June 27th, 2007

WATAIN: The MetalKult Interview

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On May 14, 2007, before the Swedish black metal horde Watain hit the stage at BB King’s in New York City, MetalKult sat down with singer/bassist E and drummer H to discuss the finer points of black metal cred, live performance rituals and “total death.” Check out the following clip and when you’re done, go here to watch Watain perform “Sworn to the Dark.”

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  1. sdfh said,
    on June 29th, 2007 at 4:00 pm

    how do you play this shit???

  2. sdfh said,
    on June 29th, 2007 at 4:14 pm

    it wont start!!

  3. bang said,
    on June 29th, 2007 at 11:16 pm

    hey sdfh. if you have any ‘ad blocker’ setting engaged on your browser, try turning that off and see if it works.

  4. Anonymous said,
    on July 4th, 2007 at 4:53 am

    That is Killer. Thank you so much whoever put this up. It plays just fine on my computer. I’m using the newest version on firefox.

  5. Imhotep said,
    on July 4th, 2007 at 2:18 pm

    E. The Sworn To The Black vinyl is gigantic. Go on with your mission. I’m here to help you, you know…

  6. Anonymous said,
    on July 5th, 2007 at 5:25 pm

    WataiN will play an Exclusive UK gig in London on Saturday 13 Oktober.
    They will play with the scorching SataNic Deathmetal Warlords IMPIETY, from Singapore for their first UK gig ever.
    Some extra ‘guests’ are also planned.
    Expect THE BlackMetal gig of 2007.

  7. Anonymous said,
    on July 7th, 2007 at 5:10 pm

    Posers they were, posers they are, and posers will always be. A band of newcomer kids (actually what this guys were doing before 1998?) who trying very hard to copy the Great Old Mayhem, in the end, everybody can realize what kind of pussies they are. Changing every 2 years ideology .After “orthodox black metal” (that time their long tongues asslicking ofermod, funeral mist, malign etc) now they are “Anti-Cosmic” ( This time they were made some good blowjobs to their new dead idol, the jew-loving cretin Jon Nödtveidt ). They are a bunch if trendy wimps and i`m glad that now many ppl can see it now clearly.

    PS. Seriously, this shamale Erik doesn`t look like a twin brother of Dani from Cradle of Filth??? :)

  8. Anonymous said,
    on July 11th, 2007 at 10:15 am

    Anonymous: People like you is why so many think that metalheads are stupid

  9. alejandro said,
    on July 12th, 2007 at 9:58 am

    musically, these guys are light years ahead of the rest of the genre.

    mentalitywise, it’s certainly an improvment…. keep working at it tho.

  10. hahaha said,
    on July 15th, 2007 at 11:56 pm

    i love to see jealous people, they’re the most idiot fetidous kind of shit
    comparing watain with cradle of filth is not so fun as will be see’ing you saying all this things/thinks in front of then hahahaha..

  11. David said,
    on July 20th, 2007 at 1:34 pm

    “It does not make any sence”. Word! Get real Erik. Your fail to grasp the real world. Your god does not exist.

  12. on August 1st, 2007 at 2:02 pm

    This “David” seems to know a lot :-). When you work with the forces of chaos there´s no way one can deny the existens of the true lord.

    The “Anonymous” on the July 7th. A Nargaroth loving mongoloid who never would have the guts to tell that to their faces. I would like you to tell me a more serious band when it comes to true satanism, not some “inverted christian” crap like even Euronymous said his view was. How many of the “old bands” stick to what they preached? Just in it for the rebelious value. Fuck off pro-cosmic lifeloving insect.

  13. Noctir said,
    on August 9th, 2007 at 3:02 pm

    Hail the Temple of Watain!

  14. Kyle said,
    on August 14th, 2007 at 1:13 am

    You people are dumb as fuck. “zOMG THEY R LYKE, nOT TR00 BLACK MEHTULZ!” Get over it. Fucking Mayhem will tell you (and I saw an interview once of this) that none of them are Satanic. Hell, isn’t Hellhammer a Christian?

    I like what Watain is doing. Everyone has influences. They started off being like you guys, stereotypical idiots wailing away about Satan. Then they realized, “hey, this is kind of gay.” So now, they play good music, with good production quality, and everyone hates it because it doesn’t sound like it was recorded on a cellular phone that was stuck in a dryer, then subsequently burned onto tree-bark CD’s by hand.

