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What should I know about Watain?
Watain is listed in New Lore artist data as Black Metal, from Uppsala, Sweden. This House Questions page organizes the profile into facts, official links, music, merch, and event information.
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Watain is listed in New Lore artist data as Black Metal, from Uppsala, Sweden. This House Questions page organizes the profile into facts, official links, music, merch, and event information.
Watain is listed in New Lore artist data as Black Metal, from Uppsala, Sweden. This House Questions page organizes the profile into facts, official links, music, merch, and event information.
Artist snapshot
Key facts pulled out of the legacy artist profile.
OriginUppsala, Swedenverified
Active Since1998 – presentverified
MembersErik Danielsson (vocals/lyrics), Pelle Forsberg (guitar), Håkan Jonsson (drums – studio/songwriting; no longer performs live as of 2015)verified
Notable AchievementsSwedish Grammis winner for 'Best Hard Rock' album (Lawless Darkness, 2010); notorious 2014 Brooklyn show where audience was doused in animal blood (covered by TMZ); seven full-length studio albums; three live albums; performed at Wacken Open Air and Bloodstock (2012)verified
Official website[templeofwatain.com](http://templeofwatain.com/)official
Tour status
Legacy source did not include a current full date table.
Legacy source did not include a current full date table.
Music and releases
Representative releases and listen links from the legacy profile.
Rabid Death's CurseAlbum · End All Life Productions / Drakkar Productions2000
Sworn to the DarkAlbum2007
Lawless DarknessAlbum2010
Trident Wolf EclipseAlbum · Century Media Records2018
The Agony & Ecstasy of WatainAlbum · Nuclear Blast2022
Untitled eighth and final albumAlbum2028 (planned)
Black Metal SacrificeLive Tape1999
Opus Diaboli – 13 Years of Black Metal MagicLive Album / DVD2012
Third live albumLive Album
The Essence of Black PurityEP · Grim Rune ProductionsOctober 1999
Split EP with DiabolicumSplit EP · Spikekult Records
Sathanas / Luciferi Tour EP (split with Mayhem)Split 7" EP · Tour-exclusiveDecember 2016
"Reaping Death"Single · Released in two formats: picture disc vinyl (with cover of Death SS's "Chains of Death") and digisleeve CD (with cover of Bathory's "The Return of Darkness and Evil")2010
"Nuclear Alchemy"Single · First single from Trident Wolf Eclipse31 October 2017
Go Fuck Your Jewish "God"Demo1998
Split LP with MalignPlanned via Grim Rune Productions; never releasedEarly 2000s
Merch and store items
Featured merch rows from the legacy artist profile.
Current inventory
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Videos and channels
Video and channel links listed in the legacy profile.
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Official links
Links preserved from the legacy profile.
Additional notes
Other usable notes from the legacy profile.
- Fan Club & Newsletter — Check [templeofwatain.com](http://templeofwatain.com/) for any official fan club or newsletter signup options.
- Faq — Q: What is Watain's most recent album? The Agony & Ecstasy of Watain, released on 29 April 2022 through Nuclear Blast Records. It is the band's seventh studio album and the first to not feature founding member Håkan Jonsson playing drums (though he contributed to songwriting). Q: When was Watain formed and where are they from? Watain was formed in 1998 in Uppsala, Sweden. The band's core lineup of Erik Danielsson, Pelle Forsberg, and Håkan Jonsson has remained stable since formation. Q: Who...
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What should I know about Watain?
Watain is listed in New Lore artist data as Black Metal, from Uppsala, Sweden. This House Questions page organizes the profile into facts, official links, music, merch, and event information.