Katatonia

 Today in 1996 Katatonia released the album Brave Murder Day

Stockholm,Sweden Doom/Death Metal (early), Depressive Rock/Metal (later)

Status:Active

Years active: 1987-1991 (as Melancholium), 1991-1994, 1996-present

Katatonia have come a long way since the slow, sorrowful doomdeath sounds of Dance Of December Souls. Like others in the doomdeath field, the progression has been toward clean vocals and a less heavyhanded (though still metallic) songwriting style, with the new material such as Tonight's Decision and Last Fair Deal Gone Down bordering on alternative metal (albeit a darker, heavier version) at times. What increasingly sets this band apart from others is the guitar work, a melancholy yet quite tuneful style that is distinctive, interesting, and unique.

Avantgarde Music

Jonas Renkse Vocals (clean), Drums, Lyrics

Fredrik Norrman Guitars

Blackheim Guitars, Bass

Guest/Session

Mikael Åkerfeldt Vocals (harsh)

1. Brave 10:16   

2. Murder 04:54   

3. Day 04:28    

4. Rainroom 06:31    

5. 12 08:18  

6. Endtime 06:45   

  41:12

Note: This album originally went to the pressing plant completely unmastered, hence the low output of audio and lack of various EQ/FX enhancements. It was finally mastered for the first time in 2006 when Peaceville Records re-released it.

The initial cd pressings had a purple logo, but it was hardly visible, so Avantgarde Music changed the logo to black/white on the later pressings.

Trivia:

Track 5: "12" is a re-recorded version of the Song "Black Erotica" from the "W.A.R. Compilation Volume 1".

Track 6: The sample in "Endtime" is: "Because, for some people solitude and isolation can, of itself, become a problem. Not for me", from the movie "The Shining".

Recording information:

Recorded and mixed at Unisound in July 1996.

Not mastered.