black metal

this fourth longplay [2010] is an overwhelming benchmark for acknowledged purveyors of epic and extreme black art: dangerous, passionate, sinister and magical music is drenched in blood, swept in mystery and void of any pretension, stunning with inexorable sound where chaos, drama and satanic atmosphere merge into one devastating whole; Watain have been reborn with a sharpened intent and blazing potency, creating an intense and enveloping paean that keeps the black flame burning hot: powerful guitar harmonies, ominous vocal outbursts and unpredictable dynamics leave no room to catch your breath for a single moment; majestic and complex, yet with a remarkable drive and ferocious energy, this recording is sure to set the world on fire, while Waters of Ain track features guest vocal appearance by charismatic Carl McCoy from Fields of the Nephilim; ninth French gatefold sleeve double black vinyl edition with bonus Death SS Chains of Death cover is limited to 850 units