KATATONIA

Release Year: 2012
Artist Origin: SWE
Style: depressive atmospheric blackened doom metal

the last and probably the most impressive recording [1996] from the blackened atmospheric progressive doom metal era of Swedish coryphaeus, who eventually turned much more emotional after this opus, is one of the most important and revered grave misanthropy-obsessed albums ever released, haunted by crippling depression and deep melancholy, spreading very infectious and gloomy vibe through its six compositions; since Jonas Renkse had issues with voice chords and could not shriek at that time, all harsh vocals were delivered by non other but Mikael Åkerfeldt from Opeth, who not only did not spoil the direction of highly spiritual music, but seriously aided in building an unprecedented combination of huge talents; recent limited British black vinyl edition comes with a remastered sound and pro-printed lyric inner sleeve with additional liner notes by Blakkheim