Katatonia
Founded: 1991
Location: Sweden
Katatonia is a Swedish heavy metal band formed in Stockholm in 1991 by Jonas Renkse and Anders Nyström. The band started as a studio-only project for the duo, as an outlet for the band's love of death metal. Increasing popularity led them to add more band members for live performances, though outside of the band's founders, the lineup was a constantly changing, revolving door of musicians throughout the 1990s, notably including Mikael Åkerfeldt of the band Opeth for a period. After two death/doom albums, Dance of December Souls (1993) and Brave Murder Day (1996), problems with Renkse's vocal cords coupled with new musical influences led the band away from the screamed vocals of death metal to a more traditional, melodic form of heavy metal music.
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Live Review: Katatonia, Flaming Wrekage, Evocatus @ Metro Theatre
The band didn’t miss a step all evening, making some pretty complex material seem effortless and ethereal.
Live Review: Katatonia, Dumbsaint, James Norbert Ivanyi
"The members' sweaty, tangled mess of hair was mirrored by the adoring masses."
Katatonia Announce First Headline Australian Tour Dates
The Swedish metal vets return Down Under this December
Katatonia Aren't Fussed With Perfection
"The theme is always there, same as ever. Reflecting upon bleakness of everyday life. But it is not a concept album."
Album Review: Katatonia - The Fall Of Hearts
"Here is a band who have clearly weathered the storm."
Album Review: Katatonia - 'Dead End Kings'
Big songs with big production to match.
Album Review: Katatonia - Dead End Kings
There will be a few dour spots, especially for the uninitiated, by the time these 48 minutes have elapsed. Despite some new members, heavy music’s leading miseryguts aren’t lightening up anytime soon.
Album Review: Katatonia - 'Night is the New Day'
Albums of this magnitude, in terms of execution, composition, and artistic veracity, are few and far between.
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