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| Lawless Darkness | ||||
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| Released | 7 June 2010 | |||
| Recorded | January–February 2010 | |||
| Studio | Necromorbus Studios in Alvik, Sweden | |||
| Genre | Black metal | |||
| Length | 73:28 | |||
| Label | Season of Mist | |||
| Producer | Tore Stjerna, Watain | |||
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| Singles from Lawless Darkness | ||||
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Lawless Darkness is the fourth studio album by Swedish black metal band Watain, released through Season of Mist, on 7 June 2010. The cover art was made by Zbigniew M. Bielak, who also painted The Wild Hunt cover art.[1] The album sold around 1,000 copies in the United States in the first week of its release, reaching no. 42 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart.[2] The single "Reaping Death" was distributed in their home country of Sweden in the Sweden Rock magazine, and was certified gold in the band's home country on 21 April by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry for sales in excess of 10,000 copies.[3] The album received positive reviews from music critics, and in 2011 the band were awarded the Swedish Grammi for 'Best Hard Rock' album for Lawless Darkness.[4]
- ^ Mad Sin, 12 June 2013, accessed on 21 June 2013.
- ^ "WATAIN: 'Lawless Darkness' U.S. First-Week Sales Revealed". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "WATAIN: 'Lawless Darkness' U.S. First-Week Sales Revealed". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ^ "WATAIN Mainman on GRAMMMIS Award: 'The Devil Won Again!'". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 22 January 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2016.