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Watain

Metal band from Uppsala · formed 1998

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Shows on record
50
Rooms played
47
Cities
40
Releases
29
Last show
May 4, 2023Hellraiser-Leipzig

About

Watain is a band from Uppsala, formed in 1998, tagged black metal, Orthodox Black Metal, religious black metal by its sources. Shows on record run from 2008 to 2023, across 47 rooms in 40 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

50 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20082 shows
  2. 20102 shows
  3. 20131 show
  4. 20151 show
  5. 20181 show
  6. 201927 shows
  7. 202215 shows
  8. 20231 show
Show history
DateVenue
May 4, 2023Hellraiser-Leipzig · LeipzigHeadlinerwith Agony
Apr 3, 2022The Forge · JolietSupportwith Midnight, Mayhem, The Midnight (US)
Apr 1, 2022Vic Theatre · ChicagoHeadlinerwith Midnight, Mayhem
Mar 31, 2022The Majestic Café · DetroitHeadlinerwith Midnight, Mayhem
Mar 30, 2022Roxian Theatre · McKees RocksHeadlinerwith Midnight, Mayhem
Mar 27, 2022Irving Plaza · New York (NYC)Headlinerwith Midnight, Mayhem
Mar 26, 2022Irving Plaza · New York (NYC)Supportwith Midnight, Mayhem
Mar 25, 2022Palladium · WorcesterHeadlinerwith Midnight, Mayhem
Mar 23, 2022Phoenix Concert Theatre · TorontoHeadlinerwith Midnight, Mayhem
Mar 22, 2022Club Soda · MontrealSupportwith Midnight, Mayhem
Mar 16, 2022White Oak Music Hall · HoustonHeadlinerwith Midnight, Mayhem
Mar 14, 2022Amplified Live · DallasHeadlinerwith Midnight, Mayhem
Mar 12, 2022Summit · DenverHeadlinerwith Midnight, Mayhem
Mar 11, 2022The Depot · Salt Lake CityHeadlinerwith Midnight, Mayhem
Mar 8, 2022The Wiltern · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Midnight, Mayhem
Mar 7, 2022Regency Ballroom · San FranciscoHeadlinerwith Midnight, Mayhem
Dec 21, 2019Revolution Live · Fort LauderdaleSupportwith Morbid Angel, Incantation
Dec 20, 2019The Orpheum - Old Location · TampaSupportwith Morbid Angel, Incantation
Dec 19, 2019Buckhead Theatre · AtlantaSupportwith Morbid Angel, Incantation
Dec 18, 2019The Underground · CharlotteSupportwith Morbid Angel, Incantation
Dec 16, 2019The Broadberry · RichmondSupportwith Morbid Angel, Incantation
Dec 15, 2019Reverb · ReadingSupportwith Morbid Angel, Incantation
Dec 14, 2019Warsaw · BrooklynSupportwith Morbid Angel, Incantation
Dec 13, 2019The Webster · HartfordSupportwith Morbid Angel, Incantation
Dec 12, 2019Union Transfer · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Morbid Angel, Incantation
Dec 11, 2019Rex Theater · PittsburghSupportwith Morbid Angel, Incantation
Dec 10, 2019Majestic Theatre · DetroitSupportwith Morbid Angel, Incantation
Dec 8, 2019The Forge · JolietSupportwith Morbid Angel, Incantation
Dec 7, 2019Fine Line · MinneapolisSupportwith Morbid Angel, Incantation
Dec 6, 2019Waiting Room Lounge · OmahaSupportwith Morbid Angel, Incantation
Dec 5, 2019Oriental Theater · DenverSupportwith Morbid Angel, Incantation
Dec 4, 2019The Complex · Salt Lake CitySupportwith Morbid Angel, Incantation
Dec 2, 2019El Corazon · SeattleSupportwith Morbid Angel, Incantation
Dec 1, 2019Hawthorne Theater Lounge · PortlandSupportwith Morbid Angel, Incantation
Nov 30, 2019The Ritz · San JoseSupportwith Morbid Angel, Incantation
Nov 29, 2019Brick by Brick · San DiegoSupportwith Morbid Angel, Incantation
Nov 27, 2019The Observatory · Santa AnaSupportwith Morbid Angel, Incantation
Nov 26, 2019Club Red/Red Owl · MesaSupportwith Morbid Angel, Incantation
Nov 25, 2019Sunshine Theater · AlbuquerqueSupportwith Morbid Angel, Incantation
Nov 23, 2019Come and Take It Live · AustinHeadlinerwith Morbid Angel, Incantation
Nov 22, 2019Gas Monkey Bar N' Grill · DallasSupportwith Morbid Angel, Incantation
Aug 16, 2019Site de Kerboulard · Saint-NolffSupportwith Ange, Hypocrisy, At the Gates, +12
Aug 15, 2019Site de Kerboulard · Saint-NolffSupportwith Ange, Alan Stivell, Corvus Corax, +17
May 4, 2018Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez · Mexico CitySupportwith Bad Religion, Sabaton, Judas Priest, +20
Sep 25, 2015Duo Music Exchange · ShibuyaSupportwith Inquisition, Tribulation, Sigh
Oct 31, 2013Siberia · New OrleansHeadlinerwith In Solitude, Tribulation, Abysmal Lord
Nov 23, 2010Emo's Austin · AustinHeadlinerwith Goatwhore, Black Anvil, Hod, +5
Nov 12, 2010Branx · PortlandHeadlinerwith The Ghost Inside, First Blood, Hundredth, +2
Oct 18, 2008Knitting Factory - Los Angeles · HollywoodHeadlinerwith Withered, Book of Black Earth, Sothis, +10
Oct 8, 2008The Knitting Factory - TriBeCa · New York (NYC)Headlinerwith Withered, Book of Black Earth, Krallice, +4

