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Stockholm, Sweden (1991 – present)

There are multiple bands named Katatonia

1 .Katatonia is a Swedish band formed in Stockholm in 1991 by Jonas Renkse and Anders Nyström. The bands music has doom metal elements and influences with their progressive metal style, noting the overall bleak melancholy and despair sound.

After more than a year of rehearsals and composing, the first real fruits of their labour came to light in mid 1992 with the release of the demo “Jhva Elohim Meth”, recorded at Sweden’s Gorysound Studio and produced by the multi-musician Dan Swanö. The demo sold out immediately, bringing Katatonia to the attention of Dutch label Vic Records, who went on to re-release the demo as a mini CD, titled “Jhva Elohim Meth - The Revival”. With the CD selling out fast and their reputation spreading like a wildfire through the underground, the duo knew they would need a fuller line-up to move the band up and forward. So, bassist Guillaume Le Huche (aka Israphel Wing) was enlisted to their ranks, enabling them to perform live in concert for the first time in their career.

In 1993, things progressed at pace and at the end of 1992 the trio entered into a one-album deal with the now defunct Swedish label No Fashion records. April 1993 saw Katatonia re-enter Gorysound (now renamed Unisound) to record their first full-length album ‘Dance of December Souls’, produced by Katatonia and Dan Swanö. It then seemed like the album would never see the light of day, but was eventually released in a desirable match to the album title in December 1993. The album was an immediate hit with both the critics and the metal scene.
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  • Bloodflower-

    Happy birthday Jonas Renkse!

    20 May 12:10am Reply

  • pylaochos

    Great Band!!

    19 May 3:11pm Reply

  • TearedSoul

    Enjoy being ten years old.

    19 May 10:46am Reply

  • Metal_tne_best

    new Katatonia fag!! hail old Katatonia

    17 May 8:00pm Reply

  • Darkes7

    Meh. :( I love Tonight's Decision very much, the atmosphere is absolutely amazing and the guitar work is just so unique.

    14 May 10:07pm Reply

  • Nicaizada

    Thank you for a sweet concert May 12, Cleveland, OH! Too bad Opeth was there too..... You should have played the entire time! It was so awesome - too much for words...

    14 May 1:30pm Reply

  • MoreBRAAAINS

    I agree, I love all their albums but I find Tonights Decision to be a little weak compared to all their other albums. Its still a good album though.

    13 May 9:08pm Reply

  • amber922

    Fantastic band. For me, they dont have any weak albums, from their first(best one for me) up to last one. [2]

    12 May 7:56pm Reply

  • Alice_North

    Fantastic band. For me, they dont have any weak albums, from their first(best one for me) up to last one.

    11 May 3:58pm Reply

  • Darkes7

    They crush the universe live. I've seen them live three times and every single one of them was plain amazing. They manage to sound both heavy and atmospheric just as much as on the albums.

    11 May 12:00pm Reply

  • Snowheadtemple

    "I heard they are not that good life. " they're pretty spot on live. people just get upset because Jonas just kind of stands there brooding over everyone.

    11 May 11:36am Reply

  • Darkes7

    The idea of a "religious experience" may have completely nothing to do with Christianity or any other established religion, it's simply something abstract. I don't think it's that complicated...

    10 May 8:59pm Reply

  • Raketpulver

    forestofdeath, I hope you hade a death/dark experience, cause the bandmembers or Katatonia as a band is not religious as in christianity or any other kind of religion .

    10 May 8:44pm Reply

  • scheinundluege

    I heard they are not that good life.

    9 May 10:32pm Reply

  • forestofdeath

    Seeing Katatonia live might have been the closest thing to a religious experience I have ever had. Absolute beauty, through and through.

    9 May 6:03pm Reply

  • carolinashdz

    Muito bons! :')

    7 May 9:15pm Reply

  • Lukinhas_44

    Gateways of Bereavement, In Silence Enshrined and Without God <3

    6 May 3:57am Reply

  • Skrecz_

    My guitar cover of My Twin :) http://youtu.be/nXBJQ057Mms

    3 May 2:49pm Reply

  • BlackDaimon

    Fan of their works..especially DoDS. An influence which can be heard here, obscure mid-paced melancholic BM: http://portentuk.bandcamp.com/

    2 May 8:20pm Reply

  • Dominaeon

    And from the gateways you hear my cry...

    2 May 6:43am Reply
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