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WATAIN crawled into existence in 1998. Conceived out of the will to take the members’ previous musical attempts to a higher level, the band quickly established itself as a hard-working underground phenomenon of most sinister kind. About a year later, a 7-inch’ EP entitled The Essence of Black Purity was released on Swedish Grim Rune Productions.

The EP eventually found its way to the French label Drakkar Productions, who offered WATAIN a deal for two full-length albums. Much material had already been written, so the band soon entered the ritual chambers of Necromorbus Studio to record the much praised debut Rabid Deaths Curse, a release of relentless Black/Death Metal lunacy which was received with a roar of appreciation from the worldwide underground. The impact of the album together with WATAINs merciless devotion to their creation elevated the band to the higher realms of the underground metal hierarchy in a quick pace.

Following the release of the debut album, WATAIN began to hit the European stages with full force, performing together with bands such as ROTTING CHRIST, DARK FUNERAL, MORTUARY DRAPE, ANTAEUS, MUTIILATION, etc. It did not take long until the band had gained a vast reputation or their intense, ritualized live-performances embodying every aspect of traditional Black/Death Metal sorcery, violent ceremonies of blood, fire, death and magic. The first complete European crusade - the Black War Tour- was done early 2002.

WATAIN once again entered Necromorbus studios in June 2003 to record their second full-length album, which after three years of composing finally had grown into its full abominable shape. The end result became Casus Luciferi, a fanatical monument of magical Black Metal. Since then the album has been hailed as one of the most relevant underground Black Metal albums of the new millennium. An album proudly revealing the horrifying glory of the true, dangerous and by many shunned Black Metal legacy, without a hint of irony, doubt or uncertainty. At the same time as the release of the album, the Stellar Descension Infernal Tour is done throughout Europe together with SECRETS OF THE MOON and AVERSE SEFIRA.

In 2004, WATAIN continuously stroke stages in Czech Republic, Italy, Great-Britain and Scandinavia, building further upon their now global reputation as one of the most passionate and eye-opening live acts of extreme Metal. When the darkness of winter began to fall upon the trembling plains of Europe, the band embarked on a two-month tour together with DISSECTION, marching victoriously through eighteen countries.

It took WATAIN again three years to define the nature of the work that became their third full-length album. With the combined force of four labels releasing the album in different territories of the world, WATAIN is now preparing for the immense discharge of Magic and Death that will mark the release of the ultimate Black Metal monolith Sworn to the Dark.

Season of Mist unleash Sworn to the Dark in Europe on February 19th, 2007.

Last Updated (Thursday, 07 May 2009 06:02)

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