KATATONIA

Release Year: 2011
Artist Origin: SWE
Style: emotional progressive melodic doom metal

eighth studio album [2009] by a prosaic yet creatively unstoppable Swedish collective is a continuation of heaviness, depth and atmosphere crystalized on few previous recordings - it is more multi-dimensional effort though, waltzing between innovative progressive moments, mellowed doom, and classic melodic heaviness that are the staple of their characteristic uncompromising sound, completed by the haunting tones of Jonas Renkse's vocal journeys of urban and emotional decay, in other words - a stunning, truly classic album by the masters of the genre awaits you under that symbolic cover art!; recent British edition comes with updated Travis Smith design and four additional The Longest Year EP [2010] songs as bonus