The Wild Hunt

Imagining Watain as one of the most popular heavy metal bands in the world is easy: During the last decade, the Swedish group have stretched and sculpted primitive black metal into an invigorated update on the sound. Their first album in three years finds them attempting to push further past their expected border, complete with a nine minute lighters-up ballad.

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A review of The Wild Hunt by Watain, available August 19th in Europe and August 20th in North America via Century Media Records.

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