Where they play

47 rooms in 40 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • New York (NYC)3 shows
  • Austin2 shows
  • Dallas2 shows
  • Denver2 shows
  • Detroit2 shows

and 35 other cities

Releases

29 releases, 1998–2023

  • Die in Fire - Live in Hell

    2023 · Album

  • Die In Fire Live In Hell (Agony & Ecstasy Over Stockholm)

    2023

  • The Agony & Ecstasy of Watain

    2022 · Album

  • The Howling

    2022

  • Reaping Death

    2021

  • Corona Mortis

    2020 · Album

  • Black Metal Terror

    2019 · Compilation

  • Trident Wolf Eclipse

    2018 · Album

  • Antikrists mirakel

    2017 · Single

  • Nuclear Alchemy

    2017 · Single

  • RockHard Sampler Jan 2018

    2017

  • Sathanas / Luciferi Tour EP

    2016 · Ep

  • Satanic Deathnoise From the Beyond (The First Four Albums)

    2015 · Compilation

  • Stellar Descension Infernal in Budapest

    2015 · Album

  • Tonight We Raise Our Cups and Toast in Angels Blood: A Tribute to Bathory

    2015 · Album

  • All That May Bleed

    2013 · Single

  • The Wild Hunt

    2013 · Album

  • Opus Diaboli

    2012 · Album

  • Reaping Death

    2012 · Ep

  • Lawless Darkness

    2010 · Album

  • Reaping Death

    2010 · Single

  • Sworn to the Dark

    2007 · Album

  • Casus Luciferi

    2003 · Album

  • The Misanthropic Ceremonies

    2001 · Ep

  • Rabid Death’s Curse

    2000 · Album

  • The Ritual Macabre

    2000 · Album

  • The Essence of Black Purity

    1999 · Ep

  • Black Metal Sacrifice

    1998 · Album

  • Go Fuck Your Jewish “God”

    1998 · Ep

Lineup

  • Erik Danielsson · bass guitar, lead vocals
  • Pelle Forsberg · guitar
  • Håkan Jonsson · drums (drum set)

Former

  • C. Blom · guitar

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 13 plays, 2011-07-03–2015-07-26 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Seek & Destroy' (Tanner Ellison) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Watain — The Forge, 2022-04-03
Poster · The Forge, 2022-04-03 — Songkick
Watain — Vic Theatre, 2022-04-01
Poster · Vic Theatre, 2022-04-01 — Songkick
Watain — Revolution Live, 2019-12-21
Poster · Revolution Live, 2019-12-21 — Songkick
Watain — Duo Music Exchange, 2015-09-25
Poster · Duo Music Exchange, 2015-09-25 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
WikipediaArtist facts
Watain on Last.fmArtist facts
Watain on DiscogsArtist facts
Watain on GeniusArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.