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Katatonia Discography
This is the discography for the Swedish metal band Katatonia. Albums Studio albums Remix albums Live albums Compilation albums Demos Split albums EPs Singles Music videos * "Deliberation" (2006) * "My Twin" (2006) * "July" (2007) * "Day and Then the Shade" (2009) * "The Longest Year" (2010) * "Lethean" (2013) * "Shifts" (2016) * "Behind the Blood" (2020) * "The Winter of Our Passing" (2020) * "Atrium" (2022) * "Austerity" (2022) * "Birds" (2023) * "Opaline" (2023) References {{Katatonia Discographies of Swedish artists Heavy metal group discographies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Katatonia are a Swedish heavy metal band formed in Stockholm in 1991 by Jonas Renkse and Anders Nyström. The band started as a studio-only project for the duo, as an outlet for the band's love of death metal. Increasing popularity led them to add more band members for live performances, though outside of the band's founders, the lineup was a constantly changing, revolving door of musicians throughout the 1990s, notably including Mikael Åkerfeldt of the band Opeth for a period. After two death/doom albums, ''Dance of December Souls'' (1993) and ''Brave Murder Day'' (1996), problems with Renkse's vocal cords coupled with new musical influences led the band away from the screamed vocals of death metal to a more traditional, melodic form of heavy metal music. The band released two more albums, ''Discouraged Ones'' (1998) and ''Tonight's Decision'' (1999), before settling into a stable quintet lineup for all of the 2000s. The band released four more albums with said lineup: ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avantgarde Music
Avantgarde Music is an Italian record label, formed as a continuation of Obscure Plasma Records, focusing on black and doom metal artists. The label had a sub-label called Wounded Love Records, which has released albums by Dolorian and Taake. A new sub-label, Flowing Downward, had been founded in 2018, specializing in atmospheric black metal bands specifically. Avantgarde Music's first release was the 1994 funeral doom classic '' Stream from the Heavens'' by Thergothon. The label has since signed many well-known black, death and doom metal bands such as Behemoth, Carpathian Forest, Mayhem and Unholy. Bands *Abigor *Ad Hominem *Alternative 4 *Ancient Wisdom *Ashbringer *Astarte * Azaghal *Beatrik * Behemoth *Carpathian Forest *Dark Sanctuary * Darkspace *Death SS *Den Saakaldte * Diabolical Masquerade *Dystopia Nå! *Dødheimsgard *Dolorian *Downfall of Nur *Drought *Dzö-nga *Enochian Crescent *Eternity *Evoken *Forgotten Tomb *Godkiller *Grey *Great Cold Emptiness *Katatonia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brave Yester Days
''Brave Yester Days'' is the first compilation album by Swedish heavy metal band Katatonia. It contains the material from Katatonia's older era, mainly consisting of death/doom material, and a few alternative rock songs. "Black Erotica" is an earlier version of "12" from ''Brave Murder Day'' and "Untrue" is a previously unreleased song from the ''Sounds of Decay'' sessions. Reception Eduardo Rivadavia from AllMusic said that the compilation displays "Katatonia's gradual shift away from their doom/death origins" to a sound featuring "lighter guitars, incremental keyboards, and the replacement of deathly growls with clean-sung, melodic vocals" and called the album "an astoundingly well-conceived summary of Katatonia's purely metallic career" and "a frankly unbeatable bang-for-buck proposition when it comes to housing so many scattered releases under one roof." Track listing Credits ;Katatonia * Lord Seth (on '' Jhva Elohim Meth'') / Lord J. Renkse (on ''Dance of D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live Consternation
''Live Consternation'' is a live album and video by Swedish heavy metal band Katatonia, released in both CD and DVD format through Peaceville Records on 28 May 2007. The double album features a live performance recorded at Germany's Summer Breeze Open Air festival, on 17 August 2006. The artwork was designed by Travis Smith and is close to the visual concept for ''The Great Cold Distance''. Track listing All songs written and composed by Jonas Renkse, Anders Nyström and Fredrik Norrman. # "Leaders" – 5:11 # "Wealth" – 4:48 # "Soil's Song" – 4:15 # "Had To (Leave)" – 4:53 # "Cold Ways" – 5:23 # "Right into the Bliss" – 5:20 # "Ghost of the Sun" – 4:07 # "Criminals" – 4:03 # "Deliberation" – 4:05 # "July" – 4:42 # "Evidence" – 5:01 Notes *Tracks 1, 3, 9 & 10 from ''The Great Cold Distance'' *Tracks 2, 7, 8 & 11 from ''Viva Emptiness'' *Tracks 4 & 6 from ''Tonight's Decision'' *Track 5 from ''Discouraged Ones'' Personnel ;Band *Jonas Renkse – vocal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky Void Of Stars
''Sky Void of Stars'' is the twelfth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Katatonia. It was released on 20 January 2023 and was generally well received by critics. Background In April 2020, Katatonia released their eleventh studio album, ''City Burials''. The band had initially planned on touring in support of the album, but the breakout of the COVID-19 pandemic halted all plans. Upon realizing that this was not a short-term issue, but something that was going to be completely halting their ability to tour, they instead turned to releasing further music. These plans including releasing a new live album '' Dead Air'' (2020), a compilation album '' Mnemosynean'' (2021), a box set '' Melancholium'' (2022), and forging ahead into writing and recording a twelfth studio album. Apple Music/iTunes ''Sky Void of Stars'' Interview with Jonas Renkse Writing and recording Work on the album started shortly after the April 2020 release of ''City Burials''. While most Katatonia albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Burials
''City Burials'' is the eleventh studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Katatonia. The album continues the progressive rock direction used in recent albums while returning to some of their earlier metal instrumentation. Three singles were released in promotion of the album; "Lacquer", "Behind the Blood", and "The Winter of Our Passing". Background The album is their first in four years, since their 2016 album '' The Fall of Hearts'', after entering a one-year hiatus in 2018. The band cited guitarist Roger Öjersson being hospitalized by a serious back injury at the end of 2017, and a number of other undisclosed issues, for the band needing to take some time off and "re-evaluate what the future holds for the band." In February 2019, the band announced their return, and a year later, they announced ''City Burials'' and released its first single "Lacquer". Talking about the hiatus in an interview, vocalist Jonas Renkse explained: "We felt that we needed to recharge and get some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fall Of Hearts
