''Tonight's Decision'' is the fourth studio album by Swedish rock band

Katatonia Katatonia is a Swedish Heavy metal music, 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 their love of death metal. Increasing popularity ...

, released in 1999 by Peaceville Records. It was reissued in 2003 with two bonus tracks.

Background

Around this time, the band were being influenced less by metal and more by

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, with Renkse citing

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, whose song "Nightmares by the Sea" was covered on this album, as well as

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as examples. Renkse's close friend,

Mikael Åkerfeldt Lars Mikael Åkerfeldt (; born 17 April 1974)Mikael Åkerfeldt
, Op ...

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, was present to help record, produce and work on ideas for vocal tracks.

Track listing

Personnel

Katatonia

Jonas Renkse Jonas Petter Renkse (born 19 May 1975) is a Swedish musician in the bands Katatonia (1991–) as lead vocalist, founder, songwriter (1991–1994, 1997–) and formerly as drummer (1991–1994, 1996–1998); formerly in Bloodbath Bloo ...

– vocals * Anders Nyström – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals * Fredrik Norrman – bass *

Dan Swanö Dan-Erland Swanö (born 10 March 1973), also known as Dan "The Man" Swanö, is a Swedish musician and record producer who is currently the vocalist, guitarist, ex-bassist and ex-drummer for the band Nightingale, lately vocalist, keyboardist and ...

– session drums

Additional personnel

Mikael Åkerfeldt Lars Mikael Åkerfeldt (; born 17 April 1974)Mikael Åkerfeldt
, Op ...

– additional vocal production * Travis Smith – artwork, design, layout * Paul Loasby – management * Mia Lorentzson – mastering * Joakim Petterson – engineering * Tomas Skogsberg – engineering * Camilla Af Geijerstam – photography * Martin Bencik – desert photography assistant * Brad Gilson Jr. – photography

References

Katatonia albums 1999 albums Albums with cover art by Travis Smith (artist) {{1990s-alt-rock-album-stub Alternative rock albums by Swedish artists