Topix — Top 10 lists are slave to consumption - what you did and didn't ingest. Disclaimer dispatched, my 2010 live metal honors notch 20 thrashings: Kreator , Emo's Pentagram , Black Tusk , Mala Suerte , Emo's Watain , Goatwhore , Averse Sefira , HOD , Emo'... more info

Metalsucks — The fact that Watain are not, like so many of their peers, all talk and no action is not news. It’s one of the reasons people love them so much. And the great Vincent Castiglia paints in his own blood, so this idea isn’t entirely new. But I was s... more info

Metalsucks — FEATURING MELISSA AUF DER MAUR AND MEMBERS OF WATAIN, CATTLE DECAPITATION, FORBIDDEN, VANISHER, HOWL, THE CONTORTIONIST, DISEMBODIED, EVOCATION, AND ROSALINE For 2010, we decided to do something special as part of our regular end-of-year festivities ... more info

Metalsucks — In 2010, nobody in music captured my attention more than Watain frontman Erik Danielsson, tireless interviewee and totally sharp dude. In Q&As for Decibel Magazine and Cosmo Lee’s Invisible Oranges, Danielsson set about the thankless task of contex... more info

Metalsucks — I went and saw Watain here in LA a couple weeks ago. I’m not a fan, but my girlfriend loves them and bought the tickets like two months in advance. Even though their music doesn’t do a whole lot for me, I have to admit they put on an excellent sh... more info

Metal Injection — Watain dropped by New York City last week, and I unfortunately couldn't go due to some prior commitments, but all my friends who went could talk about was how much the place stunk of rotting pig corpses and how it took them days to get the stenc... more info

Stereogum — Unless Agalloch give me a call, I’m taking a break from organizing Haunting The Chapel shows for a few months — after the Swans @ Masonic Temple sell out, freezing Halloween event with Krieg and woe, those Monarch! events with Fred, and this past... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Kevin Hufnagel on stage with Vaura at Death By Audio (more) Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving week, and enjoyed the foul stench of Santos last night (12/2) with Watain (pics)! Here are a few shows of note... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words & photos by BBG The rotting putrid stench of decaying flesh on skull filled the halls of Santos Party House last night (12/2), as the gods of Black Metal, Watain returned to NYC. The show, part of an ongoing... more info

Metalsucks — Not much else to say; this rules! Goatwhore are on tour with Watain, Skeletonwitch and Black Anvil right now. Don’t miss ‘em. Dates here. -VN Thanks: John W. more info