The Wild Hunt (Watain album)

The Wild Hunt
Studio album by Watain
Released 19 August 2013
Genre Black metal, Heavy metal[1]
Length 61:29
Label Season of Mist, Century Media
Producer Tore Stjerna, Watain
Watain chronology
Lawless Darkness
(2010)		 The Wild Hunt
(2013)
Alternative cover
Limited edition mediabook
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[2]
Allmusic[3]
Blabbermouth8.5/10[4]
Exclaim!9/10[5]
Loudwire[6]
Metal InjectionPositive[7]
Pitchfork6.7/10[8]

The Wild Hunt is the fifth studio album by Swedish black metal band Watain. It was released through Century Media on 19 August in Europe and 20 August in USA.[9] The cover art was painted "in oil and mixed materials" by Zbigniew M. Bielak, who was also responsible for the artwork of Lawless Darkness.[10]

"The Wild Hunt" world tour opened on 24 August 2013 in Watain's home town, Uppsala.[11]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Watain. 

No. Title Length
1. "Night Vision" (instrumental) 3:38
2. "De Profundis"   4:33
3. "Black Flames March"   6:20
4. "All That May Bleed"   4:41
5. "The Child Must Die"   6:04
6. "They Rode On"   8:43
7. "Sleepless Evil"   5:37
8. "The Wild Hunt"   6:20
9. "Outlaw"   5:07
10. "Ignem Veni Mittere" (instrumental) 4:39
11. "Holocaust Dawn"   7:07
Total length:
 61:29

Chart performance

Chart (2013) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 158[12]
US Top Hard Rock Albums 15[13]
US Top Heatseekers 6[13]
US Top Independent Albums 36[13]
US Top Rock Albums 50[13]

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "The Wild Hunt - Watain - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - Allmusic". Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  2. ↑ Schalek, Dave. "Watain - The Wild Hunt Review". Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  3. ↑ Heaney, Gregory. "The Wild Hunt - Watain - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - Allmusic". Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  4. ↑ Van Horn, Ray. "CD reviews - The Wild Hunt - Blabbermouth.net". Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  5. ↑ Walschots, Natalie (16 August 2013). "Watain - The Wild Hunt - Metal Reviews - exclaim.ca". Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  6. ↑ DiVita, Joe (20 August 2013). "Watain, 'The Wild Hunt' - Album Review". Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  7. ↑ Ulrey, Jeremy (31 July 2013). "Album Review: WATAIN The Wild Hunt - Metal Injection". Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  8. ↑ Currin, Grayson (20 August 2013). "Watain: The Wild Hunt - Album Reviews - Pitchfork". Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  9. ↑ 120 Days in Sodom – The Wild Hunt, accessed on 21 June 2013.
  10. ↑ Mad Sin, 12 June 2013, accessed on 21 June 2013.
  11. ↑ We Are Death – Fuck You, 3 June 2013, accessed on 21 June 2013.
  12. ↑ "Watain - Chart history". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "The Wild Hunt - Watain - Awards - Allmusic". Retrieved 31 January 2014.
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