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 Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 7:49 pm
Katatonia is a band formed in 1987, hailing from Stockholm. They originally started out as a death/doom band, but made a drastic stylistic change in 1998 with the release of "The Discouraged Ones." Since then, their style has been more of a doomy gothic metal/rock.
I adore this band. Jonas Renske has to be one of the most talented voices in metal...He manages to sing in entirely clean vox that are very emotional and despairing without sounding whiny or the dreaded "e" word."12" (Old-school, doomy Katatonia)"Will I Arrive"
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 7:11 pm
Tear gas in my eyeeeeeess.
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Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 12:11 am
They are pretty good, though the only album i've heard is Dance of December Souls...
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Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 12:58 pm
I would suggest their newest album, its very good.
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Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 8:47 pm
I must be the only one who's not crazy over their newest album.
I mean... it's good, but not HOLYSHITSBRICKS good. I don't know. Somehow the album just seems so... muted in a way?
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Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 12:50 am
Geniesaur I must be the only one who's not crazy over their newest album.
I mean... it's good, but not HOLYSHITSBRICKS good. I don't know. Somehow the album just seems so... muted in a way?
As it stands, Dance of December Souls remains my favorite work by them by a nautical mile. I doubt anything they do in the future will measure up to that masterpiece.
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Digital Malevolence Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 7:32 pm
I have Viva Emptiness, I really enjoyed this album, but it seemed more of a Rock album then Metal. Are any of their other albums similar to this one?
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Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 12:52 am
You are correct; Katatonia post-BMD are best described as a hard post-rock/shoegaze outfit with some occasional doom/gothic metal elements. The closest thing to VE is probably the follow-up, The Great Cold Distance. Like I mentioned before, I found that album difficult to appreciate, but it was apparently quite popular, mostly on the basis of its three singles. If you ever decide to pick up TGCD, opt for the limited edition: the two bonus tracks are well worth it. Also, the preceding album, Last Fair Deal Gone Down has only two subpar songs on it, and some particularly excellent tracks like "Clean Today" or "Sweet Nurse."
My preferred cuts from TGCD:DeliberationFollowerSoil's Song
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Digital Malevolence Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 3:31 pm
Wow, I really like those songs. I think I'll go dl that album.
I find it so hard to find good rock albums, I need to find more artists. And one of these days I'll check into when Katatonia played Metal.
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Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 8:28 pm
Also recommend you look into the Danish gothic rock/metal band The Loveless. No annoying female vocalist, no operatic or symphonic pretensions, and no shameless abuse of keyboards. The distortion effect they use on their guitars as well as the production makes them sound very similar to modern Katatonia. "Follow" is such a great song.
And whenever you do look into metal Katatonia, Dance of December Souls and the For Funerals To Come EP > Brave Murder Day, at least in my opinion.
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Digital Malevolence Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 3:56 pm
I'm checking out the The Loveless right now. I like them, but they are so Mellow I don't think I could listen to them all the time, but I do like them.
and will do.
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Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 11:30 am
Oh, and the Jhva Elohim Meth EP too. Some really good tracks on that one like "Palace of Frost" and "The Northern Silence."
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Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 10:40 am
I acquired there discography at a LAN party a while back. There alright, though I prefer my doom to be more Pentagram/Old Sabbath styled.
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