Dance of december souls recorded and mixed at unisound studio, 49th april 1993, finspang, sweden. From early attempts to channel their sorrow like seminal 1993 debut dance of december souls and its much lauded followup brave murder day 1994 through to postmillennial masterworks like last fair deal gone down 2001 and viva emptiness 2003, katatonias everevolving sound and utterly unique atmospheric identity has cast its spell over. I must say i totally dig their first full length dance of december souls. Listen to your favorite songs from dance of december souls by katatonia now. Katatonia studio albums 199320 ak katatonia is a swedish metal band formed in stockholm in 1991 by jonas renkse and anders nystrom. Alternative metal, death doom metal, alternative rock. What makes dance of december souls so distinct is its overall approach to doom metal. Katatonia is a wellestablished doommetal band that has progressively changed their sound over the years. Dance of december souls is one of my favorite albums of all time and i dont usually listen to death metal if thats what this is considered it is an album of pure despair jonas renske has an amazing scream amazingly expressive, desperate, and tortured he has a very pretty singing voice too although he doesnt really sing on this album the incredibly intense vocals are. It was released by peaceville records and snapper music on 20 february 2001. Complete your purchase to save the mp3 version to your music library. This is the discography for the swedish metal band katatonia. Dance of december souls by katatonia on amazon music unlimited.
Swedish progressive alternative metal powerhouse katatonia have been. While their first two releases, dance of december souls 1993 and brave. Aug 21, 2015 dance of december souls licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of peaceville records. Tracks a1 to c2 are from the dance of december souls album. Title album details peak chart positions us fin ger swe fra aut swi nor nld uk.
Katatonia dance of december souls full album1993 youtube. Katatonia dance of december souls 1993, cd discogs. The albums bleak melancholy and despair of their sound, continued to give them the classification of deathdoom. Best katatonia albums the ultimate ranking by a longtime. The bands music has doom metal elements and influences with their progressive metal style, noting the overall bleak melancholy and despair sound. Overall, the album has good melody to it, and very doomy feel.
Katatonia dance of the december souls and opeth orchid. The album was originally released through no fashion records in december 1993 but has seen several reissues since. Katatonia albums ranked from less great to great prog sphere. Find katatonia discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Katatonia are a swedish metal band formed in stockholm in 1991 by jonas renkse and anders nystrom. I bought it when it was just released and really loved it.
Granted, katatonias debut album compared to their entire discography. This is a nice addition, since that cd can be relatively expensive, and it blends in nicely with the music on dance of december souls. People who like katatonia will probably also listen to ophthalamia and. Dance of december souls, an album by katatonia on spotify. This is the first release to feature new members mattias norrman and daniel liljekvist, which solidified the bands lineup as a quintet for the following decade, until after their november 2009 release night is the new day. Katatonia dance of december souls 2007, digipak, cd discogs. April 1993 saw katatonia reenter gorysound now renamed unisound to record their first fulllength album dance of december souls, produced by katatonia and dan swan. Dance of december souls is a phenomenal behemoth, its sound is like taking paradise lost gothic mixing it with my dying brides turn loose the swans, throwing in a slice of depressive black metal, some brilliant melodies, unbelievable vocal deliveries and one of the best atmospheres available in music and mixing it all together. Katatonia is a progressive metal progressive rock artist from sweden.
Katatonia gateways of bereavement dance of december. I still like it but it doesnt have the same impact on me anymore. Albums include brave murder day, the great cold distance, and viva emptiness. Dance of december souls is a music studio album recording by katatonia progressive metalprogressive rock released in 1993 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. In the meantime, ill use my old mediafire account until zippyshare is fixed.
Katatonia dance of december souls vinyl 2lp katatonia. A dead start in my head and the day has been laid the things i really want always torn from my heart you never saw the way how i wanted you to stay now that you are gone im on my own when i was thinking this was something permanent. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. With katatonias debut fulllength release dance of december souls, katatonia quickly established themselves as swedens idiosyncratic deathdoom metal. Katatonias legendary 1993 debut album on 180g limited violet vinyl in nongatefold cover with printed inner sleeve. Dance of december souls licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of peaceville records. Dance of december souls 1993 while its an ambitious and original album for its time, its clear how young the guys were when they wrote and recorded this.
Dance of december souls is the first fulllength album by katatonia. Dance of december souls is their first release, and gave them a reasonable start to the doom metal scene. Cancoes como funeral wedding e shades of emerald fields mostram o mesmo som lapidado em dance of the december souls, mas muito mais maduro, com uma leve sutileza. With their first full album, 1993s dance of december souls, swedens katatonia proved that classic deathdoom need not come from england, whence, until then, the genre had flourished at the hands of paradise lost, anathema, and my dying bride. Katatonia dance of december souls releases discogs.
