Katatonia Origin: Sweden Active since: 1991 Label: Peaceville Records Genre(s): Death/doom metal, progressive metal, progressive rock For fans of: October Tide, Anathema, Paradise Lost This review is also available at rateyourmusic.com Tracklist 1. Seven Dreaming Souls (Intro) 2. Gateways of Bereavement 3. In Silence Enshrined 4. Without God 5. Elohim Read more
Katatonia Origin: Sweden Active since: 1991 Genre(s): Death/doom metal For fans of: Paradise Lost, Anathema, October Tide This review is also available at rateyourmusic.com “Sounds of Decay” The 1996 death/doom classic ”Brave Murder Day” was the result of Katatonia going into the studio with a blank page. The result was Read more
After a crazy Slovenian storm that cut short and almost cancelled the preceding Sanctuary gig, Katatonia finally came on stage. My mood was on top and I secured a great spot in front, right between Jonas Renkse and Roger Öjersson. Darkness set over Tolmin and my 12th Katatonia gig was Read more
This article is a combination of my original “The Fall of Hearts” review, also available at rateyourmusic.com and Metal Archives, and my follow-up track by track analysis. Original Katatonia – “The Fall of Hearts” review I was perplexed the first time I heard this album. Katatonia has been favorite band Read more
The band has a discography filled with fantastic songs, and it’s a challenging task to find the most underrated Katatonia songs. Since I already made a list of the 5 best Katatonia bonus tracks, I will focus on the original tracks in this list. 5. Inheritance (“Night is the New Read more
Katatonia has made a lot of fantastic bonus tracks over the years. This is my list of the 5 best Katatonia bonus tracks/b-sides. I’m probably going to get a bit of slack for not including “Unfurl”, and it was pretty close to making the list, along with gorgeous prog track Read more
October Tide started out as a Katatonia side-project, and is regarded as an essential death/doom metal band. The band released two legendary albums, (“Rain Without End” and “Grey Dawn”) in the 90’s before disbanding. The band returned in 2010 in a new shape, more influenced by the modern metal scene. Read more
Compiling a list of the 20 best Katatonia songs is a tough task. I’m a massive Katatonia fan, and they certainly have literal hordes of great songs. After some last.fm statistics analysis, and careful consideration I’ve selected my top 20 Katatonia songs . It might be an interesting read no Read more
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