    Hell, most of you idiots don’t even realize that Satanism is almost no different than Christianity other than the fact that they don’t believe in any Dieties.

  15. fukk u said,
    on August 19th, 2007 at 1:53 pm

    As usual with most of these black metal clowns-more bark than bite.

  16. g.o said,
    on August 24th, 2007 at 5:12 am

    Only and most important difference between watain and many bm bands is that others just sound satanic and look evil on stage without any ideology. Watain worship him…And that is the only meaning of black metal. Hail lucifer!

  17. Anonymous said,
    on August 25th, 2007 at 4:52 pm

    hahaha

  18. mad butcher said,
    on September 2nd, 2007 at 12:37 am

    what a great band is this, i was in the 5 of june show in santiago, supporting watain and the others bands
    well its seems that all the fucking posers that post here does not know all the meaning of the word black metal, is you just listen nlack metal music and have for heroes fucking lame bands you will never get your eyes opens and see how near of us is the chaos and the anticosmic lords, will only a few people can now about it and the others fuck them, they are walking corpses
    saludos desde chile
    Hic est draco caudam suam devorans! !!

  19. 841 said,
    on September 11th, 2007 at 11:35 am

    Drummer H really kicks ass during all this interview. Total respect!

  20. thrashaxe said,
    on September 14th, 2007 at 2:40 am

    TOTAL DEATH!!

  21. PROFANNUS said,
    on September 23rd, 2007 at 4:37 pm

    A VERDADEIRA ESSENCIA DO BLACK METAL ARDE DENTRO DE CADA UM DE NOS

  22. whocares said,
    on September 25th, 2007 at 2:27 pm

    Actually, I live in Sweden and most people like pop music. In the clubs you can see “dark” people dancing pop or, worse, techno. (BTW, which is worse?)
    So, I agree, this band is just another circus. I wonder when the next will arrive… and if they will drink bat’s blood or donkey’s cum or cow’s shit… the same shit, just different faces.
    If this band wants “total death”, they should start by themselves.
    Please, do not mind replying because I don’t care.

  23. A. Huevo said,
    on September 27th, 2007 at 11:02 pm

    Hail whocares!

    You’re right man! This band sucks big time. They wanna talk about chaos but the only thing I see is a group of nice boys and bored minds. In order to have chaos, order must exist somewhere. Otherwise, chaos would be order… not so hard to understand.

    They’re so cute! They have smileys in this webpage! That’s awsome! I have to admit it: I was wrong. This is the first pseudo-black-metal band’s website with smileys. So cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute!

    :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

  24. anti-cosmic said,
    on October 5th, 2007 at 2:21 pm

    What “Kyle” wrote is complete BULLSHIT! REAL Satanists worship and believe in deities, these (wannabe-) “satanists” that you talk about are just the atheist/materialist-idiots of the SO CALLED “Church of Satan” of the homosexual shithead LaVey. If you don’t know anything, don’t write anything! And Watain are real Satanists and an example for genuine Black Metal, as everyone who knows them or has the slightest knowledge about it will say as well…
    FUCK YOU HUMANISTIC Hippie scum!

  25. Spyder said,
    on October 5th, 2007 at 6:15 pm

    What a bunch of bullshit! Yet another group from the “darkside” preaching foolish horseshit to its devout followers! By the way…why is it that all of you so called Satanists are illiterate? It’s music ( not very good I might add ) and a really old, childish gimic that the mindless buy into! Grow up, get a job and get the fuck out of you mothers basement you bunch of pathetic clowns!

  26. The Dark Pope IxW said,
    on October 11th, 2007 at 11:49 am

    Ad Mortvvm.

  27. FistFvcker said,
    on October 12th, 2007 at 9:56 pm

    hehehe all the bullshit here, i saw them tonight(Goudvishal Arnhem Holland), it kicked Arse and are one of the few Black Metal bands who are interresting live.. their albums kicks the shit out of all so called ‘true’ black metal.
    Cya

  28. Erwin said,
    on October 16th, 2007 at 5:10 pm

    I also saw them the 12th of oktober!!!!!!!!! The stench of Death!! The Blood.
    Watain is true Black Metal!!!!!!!
    Pictures I have taken during the Ritual!!
    http://home.hetnet.nl/~me173er/Watain%20storm%20of%20the%20antichrist.htm

  29. Persephone said,
    on October 17th, 2007 at 10:51 am

    I saw them yesterday in Paris and it was amazing; compared to so many shallow black metal bands their music is great and so was the show!

