Katatonia
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This article is about the Swedish band Katatonia, which is not to be confused with the Welsh Pop-Rock band Catatonia. For the medical disease, see Catatonia.
| Katatonia | |
|---|---|
 From left to right: Daniel Liljekvist, Anders Nystrom, Mattias Norrman, Jonas Renkse, and Fredrik Norrman | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Genre(s) | Death/Doom (early era) Doom metal Goth rock (later career) Alternative metal (later career) |
| Years active | 1991–1994 1996–present |
| Label(s) | Peaceville, Avantgarde Music, No Fashion Records, Vic Records |
| Associated acts | Opeth, Bloodbath, Diabolical Masquerade, October Tide |
| Website | www.katatonia.com |
| Members | |
| Jonas Renkse Anders Nyström Fred Norrman Mattias Norrman Daniel Liljekvist | |
| Former members | |
| See former members | |
Katatonia is a Swedish metal band formed in Stockholm in 1991 by Jonas Renkse (formerly aka Lord Seth) and Anders Nyström (formerly aka Blakkheim). The early Katatonia albums are noted for the overall melancholy of their sound, often giving them the classification of doom metal. Katatonia's more recent albums have progressed to a wider sound, with modern overtones, dropped guitars, symphonic synths and arrangements, alternative sounds and generally heavier riffs.
Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt performed the growling vocals on Brave Murder Day and Sounds of Decay after regular Katatonia singer (and then drummer) Jonas Renkse became unable to scream properly. During this time, the band decided to change their sound to a more soft sound with clean vocals beginning with 1998's Discouraged Ones. This shift in instrumental tone and vocal style was accompanied by an appreciable decrease in the length of the band's songs, with latter period songs typically lasting around four minutes.
Katatonia has released two compilations. Brave Yester Days (the title being a play on their album Brave Murder Day) 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. The Black Sessions is a limited release that documents later releases and includes a live DVD.
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This article is about the band Katatonia, not to be confused with the Welsh Pop-Rock band Catatonia. For the medical disease, see Catatonia.
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