With cold and grey weather over the last few days and the chance to do a bit of work from home, I have been delving into my (mostly black) metal collection.

I truly believe that metal is one of the most important and positive global unifiers, music-wise, and I love the way that it sells millions and millions or records and still remains way outside the mainstream. Hmm…..it may have to get it’s own 30 Minutes Over Tokyo edition at some point…

Anyway, for now, Watain are from Uppsala, Sweden (a beautiful town just north of Stockholm that I have visited many times – off again in a couple of weeks time actually!) and can be filed under “Black Metal”. I know it might not be everyone’s goblet of virgin’s blood, but I thought it might add even more diversity to the already eclectic ‘Spill.

Watain – Sworn To The Dark