Sweden's WATAIN have issued the following message:

"North and South America has now been left in ashes, and with that the Lawless Darkness tour 2010 is over. Hail to those who made it possible, and those who made it even more triumphant; North: Watain Disciples USA, GOATWHORE, BLACK ANVIL, Decibel Magazine, Liz and Dave at Earsplit, Jimmy and the Duff's crew, Josh at Dean Guitars, Engl Amps, BLACK WITCHERY, NEGATIVE PLANE, AVERSE SEFIRA, HOD. South: Arma Productions, Hells Angels Antofagasta, Careloco and The Chilean Watain Militia, KYTHRONE, the mighty MORTUARY DRAPE, the Tumba crew, and all those whose presence strengthened us along the long and winding road through hell and back. You know who you are.

A special mention to S.L of THE DEVIL'S BLOOD who took on the lead guitar duties in North America, hail brother! Finally, a thunderous salute to our iron crew, without whom none of this would have been possible.

Check out a clip from Swedish TV (with English subtitles) about Watain's appearance at the Sweden Rock festival in June earlier this year (see clip below). The concert was aired on the Swedish national radio program P3-Live on Thursday, December 23rd.

And it is that time of the year again, when the media compile their lists and distribute awards. Watain has received the following awards and nominations for 2010:

#1 Album Of The Year - Close Up Magazine

#1 Album Of The Year - Sweden Rock Magazine

#1 Band Of The Year - Terrorizer Readers Poll

#1 Personality Of The Year - Terrorizer Readers Poll

#2 Album Of The Year - Decibel Magazine

Watain have also been nominated for:

"Hardrock" Category of the Swedish Grammy Awards

"Hardrock" Category of the P3 Gold Awards

"Nordic Album 2010" of the Nordic Music Price Awards

In light of all this, we would like you to contemplate upon the following lines: "It is the magic combination of fierceness and beauty that makes the Wolf an exception even in nature. Revered outlaws, feared in their bestial nature, yet also objects of fascination and curiosity, of naturally inhabited and unreachable grace, that men love to hate, and hate to love. But regardless of what judgement the vox populi might pass on the nighttime predators, they remain just that; a rare breed of hunters; alone, aside, untamed, always hungry..."

Watain have the following live dates scheduled with SHINING:

February

25 - Aschaffenburg, Germany - Colos Saal
26 - Lausanne, Switzerland - Docks Inferno Switzerland
27 - Montpellier, France - Secret Place
28 - Barcelona, Spain - TBA

March

1 - Madrid, Spain - TBA
2 - Lisboa, Portugal - Revolver
3 - Porto, Portugal - Hard Club
4 - Angouleme, France - Nef
5 - Savigny, France - Le Temple Empreinte
6 - London, UK - Relentless Garage
7 - Reading, UK - Sub 89
8 - Glasgow, UK - Ivory Blacks
9 - Liverpool, UK - Masque
10 - Birmingham, UK - Library
11 - Notre Dame De Gravenchon, France - Arcade
12 - Vosselaar, Belgium - Biebob
13 - Zaandam, Netherlands - Kade