I don’t quite understand why it is that Watain has become such a polarizing band in the metal underground—people either love them or absolutely despise them.
Reviews: Watain – The Wild Hunt
National Music Reviews
Watain
The Wild Hunt
Century Media
Street Date: 08.20
Watain = Dissection + (early) Emperor + (early) Satyricon
I don’t quite understand why it is that Watain has become such a polarizing band in the metal underground—people either love them or absolutely despise them. Me? I like them quite a bit. Sure, they have moments of weakness (bits and pieces of their last full-length effort, Lawless Darkness), but, overall, they are solid, dark, and they have a groove to them that most black metal bands either ignore or would kill to have. The Wild Hunt is a fairly logical continuation of Lawless Darkness, but is much more brutal and direct—cold-sounding and almost entirely without low-end. It almost assuredly won’t win them any new fans, but it might change the minds of the folks that love to hate them—excellent release from these Swedish Luciferians. –Gavin Hoffman
The Wild Hunt
Century Media
Street Date: 08.20
Watain = Dissection + (early) Emperor + (early) Satyricon
I don’t quite understand why it is that Watain has become such a polarizing band in the metal underground—people either love them or absolutely despise them. Me? I like them quite a bit. Sure, they have moments of weakness (bits and pieces of their last full-length effort, Lawless Darkness), but, overall, they are solid, dark, and they have a groove to them that most black metal bands either ignore or would kill to have. The Wild Hunt is a fairly logical continuation of Lawless Darkness, but is much more brutal and direct—cold-sounding and almost entirely without low-end. It almost assuredly won’t win them any new fans, but it might change the minds of the folks that love to hate them—excellent release from these Swedish Luciferians. –Gavin Hoffman
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