KATATONIA

Release Year: 2004
Artist Origin: SWE
Style: destructive morbid blackened doom metal

nine months past the first more serious [demo] recordings, Swedish three-piece was ready for their first full-length ride [1993], which has also marked the progress of Dan Swanö's abilities as music engineer and producer, what might have added to a slight diversification of sound towards melancholic, lyrical model; historical debut sounds much more painful, personal, mysterious, self-destructive and blackened, uplifting the classic doom/death metal genre to the new mesmerizing heights - morbid harmonies clash with harsh voice of Lord Seth, aka Jonas Renkse, while dynamic rhythmics lift it up to an effective if not stunning outcome, forcing this eight track record to exclusively outstand in entire discography of notorious entity; recent Swedish edition comes with a new cover artwork and renewed design