''The Fall of Hearts'' is the tenth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Katatonia. It was released on 20 May 2016. The album, mostly written and produced by founding members Jonas Renkse and Anders Nyström, was the first to also feature new members Daniel Moilanen and Roger Öjersson. The album moved in a more progressive direction than prior albums, and was generally well received by critics. Two singles were released in promotion of the album, "Old Heart Falls", and "Serein". Background The album is their first in four years, after their 2012 album ''Dead End Kings''. In between albums, the band went through two lineup changes, making the album their first to feature new drummer Daniel Moilanen and new guitarist Roger Öjersson. Moilanen replaced the band's prior drummer of fifteen years Daniel Liljekvist, who left in 2014 to focus on family and pursue a more conventional career outside of music. The band mutually decided to part ways with guitarist Per Erikkson, prior g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dead End Kings
''Dead End Kings'' is Katatonia's ninth full-length album. It was released on 27 August 2012 in Europe and 28 August in the United States through Peaceville Records. Like all Katatonia releases, the album was written primarily by founding members Jonas Renkse and Anders Nyström. The band went through a number of lineup changes, making the album the first to feature bassist Niklas Sandin, the only album to feature second guitarist Per Eriksson, and the last to feature drummer Daniel Liljekvist. Themes and composition Multiple tracks, including "Buildings", allude to abandoned city scenes, which were inspired by Renkse's and Nyström's visiting of abandoned train tunnels and hospitals in abandoned villages in Sweden. The album is not politically-themed in the conventional sense of promoting ideologies or presenting solutions, but rather contemplates and laments the poor state of the world due to modern politics in general. Journalists have noted a similarity in sound to the work o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Is The New Day
''Night Is the New Day'' is Katatonia's eighth full-length album. It was released 2 November 2009, in Europe and 10 November 2009, in North America through Peaceville Records. Thirteen tracks were recorded, eleven of which made it onto the record. The band describes the material as "Our most varied, diverse and possibly strongest shit all together on one and the same album". "Idle Blood" had the working title "Kozelek", named after Mark Kozelek, a member of Red House Painters, which is one of Katatonia's influences. This is the last Katatonia release with the Norrman brothers. Release and reception ''Night Is the New Day'' sold more than 2,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. "Day and Then the Shade" was the first single, released in late 2009. The promotional video for this song was directed by Lasse Hoile. Musical style ''Night Is the New Day'' shows Katatonia expanding their music palette. The album shows a slightly more progressive sound than ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Cold Distance
''The Great Cold Distance'' is the seventh full-length album by Swedish heavy metal band Katatonia, released on 13 March 2006. The album was recorded and mixed at Fascination Street Studios in Örebro between May and August 2005. Release The album was re-released on 12 March 2007 with two bonus tracks and with the entire album in 5.1 surround sound. There is also a special Swedish edition of the album, which came in a limited edition box with an exclusive Katatonia poster, a set of Katatonia postcards and an enhanced video of "My Twin". Music videos were also released for singles "Deliberation" and "July". Reception The album is listed at number 8 on ''PopMatters'' list of the Top Metal Albums of 2006. Track listing Personnel ;Katatonia * Jonas Renkse – vocals, additional guitar, keyboards, programming * Anders Nyström – lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals, keyboards, programming * Fredrik Norrman – lead & rhythm guitar * Mattias Norrman – bass * Dani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viva Emptiness
''Viva Emptiness'' is the sixth album by Katatonia, released in 2003 by Peaceville Records. On the album's tenth anniversary in 2013, it was re-released, featuring a new mix, mastering and additional keyboard arrangements. Background The album marked the first time that the band chose to self-produce their next record, which Jonas Renkse later described as a "weird decision" and said that the experience was "a little bit difficult." Musical style Its main subjects are loneliness, social relations, crime, lying and depression. According to AllMusic, ''Viva Emptiness'' incorporates a mix of "dark gothic pop, crushing heavy rock, textured keyboards, lithe pop melodies, beautifully crafted songs with unique dynamics and sculpted sonic environments to surround them, and bleak, even morose subject matter." Release ''Viva Emptiness'' was released on 29 April 2003. The album was re-released in 2013. The re-release features new keyboard arrangements and was completely remixed and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Fair Deal Gone Down (album)
''Last Fair Deal Gone Down'' is the fifth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Katatonia, released in 2001 by Peaceville Records. The release was the first of a series of four albums done by the band with a stable line up of Jonas Renkse, Anders Nyström, Fredrik Norrman, Mattias Norrman, and Daniel Liljekvist, after years of lineup and role changes with prior albums. Background After forming in the early 1990s, the band started off by released two albums of death/doom metal music with screamed vocals, ''Dance of December Souls'' and ''Brave Murder Day''. Strains and health issues with Jonas Renkse's vocal cords, coupled with a desire to branch out musically and creatively, lead the band to abandon the genre and pursue more melodic metal music with clean vocals, releasing two more albums, ''Discouraged Ones'' and ''Tonight's Decision''. The band, happy with the progress, sought out to create a more diverse and intricate work. With prior sessions being plagued by lineup c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
