In a new interview conducted by Metal Mark, Erik Danielsson discusses the upcoming WATAIN album, The Wild Hunt, their legendary live shows, future touring plans, their band's legacy and more.

Watain have revealed the artwork and tracklisting for The Wild Hunt, to be released August 19th in Europe and August 20th in North America by His Master's Noise, via Century Media Records.

Executed in oil and mixed materials, the cover of The Wild Hunt was done by Zbigniew M Bielak, the very same artist who was responsible for the Lawless Darkness artwork. The piece depicts one of the inmost shrines of Watain's temple. As on every classic still life, each object has a significant meaning, while each song of the album is also connected to an object.

The Wild Hunt tracklisting:

'Night Vision'

'De Profundis'

'Black Flames March'

'All That May Bleed'

'The Child Must Die'

'They Rode On'

'Sleepless Evil'

'The Wild Hunt'

'Outlaw'

'Ignem Veni Mittere'

'Holocaust Dawn'

The Wild Hunt was mixed again at the Necromorbus Studio in Alvik, Sweden by Tore Stjerna.

The first single from The Wild Hunt, 'All That May Bleed', will be released on Summer Solstice, June 21st (see exact worldwide release dates below). The band have released a trailer for the single:

Watain comments: "'All That May Bleed' shows but one facet of a quite diverse album, but we chose this song as a first glimpse into The Wild Hunt because of its bombastic lunacy and white-eyed malevolence which could be said to constitute a main foundation for the album. The lyric is an invitation to sacrificial blood letting, ecstatic zealotry and human sacrifice. The salt of Satan in the wounds of Christ!"

Side B will be a track called 'Play With The Devil', originally recorded by the black/heavy metal band TAIWAZ in 1988 in Watain's hometown, Uppsala (Gottfrid Åhman from IN SOLITUDE participates on solo guitar on Watain's version).

The single will be released in the following formats:

- Black 7" vinyl (limited to 2,000 copies worldwide)
- Red 7" vinyl with sticker (only available from www.wolfwear.net; limited to 500 copies worldwide)
- 7" Picture disc (available from www.cmdistro.com and www.wolfwear.net; limited to 500 copies worldwide)
- digital download

'All That May Bleed' physical release dates:

Germany / Austria / Switzerland / Finland / Norway and Worldwide via Cmdistro.com and Wolfwear.net: Friday, June 21st

UK Benelux / France / Poland: Monday, June 24th

US / Spain: Tuesday, June 25th

Sweden: Wednesday, June 26th

'All That May Bleed' digital release dates:

Germany / Austria / Switzerland / Finland / Norway / Italy / Australia / New Zealand: Friday, June 21st

UK: Sunday, June 23rd

Benelux / France / Greece / Denmark / Portugal / Rest Of Europe: Monday, June 24th

US / Spain: Tuesday, June 25th

Sweden / Hungary: Wednesday, June 26th

On August 24th, Watain will conduct the grand opening of The Wild Hunt world tour in their hometown Uppsala. For those who want to see Watain's infamous live ceremony taken to a new level; this is your chance.

"The plan is to make this concert everything we have ever wanted our concerts to be. In a touring scenario it is impossible to drag along all the horrors and infernal machinery we need for that, but performing in our hometown allows for a much more grandiose and spectacular stage show and performance. Mark our words, this will be one to remember!"

The venue chosen for this night of unchained metal magic is Svandammshallarna, located in the heart of the city. Tickets are on sale now.