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| Blizzard Beast |
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Thought the last album was disappointing,hopefully the new one will be better.
Out in August.
Katatonia, the Swedish purveyors of dark rock/metal, have announced that their ninth studio album, due August 27th (August 28th North America) on Peaceville Records, will be entitled ‘Dead End Kings’. A continuation of 2009’s inspired & acclaimed ‘Night is the New Day’, as well as a leap forward into the unknown, ‘Dead End Kings’ sees the quintet conjure yet another milestone in audial melancholy & angst.
Amongst their most poignant & ambitious material to date, ‘Dead End Kings’ was recorded at Ghost Ward Studios & The City Of Glass. The album was produced by Anders Nyström & Jonas Renkse themselves, & mixed by David Castillo, known for his prior work with the band, as well as Opeth & Bloodbath.
‘Dead End Kings’ sees the recording debut of guitarist Per Eriksson for Katatonia, as well as recent bassist Niklas Sandin. Additionally, Katatonia is joined once again by Frank Default & his invaluable expertise on sampling & atmospherics, plus a special guest appearance by Norwegian vocalist Silje Wergeland of Dutch legends The Gathering/ex-Octavia Sperati.
‘Jonas (vocals) comments on the album title:
“DEAD END KINGS is about the corridors of our mind from where there is no return. Be a king or queen in your own right in these hallways, even at the dead end. Carry your burden with pride. That's what we are doing, twenty years and counting. Kings, because we believe in what we are creating, in our own disturbing faith”.
Anders (Guitars):
“This album has doors revolving into many different genres of music but remain disguised within the Katatonia trademark. We have walked the fine line between attempting not to repeat ourselves but also not to distance us away from what people know and love. We're now ready to hand over the evidence and whatever the direction this has taken is now for you to decide. We're confident the creativity and passion on this album is something that will be echoing even beyond the dead end”.
Artwork is once more supplied by long-time visual collaborator Travis Smith.
1.The Parting
2.Hypnone
3.Undo You
4.The Racing Hearts
5.Buildings
6.Leech
7.The One You are Looking for is not Here
8.First Prayers
9.Ambitions
10.Lethean
11.Dead Letters |
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| Hugh Scully |
| Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 12:53 am |
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| the artwork looks pretty good! still haven't given a fuck about them since viva emptiness which to me is still a bit of a masterpiece... |
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| Quid |
| Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 1:06 am |
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| That artwork is deadly. As someone who really enjoys their more recent material, here's hoping his maintains that standard and they get their arses back over here sometime soon. |
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| Hugh Scully |
| Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 1:14 am |
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 Hope they go back to that hypnotic joy division style from tonight's decision to viva, the last couple of albums have been terrible imho... |
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| JonK |
| Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 2:07 am |
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| Y'know what, Katatonia have never disappointed me and I don't expect this to be any different. |
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| BoobC |
| Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 12:50 pm |
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Spot on Jon.
That rhymes and you know it does, admit it! |
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| roast |
| Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 5:27 pm |
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JonK wrote: Y'know what, Katatonia have never disappointed me and I don't expect this to be any different.
Same here. Really looking forward to this one. |
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| lamby neligan |
| Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 11:02 pm |
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| absolutely love that artwork! enjoyed the last album a lot more than the one before it so i think it wil be good |
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| DM666 |
| Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 5:17 pm |
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| Hugh Scully |
| Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 5:20 pm |
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boooooooooooooooooourns  |
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| Tezcatlipoca |
| Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 5:40 pm |
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Not a fan of post-'Last Fair Deal...' Katatonia and this is no exception, but fuck me, the lyrics are getting worse with each album.
"Dim my lights
Time is frail
You shut my mind
But oh well"
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| Paul keohane |
| Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 6:19 pm |
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| i couldnt get into the last album at all,i'll give the new one a chance though,Viva was probably the last album by them that really grabbed me. |
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| Hugh Scully |
| Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 8:41 pm |
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" Defy only...."
They never got past that chorus line imho..... VE is so good..and then they went into heavier technical territory and never came back with anything good. |
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| Rizla_King |
| Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 11:05 pm |
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| I'm quite looking forward to this. Saw them last year with Decayor opening, deadly gig. |
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| Hugh Scully |
| Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 11:30 pm |
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| that gig was terrible much better in oh was it 02 with opeth? |
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