Formed - 1991
Genre - Death Doom (first 2 albums), Gothic, Doom Metal
Region - Sweden
Official Site
Wiki
Band member
Current
- Jonas Renkse – lead vocals, guitars (1991–1994, 1996–present)
- Anders Nyström – guitars, backing vocals (1991–1994, 1996–present)
- Niklas Sandin – bass (2009–present)
- Daniel Moilanen – drums (2015–present)
- Roger Öjersson – guitars (2016–present)
- Guillaume Le Huche – bass (1992–1994)
- Mikael Åkerfeldt – vocals (1996–1999)
- Fredrik Norrman – guitars (1996–2009)
- Mikael Oretoft – bass (1997–1998)
- Mattias Norrman – bass (1999–2009)
- Daniel Liljekvist – drums (1999–2014)
- Per Eriksson – guitars (2009–2014)
Discography
- Dance of December Souls (1993)
- Brave Murder Day (1996)
- Discouraged Ones (1998)
- Tonight's Decision (1999)
- Last Fair Deal Gone Down (2001)
- Viva Emptiness (2003)
- The Great Cold Distance (2006)
- Night Is the New Day (2009)
- Dead End Kings (2012)
- The Fall of Hearts (2016)
- City Burials (2020)
- Sky Void of Stars (2023)
Katatonia are in my top 5 bands of all time and with many reasons. They are well known today for their melodic metal with gloom and atmosphere accompanied by heavier riffs more of a Gothic Metal nature. Not talked about often enough are the first 2 albums with a much darker death driven Doom sound with Brave Murder Day even containing some vocals from Mikael of Opeth. After that album Jonas would adopt a clean singing only approach and they continued to get better. My favourite albums are easily Discouraged Ones and Viva Emptiness with Night Is The New Day very close third. I feel Discouraged Ones was their perfect transitional album into the sound they are known for even today. Katatonia are a must listen to band for any newbie to metal.
Quiet World
Ghost of the Sun
The Longest Year
Brave
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