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Katatonia - Fighters

Discouraged Ones set the stage, but Tonight’s Decision was the real departure point for Katatonia, the record where they permanently changed their parameters and set out on a decisive path.  And by opening with the haunting “For My Demons”, Jonas Renkse and Anders Nyström made their intentions very clear: Renkse abandoned his death metal growling once and for all, leaning into the downcast crooning he tentatively developed one record earlier and committing to the approach with full conviction, while Nyström adopted a more textured approach to his guitar work.  The track was technically mid-paced, but it also moved with a specific sense of urgency that prevented it from simply sitting and wallowing. As a result, “For My Demons” touched upon doom metal, goth and alternative and could credibly be called any of those things, but it really just sounded like Katatonia, and it ultimately established the blueprint and methodology they would apply throughout the duration of their career.

𝕃𝕠𝕣𝕕 𝕊𝕖𝕥𝕙 (𝕁𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕤 ℝ𝕖𝕟𝕜𝕤𝕖) & 𝔹𝕝𝕒𝕜𝕜𝕙𝕖𝕚𝕞 (𝔸𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕤 ℕ𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕣ö𝕞)

Katatonia - July

Katatonia - Deliberation

Katatonia - Lacquer (from City Burials)

Katatonia - Decima

Katatonia - A Premonition