    Hail Watain!!

  30. God of death said,
    on October 17th, 2007 at 1:18 pm

    The show in Paris was absolutely outstanding! Thanks to Watain for being such a great band!

  31. FistFvcker said,
    on October 19th, 2007 at 5:09 am

    yeah.. the blood i was sooked in, the stench, the up-side-down crosses, the candles…
    it fucking ruled, i wuz tottaly up front towards E.
    i have some nice pics also.
    And they played all my favourites.

  32. FistFvcker said,
    on October 19th, 2007 at 5:14 am

    btw, Nice pics Erwin,
    do you also have pics from the Sathanas Gloriam Fest @ Baroeg a few weeks ago?

  33. I SHIT ON YOUR GOD!!! said,
    on October 21st, 2007 at 10:03 am

    Indeed
    If you guys have real balls then cuse mohammed or allah
    But you are to afraid of that no?
    Do ou realise that you are helping the .;sect:the islam
    Because where else then in a “cult” or sect..would people be brainwashed so much..that they commit murder and suicide.
    If you really where for real:attack the islam
    after all its very comfortable to go after christianity.
    No-one is gonne cut of your head are they?
    30 years ago.;this was the thing to do…but now?
    and hey everyone knowes black magic is very easy!
    But they who play with the forces of nature will be destroyed by them..Beware!
    Apart from that great gig…

  34. I SHIT ON YOUR GOD!!! said,
    on October 21st, 2007 at 10:05 am

    Please have the balls to leave my post..and it should be curse of course

  35. FistFvcker said,
    on October 22nd, 2007 at 5:20 pm

    Dude, Black Metal is Anti-religion in itself, it is an all-hating attack on humanity, monotheistic beliefs/gods and their pity followers.
    me, myself HATE these beliefs,gods and their foolish minions also, as they have been fooled by a so-called friendly god/religion, whom really is a tyrant.(especially the islam/allah)
    I can tell you with love and strong feelings that ,i, scream loud that the islam is mayor bullshit, and deserves to be wiped out to the roots..
    everyone here thinks that also, but dont have the guts to undertake actions..
    The people are weak..
    But let’s talk about Watain, instead about a problem whom can be solved easily..

  36. hs823 said,
    on October 24th, 2007 at 2:49 pm

    I wonder why some guys here blame so much on Watain… at the end only they’re idea behind their music counts … I can understand their point of view because it’s their idea of black metal. Nobody can change this idea. If you guys call it fag/pseudo black metal why don’t you build up your own “true” black metal band? You better shut up instead of talking about something you have no experience about it anyway …

  37. FistFvcker said,
    on October 28th, 2007 at 8:17 am

    indeed, every Norwegian band has his OWN ideas and OWN motivations on black metal, all those people say different things,
    if ya really want to know whats black metal all about, talk to oystein aarseth…
    And Watan doesn’t care if people say its bm or not, they rule, no matter what.

  38. Chris said,
    on October 29th, 2007 at 10:54 pm

    Spyder above says it best….What a bunch of bullshit! Yet another group from the “darkside” preaching foolish horseshit to its devout followers! By the way…why is it that all of you so called Satanists are illiterate? It’s music ( not very good I might add ) and a really old, childish gimic that the mindless buy into! Grow up, get a job and get the fuck out of you mothers basement you bunch of pathetic clowns!

    Fuck these fucking corndogs & all the rest of you fucking idiots who claim to be “Eeeeevullll”.
    “Drop their stupid corpse-paint & chain-mail wearing, never-got-over-Dungeons-and-Drags asses in the middle of Baghdad!” say I…..Or at Cabrini Green in Chicago or South Central LA or the South Bronx or East St Louis or the slums of Rio or one of numerous other places in the world where REAL “evil” flourishes & see how long they last. HA!

