Watain: Set Teitan steps down as a photo giving the nazi salute surfaces online

After a photograph which appears to show Watain live guitarist Set Teitan (né Davide Totaro) giving the Nazi salute has found its way online, the band parted ways with live guitarist. The image, which has been making the rounds on Facebook, was forwarded to MetalSucks by an anonymous source. 

Watain frontman Erik Danielsson gave MetalSucks a statement:

The gesture on that picture was done in jest that’s as much as we have to say about that, but to put an end to this tiresome and time-consuming nonsense the guitarist in question has decided to step aside for a period of time to avoid further hopeless discussions on the subject.

We furthermore spit upon the ill-willed ignorance of all those who maintain that Watain have any political agenda whatsoever, for 20 years we have proven otherwise and people should know better by now. Finally we would like to send a heartfelt fuck off to all who insist on feeding the mindless moral witch-hunt hysteria that is now festering on worldwide Heavy Metal culture. Hail Satan!

I’m still trying to find the funny thing that Watain found at the nazi salute…still nothing…nope nothing…

Teitan appeared to give a nazi salute on stage in Stockholm, after which Watain said, “As everyone should know by now, Watain band members have no ties to nazi ideology neither publically nor personally.”