KATATONIA
Sweden Doom/Death Metal (early); Gothic/Alternative/Progressive Rock/Metal (later)
Themes: Introspection, Loss, Love, Crime, Depression, Bereavement, Allegory
Origin: Stockholm, Sweden
Status: Active
Formed in: 1991
Current label: Napalm Records
Years active: 1987-1991 (as Melancholium), 1991-1995, 1996-2018, 2019-present
Katatonia (Catatonia) is a psychiatric condition often associated with schizophrenia.
It is characterized by a general absence of motor activity or violent, hyperactive behavior.
The word "catatonia" (κατατονία) is also a Greek word for low tone, undertone, or commonly down-tempo.
KATATONIA – Dance of December Souls
1993/2007 Peaceville Records Reissue
added: Nov'24
KATATONIA – Dance of December Souls
℗ 2007 Peaceville Records
© 2007 Peaceville Records
Cat N°: CDVILED175
Barcode N°: 801056717528
Made in Germany
Band members
Lord J. Renkse - Vocals, Drums, Lyrics
Blackheim - Guitars, Songwriting
Israphel Wing - Bass
Guest/Session
Day DiSyraah - Keyboards, Vocals
Miscellaneous staff
Lennart Kaltea - Photography
Peter Dahl - Mastering
Dan Swanö - Producer, Engineering, Mixing
Anders Nyström - Art direction
Tom Martinsen - Cover art, Photography
Additional line-up
Miscellaneous staff
Chris Bruni - Liner notes
Dance of December Souls was the debut album from Katatonia,
who have since risen to the forefront of the gothic metal genre.
Katatonia was formed in Stockholm, Sweden in 1991 by Jonas Renkse and Anders Nystrom.
The album was recorded at Unisound Studios, April 1993 and released later that same year.
Engineering and mixing was handled by Dan Swano (Opeth, Marduk, Dissection).
tracks
1. Seven Dreaming Souls 00:46 [instrumental]
2. Gateways of Bereavement 08:15
3. In Silence Enshrined 06:32
4. Without God 06:51
5. Elohim Meth 01:42 [instrumental]
6. Velvet Thorns (of Drynwhyl) 13:57
7. Tomb of Insomnia 13:09
8. Dancing December 02:20
9. Midwinter Gates (Prologue) 00:45 [instrumental]
10. Without God 06:54
11. Palace of Frost 03:42
12. The Northern Silence 04:02
13. Crimson Tears (Epilogue) 01:56 [instrumental]
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MAIN-DISCOGRAPHY
Dance of December Souls -Full-length 1993
Brave Murder Day -Full-length 1996
Discouraged Ones -Full-length 1998
Tonight's Decision -Full-length 1999
Last Fair Deal Gone Down -Full-length 2001
Viva Emptiness -Full-length 2003
The Great Cold Distance -Full-length 2006
Night Is the New Day -Full-length 2009
Dead End Kings -Full-length 2012
Dethroned & Uncrowned -Full-length 2013
The Fall of Hearts -Full-length 2016
City Burials -Full-length 2020
Sky Void of Stars -Full-length 2023
