Watain
The Wild Hunt
Century Media
19 August 2013

by Lee MacBride Parker

You don’t need to mention the name Watain to many headbangers to conjure up a range of divisive opinions ranging from the nothing-more-than-a-Dissection-tribute accusers, to the fanatical shit-your-pants best-black-metal-band-in-the-world fanboys. There’s no question that the black metal trio have made a name for themselves; they’ve carved out their position within the genre’s elite, so to speak, on the back of hard graft and infamous live performances – a veritable orgy of pigs’ blood, Satan and a shitload of fire.

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In case you’ve somehow missed it, we bloody well love Guy Fawkes’ Night. We rabbited on about it earlier this week. We’ve rabbited on about it in years gone by. And now we’ve only gone and made a bleedin’ Sunday Spotify Slaylist about it too. Blimey.

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It’s been a little over two years since Rammstein last came and conquered London – and setting an early benchmark for “Gig Of The Year” in the process. Tonight they are back at a bigger venue – with rumours of an even bigger stage show. Our man Amit Sharma thought he’d head down and see if they really could top that performance he caught last time round. Or at the very least, to see if he could get “spunked” on.

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It’s Guy Fawkes Night. It’s Bonfire Night. It’s Fireworks Night. It’s the 5th of November. Remember, remember. All of that – you know the drill. Basically we’re going to not get drunk tonight and instead we’re going to responsibly nail a gunpowder-filled circular tube to the fence and set it alight. Sounds silly, doesn’t it. Anyway, here’s something of a soundtrack.

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