The band started as a studioonly project for the duo, as an outlet for the bands love of death metal. Features song lyrics for katatonia s dance of december souls album. Katatonia was formed in stockholm, sweden in 1991 by jonas renkse and anders nystr. The only problem is that the ep was released before dance of december souls, and yet appears after it on the disc only really a problem if, like me, you need things to be in the right order. Umpg publishing, ascap, latinautor, and 2 music rights societies. The resulting work, dance of december souls, was released in late 1993. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Some songs reminded me of anathema and my dying bride, while the guitars are in the veins of early paradise lost. After touring in support of the album, the trio recorded another ep, for funerals to come, which was released in. A multifaceted swedish ensemble unit that incorporates elements of goth, doom, and black metal into its brooding sound. This is the discography for the swedish metal band katatonia albums.
Title album details peak chart positions us fin ger swe fra. Soliloquium doom metal deathdoom metal blog download music. Its a highly regarded and influential album in both subgenres. In 2004, record label black lodge reissued the album with all new artwork, but the band has stated on its website that it does not support this. Katatonia gateways of bereavement dance of december souls. Dance of december souls by katatonia album, death doom metal. Grey park look the same and the days are pale i never thought it would rain this way i should be knowing that, it used to be me lets stay here for a while is something.
The album was released on cd in 1993 by no fashion records and lp by helion records, released in the usa in 1999 by century black. Download and print sheet music or learn how to play online. Katatonia dance of december souls encyclopaedia metallum. Katatonia dance of december souls 2007, cd discogs. But katatonia s dance of december souls is a very good album. Dance of december souls by katatonia on amazon music. Katatonia is a deathdoom metal, metal related, gothic metal, doom metal, black metal alternative metal music artist. Katatonia dance of december souls 1993 full album youtube. Katatonia started as an atmospheric doomdeathblack metal hybrid in the early 1990s underground metal scene, but have over the years developed into highly unique progressive metalrock band that keeps on exploring the boundaries of their own sound with each new release. Katatonia dance of december souls 2007, digipak, cd. The longstanding subgenre was already associated with slow, downtuned music well before katatonias inception, but the oncesmall swedish outfit took the formula and crafted a much darker concoction than their peers. To that end, the bands debut, dance of december souls.
If you like any album downloaded from here, if you can allow it, buy it officially. Katatonia dance of december souls 1995, cassette discogs. In fact, december manages to drag heavy metal to a nearstandstill along with the best of em, combining cookiemonster growls, slothful riffing, morbid. Jhva elohim meth recorded and mixed at gorysound studio, 35th july 1992, finspang, sweden. Increasing popularity lead them to add more band members for live performances, though outside of the bands founders, the lineup was constantly changing, revolving door of musicians. Dance of december souls is the first fulllength album by katatonia the album was released on cd in 1993 by no fashion records and lp by helion records, released in the usa in 1999 by century black. Jan 27, 2014 katatonia dance of december souls vinyl 2lp katatonias 1993 debut album of supreme gothic metal presented on double 180gm gatefold vinyl. From early attempts to channel their sorrow like seminal 1993 debut dance of december souls and its much lauded followup brave murder day 1994 through to postmillennial masterworks like last fair deal gone down 2001 and viva emptiness 2003, katatonia s everevolving sound and utterly unique atmospheric identity has cast its spell over. The only problem is that the ep was released before dance of december souls, and yet appears after it on the disc only really a problem if, like me, you need things to.
There are some interesting riffs and melodies, but the songwriting doesnt come close to other katatonia albums. Dancing december dance of december souls katatonia is my favorite band and its always fun to examine their releases in depth. Dance of december souls certainly recalls gothic its just that katatonia ended. The first track from katatonia s epic first album dance of december souls released by no fashion records in 1993. Dance of december souls by katatonia album, death doom. The last time i played it is already a few months ago. Dance of december souls is the debut fulllength studio album by swedish doomdeath metal act katatonia. Katatonia lyrics dance of december souls 1993 album. Dance of december souls is one of my favorite albums of all time and i dont usually listen to death metal if thats what this is considered it is an album of pure. Katatonia really sounded like the peaceville three. Katatonia studio albums 199320 ak download torrent tpb. Katatonia is my favorite band and its always fun to examine their releases in depth. All tracks published by vile music a division of zomba music publishers.
In 1993, things progressed at pace and at the end of 1992 the trio entered into a onealbum deal with the now defunct swedish label no fashion records. As this stockholm band has moved further and further away from immediacy over the last decade, the group has declawed itself in much the way opeth has, even if katatonia. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki. A rare thing for most extreme metal artists is to take on lyrical themes in a poetic form. Katatonia stateautocollapse shows the template collapsed to the title bar if there is a, a, or some other table on the page with the collapsible attribute. May 17, 2016 the fall of hearts disarmingly begins with a cymbal crash, which at this point in katatonia s career is unexpected. Dance of december souls was the debut album from katatonia, who have since risen to the forefront of the gothic metal genre. Katatonias legendary 1993 debut album on 180g limited violet vinyl in non gatefold cover with printed inner sleeve. Sphere is running through the bands discography with a difficult task of ranking their ten studio albums.