My World of Music – est. 2013
Katatonia have their roots in Stockholm. Jonas Renske and Anders Nyström started up a band in the Swedish capital, which today belongs to the true greats of dark and atmospheric metal. While in the beginning it was the doomy death metal music, the sound of the band has changed over the years. Katatonia became more... Continue Reading →
Katatonia and Sólstafir will be on tour through Europe/UK in January and February. The tour will start on January 21 in Tampere, Finland while it will end on February 26 in Stockholm, Sweden. Here are specifically the shows in German: 25.01.23 DE - Berlin / Huxleys Neue Welt26.01.23 DE - Köln / Essigfabrik27.01.23 DE -... Continue Reading →
Time is flying, which maybe has to do with my age too. It certainly doesn’t feel like three decades when Katatonia started their exciting trip into the worlds of progressive and dark metal. The journey wasn’t a very straight one in the beginning after Jonas Renske and Anders Nyström started the band in the 90s.... Continue Reading →
Here are the dates: 21 Jan 22 Tullikamari (FI) Tampere22 Jan 22 Kulttuuritalo (FI) Helsinki23 Jan 22 Helitehas (EE ) Tallinn25 Jan 22 Stodola (PL) Warsaw26 Jan 22 Huxleys (DE) Berlin27 Jan 22 Longhorn (DE) Stuttgart28 Jan 22 Batschkapp (DE) Frankfurt29 Jan 22 Roxy (CZ) Prague30 Jan 22 Arena (AT) Vienna01 Feb 22 Akvarium Klub... Continue Reading →
Best records 2020: Fates Warning - Long Day Good NightArmored Saint - Punching the SkyLong Distance Calling - How Do We Want to Live?Benediction - ScripturesZakk Sabbath - VertigoMr. Bungle - The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny DemoHittman - Destroy All HumansStygian Crown - Stygian CrownKatatonia - Dead AirSodom - Genesis XIXBruce Springsteen -... Continue Reading →
Katatonia, formed in 1991 as a band with passion for death- and black metal, slowly transformed into an outlet that delights musical gourmets with stellar progressive rock and metal. Their latest studio album 'City Burials' has seen the light of day in April this year and brought a bit of positivism into the days of... Continue Reading →
Stockholm-enrooted Katatonia went through some morphing over the last three decades. Was the start based on a passion for Death Metal, the Swedes moved more and more towards becoming the masters of melancholy, a vibe that's embedded in progressive Rock- and Metal songs. After having toured extensively in 2018, the band decided to enter a... Continue Reading →
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