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Katatonia is a Swedish heavy metal music|metal band formed in Stockholm in 1991 by Jonas Renkse (formerly aka Lord Seth) and Anders Nyström (formerly aka Blakkheim).
History
1991–1993
The early Katatonia releases, such as the EP Jhva Elohim Meth... The Revival and their debut album Dance of December Souls , are noted for the overall bleak melancholy and despair of their sound, often giving them the classification of doom metal or death/doom . The early Katatonia albums are sometimes, along with albums by bands such as My Dying Bride , Anathema (band)|Anathema and ParadiseLost (band)|Paradise Lost , considered forerunners of the death/doom genre. The band has expressed that their music has been influenced by bands such as The Cure , Fields of the Nephilim , and Joy Division . http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=pfnMbedk_8s/ ''YouTube.com'
1994
The band recorded For Funerals to Come in September 1994, with the album being released in 1995. Afterwards, Le Huche left the band.
1995
The band took the whole year off due to their struggle to find a permanent lineup.
Brave Murder Day (1996–1997)
When Jonas formed October Tide in 1995 with Fredrik Norrman, Jonas decided to start Katatonia again and got Fredrik to join the band.
In 1996, Opeth 's Mikael Åkerfeldt performed the growling vocals on Brave Murder Day when regular Katatonia singer (and then-drummer) Jonas Renkse became unable to perform harsh vocals properly.
ScarletHeavens (with Primordial (band)|Primordial ) was also released in 1996 but recorded in 1994 as what Jonas describes as something "we never intended to release" due to its soft sound in which Katatonia did, which was not their style. http://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/articles/chats/1-355_katatonia.aspx During one of Katatonia's tours, Jonas fell ill and was temporarily replaced by Kenneth Englund.
In 1997, The band enlisted help from Åkerfeldt once again for Sounds of Decay . The band decided to go back to the sound they had with ScarletHeavens beginning with 1997's Saw You Drown .
1998
In 1997, Discouraged Ones was recorded and released the next year; it proved to be the last release on which Jonas played drums, as well as the last release with Mikael Oretoft on bass guitar.
Katatonia had Anders Nordin to take up drums for Jonas but Anders pulled out of the band at the last minute.
1999–2000
Since Jonas wanted focus strictly on Vocals permanently, Katatonia enlisted the help of Dan Swanö again to drum for the 1999 album '' Tonight's Decision .
Sick of using session members, the band decided to have a permanent lineup so Fred Norrman got his brother, Mattias Norrman as a bassist and Daniel Liljekvist joined the band as the drummer.
2001–2002
In 2000, the EP Teargas EP|Teargas , the full-length album Last Fair Deal Gone Down (album)|Last Fair Deal Gone Down , and the single '' Tonight's Music were all recorded. They were released in 2001.
2003–2005
" Ghost of the sun|Ghost of the Sun " and Viva Emptiness , a single and a full-length album respectively, were recorded in 2002 but released in 2003.
In 2004, the band released Brave Yester Days (the title being a play on their album Brave Murder Day ), which is a double-disc release including all cuts from EPs up to Saw You Drown , selected cuts from full-length albums Brave Murder Day and Dance of December Souls , and two tracks from a compilation.
In 2005, another compilation was released called The Black Sessions . It documented later releases and includes a live DVD.
2006–2008
In 2005, the band recorded The Great Cold Distance , along with the accompanying singles " My Twin ", "Deliberation", and "July", all of which were released in 2006.
In 2006, their appearance at the Summer Breeze festival was filmed, the release called Live Consternation was released in 2007.
2009–2011
Katatonia's most recent release, 2009's Night Is the New Day , has received widespread critical acclaim. In December 2009, the Norrmans left Katatonia. In late 2009, Per Eriksson and Niklas Sandin joined the band for the Night Is The New Day tour.
The band reissued Night Is the New Day and Last Fair Deal Gone Down in 2011. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=155731
Katatonia is currently playing shows in celebration of their 20th anniversary.citation needed|date=October 2011 Katatonia played in Lebanon for the first time on September 3, 2011. The event took place at the Roman Amphitheatre in Zouk Mikael .Luca, Ana Maria. http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArchiveDetails.aspx? ID=308656 Lebanon Rocks nowlebanon.com. 2011-09-06. Retrieved on 2011-10-20. Katatonia are currently special guests on Opeth’s North American Heritage (Opeth album)|Heritage tour that runs from September 2011 until November 2011. http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm? newsid=68868 Opeth Reveals Complete North American Tour Dates metalunderground.com. June 6, 2011. Retrieved on October 20, 2011. Katatonia are slated to headline Madrid Is the Dark III . They will close the two-day festival on December 10, 2011. This will be the only Katatonia show in Spain for 2011. http://www.madridisthedark.com/news.html Madrid is the Dark III On the Move!.......... madridisthedark.com. 2011-06-28. Retrieved on 2011-10-20.
The mini album For Funerals to Come will be reissued on record and CD through Peaceville Records . The vinyl version will be released on November 7, 2011.update after|2011|11|7 http://www.bravewords.com/news/170227 Katatonia’s For Funerals To Come To Be Re-Released bravewords.com. October 4, 2011. Retrieved on October 20, 2011.
On December 14, Katatonia will perform a special concert in Stockholm celebrating the 20th anniversary of the band. The concert will feature appearances by former members of the band, along with other musicians such as Krister Linder . http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=166165 Katatonia to Be Rejoined by Former Bandmembers for Stockholm Show blabbermouth.net. November 15, 2011. Retrieved on November 18, 2011.
On December 31, 2011, Katatonia announced that they would begin recording a new album in early 2012, with plans to release it before summer 2012. They are also working on a DVD titled Last Fair Day Gone Night . http://katatonia.com/2011/12/happy-new-year/
2012–present
On 27 January 2012, the band announced they would head into the studio on 30 January 2012 to begin recording their ninth studio album. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=168883
Band members
;Current
Jonas Renkse & ndash; lead vocals (since 1991), drums, percussion (1991& ndash;1999)
Anders Nyström|Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström & ndash; lead http://www.kililive.com/2011/01/katatonia-an-evening-with/ Katatonia – An Evening With..... kililive.com. Retrieved on 2011-04-05.& rhythm guitars, live backing vocals (since 1991)
Daniel Liljekvist & ndash; drums, percussion (since 1999)
;Touring
Per "Sodomizer" Eriksson & ndash; live lead & rhythm guitars (since 2009)
Niklas "Nille" Sandin & ndash; live bass (since 2009)
;Former
Guillaume Le Huche & ndash; bass (1992& ndash;1994)
Fredrik "North" Norrman & ndash; lead & rhythm guitars (1994& ndash;2009)
The Longest Year (2010) http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm? fuseaction=blog.view& friendId=7334705& blogId=529450124 New EP Featuring Unreleased Tracks Plus 2 Videos blogs.myspace.com. 2010-02-18. Retrieved on 2010-02-18.
Identity Five (1999) Century Media (features "Deadhouse")
Peaceville Classic Cuts (2001) Peaceville (features the track "No devotion")
Brave Yester Days (2004)
The Black Sessions (2005)
References
External links
http://www.katatonia.com/ Official website
MySpace|katatonia|Katatonia
Katatonia Category:Swedish death metal musical groups Category:Swedish doom metal musical groups Category:Swedish gothic metal musical groups Category:Musical groups established in 1991 Category:Musical groups from Stockholm