  39. Aranorn Jalsfad said,
    on October 30th, 2007 at 5:42 pm

    It’s a shame someone doesn’t step up & whack these 3 fucking clowns…. Or run into their bus with a full fuel tanker semi while they’re on tour….. Then they could achieve their idiotic “goal” of “Toh-taaaahll Deth” & spare the rest of us from listening to a bunch of crap & seeing their straight-out-of-the-Halloween-shop faces.
    WATAIN stands for Worse Asinine Turds Anywhere Including Norway.

  40. Robert said,
    on October 31st, 2007 at 1:20 pm

    O for fuck sakes, if you don’t like them, shut the fuck up, and go listen to Britney Spears. If their music and views don’t suit you, then it wasn’t meant to be. NO SHUT THE FUCK UP

  41. Fisfvcker said,
    on November 1st, 2007 at 8:21 pm

    man, dont go argue with these overdrug-abusing emocore fucks, they always talk shit, they are a fucken waste of air and living space, now cut yourselfes and be impaled, fuckin gay douche motherfuckers! @Chris; By the way, its always fucken dumb to be yourself in a fucking brainless desert, with foolish monkeys who carry bombs and blow themselves up all the fucken time!
    people should understand, that they have to be erased. (atleast in the so called western ’society’s’) and with big numbers supporting you, they are just little weak crybabys, thats why the rats are always in groups ;)

  42. Gargafrenchel Smith said,
    on November 4th, 2007 at 12:22 am

    WATAIN stands for Wimpy Ass Turds’ Asinine Irritating Noise.

    FUCK “Watain”… Dumb name, dumb band, dumb GENRE.

  43. Amras said,
    on November 5th, 2007 at 4:05 pm

    I’m glad there still are a few bands to show that the black metal is not only ruled by
    some faggot’s who try to be evil and put their singer in fucking toilet paper on stage, as if the devil himself was in the bathroom the morning before the gig (hey, wasnt that the true Mayhem?).
    I was also at Watain’s gig in Arnhem and I can’t believe i’ll see a band soon wich leaves a whole venue standing there with their mouth open, and not only because they played well.
    You could just feel, hear and smell what Erik means in the last question of this interview. And that’s nothing less than total death. Surely a gig wich i won’t forget.

    @ Erwin, nice pics! It’s funny to see the last two pics of me when I got a shower :P

  44. "DIT.SCO M.R." said,
    on January 3rd, 2008 at 10:42 am

    Haha.. LEARN TO SPEEK ENGLISH FFS!! Hilarious though!

  45. roberto said,
    on January 7th, 2008 at 9:25 am

    these fucking posers say their anti cosmic yet they have the christian upside down cross, many of these faggots never even heard about anti cosmic before dissection made it public, you see the anti cosmos is based on ancient civilization cultures like the babylonians asiryans sumerians egiptians and anti kabbalistic subjects it all an atithessis to what ever is cosmos ie harmony so all you litke fags stop calling you selfs anticosmic satanist and learn about the subjects. you stupid illiterate shits….o and watain is a joke i dont even know how jon liked them their pathetic posers.

  46. roberto said,
    on January 7th, 2008 at 6:11 pm

    im here i dont know why im listening to this ultra poser that has no true identity he is a cheap version of jon at least jon had the ability and conviction to be unique i knew him he was my friend, but this eric guy i tell anyone he is a fucking joke talkin jibberish these motherfucking kids are jus some upside down destroy christianity ignorant bastards, you see why even aknoledge christianity why even pay attention thats the only way youre going to destroy it by not even aknwoledging its existence………o but i forgot these pathetic fags now are trying to make people think that their luciferians, and misanthropes what a fucking joke of a band. iguess they are so christian because they are followers pathetic…….un original scum…….

  47. . said,
    on February 20th, 2008 at 8:26 pm

    Satanists illiterate? That´s one incredibly illiterate thing to say. Have you ever heard of kaos-gnosticism? Oh wait, I think I already am aware of your answer.

    The REAL satanic ideologies are the most sophisticated ideologies that exists. And by “REAL”, I mean the anti-kosmik, kaos-gnostic ideologies, not the LaVey-bullshit.

    To see the brightest of lights you must see through the shadows that it will cast upon you, and if you are a retard I guess it would be quite tough to do that..

    And to you pathetic idiots that calls Watain posers and wannabe-satanists. If you don´t know shit about shit, then the wisest thing to do would be to shut the fuck up.

  48. on August 5th, 2008 at 10:06 am

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