Gloomy Metal Masters KATATONIA Unveil Spectacular
Napalm Records Debut, Sky Void of Stars - Out Now | Save Your Copy HERE!
Brand New Official Video for “Opaline” Revealed
Twilight Burials EU & UK Tour Kicks Off Today!
The day has come to dive into the most beautiful
realms of melancholy, as Swedish grand seigneurs of gloom KATATONIA have
finally unveiled their Napalm Records debut and new studio album, Sky
Void of Stars. With Sky Void of Stars, KATATONIA
have already enthralled critics and fans worldwide - resulting in extensive
streaming and video views as well as various cover stories. On top, the album
ranks at #1 on several soundchecks like German Rock Hard and Legacy Magazine.
With a captivating, story driven music video for
hypnotizing “Opaline”, the entity around founding members Jonas Renkse
and Anders Nyström not also emphasizes the release, but also teases their
Twilight Burials EU & UK tour with Sólstafir and SOM –
kicking off today in Tampere, Finland. The video shows impressions from the
band’s latest US tour and prepares fans for a unique live experience to
remember. “Opaline” embraces KATATONIA’s intense, genre-bending
style, significantly shaping the scene while still staying true to their own
musical values.
Daniel Moilanen on “Opaline”:
”Opaline. A bleak, yet
thunderous anthem for our empty sky. A dim gaze upon a time deliberately
fleeting like the migratory bird. A final single and a taste of the future?”
“Sweden’s dark prog masters keep living up to
expectations” (Metal Hammer, UK)
"Melancholy at its best! Already one of the best
Doom albums of 2023!“ (EMP)
“…an astonishing release” (Fireworks, UK)
"Another heartfelt offensive by Katatonia" (Metal Hammer, DE)
“...Katatonia is back with
another refreshing otherworldly wonder” (MetalSucks, US)
“Sky Void of Stars is the
embodiment of a band that no matter the change in presentation, is still the
darkest and most varied in metal.” (Blabbermouth, US)
“...no matter if it's heavy or
mellow, the band always delivers first-class musicianship and exquisite
songwriting.” (Metal
Injection, US)
“...Katatonia hit with highly energetic atmosphere,
holding a gloomy ambience with epic sounds and poetic lyrics to get lost in.” (Prog Report)
Founded in 1991, KATATONIA have continually embraced
the dark and the light alike and - living through genre evolutions beyond
compare – ripened their own particular form of expression. Carving their way
from their nineties gothic-tinged doom metal to the ethereal post-metal entity
they are today, the band is ready to showcase its brilliance and illuminate the
void in the scene with Sky Void of Stars.
KATATONIA on the new album, Sky Void of Stars:
“Our 12th album, Sky Void of Stars, is a
dynamic journey through vibrant darkness. Born out of yearning for what was
lost and not found, the very peripheries of the unreachable, but composed and
condensed into human form and presented as sounds and words true to the KATATONIA
signum. No stars here, just violent rain.”
Order Your Copy of Sky Void of Stars HERE – first
formats are already sold out!
Emerging from the gloom, KATATONIA is a beacon
of light - breathing their unique, never stagnant, atmospheric sound through
this new offering, all written and composed by vocalist Jonas Renkse. Album
opener “Austerity” provides a courting introduction to the album.
Crashing through the dark, it convinces with memorable, mind-bending rhythms as
it shifts with elaborate guitar riffs that perfectly showcase the musical
expertise and experience of the band. Topped off by the dark, conjuring voice
of Renkse and mesmerizing lyricism, the gloomy mood for the album is set. Songs
like down- tempo “Opaline” and moody “Drab Moon” fully embrace
their melancholic sound while fragile “Impermanence” is accented by the
original doom metal roots of KATATONIA. Like a dark star, these pieces
relume the dreariness, creating an ambient auditory experience with memorable
hooks while still inducing the crashing sounds of hard guitar riffs and
pounding drums. The experimental mastery of the quintet and their atmospheric
approach is purely vivid, making this album a thrilling sensation. With “Birds”,
the artists show off their explosive potential with a quick and energetic
sound, proving their genre-defying style. Dazzling drums and heavy guitar riffs
reflect the influence of their humble beginnings, while “Atrium” also
plays into this highly energetic atmosphere, maintaining the gloomy ambience
that characterizes KATATONIA with epic sounds and poetic lyrics to get
lost in.
Sky Void of Stars track listing:
1 Austerity
2 Colossal
Shade
3 Opaline
4 Birds
5 Drab Moon
6 Author
7
Impermanence (feat. Joel Ekelöf)
8 Sclera
9 Atrium
10 No Beacon To
Illuminate Our Fall
11 Absconder (Mediabook
Bonus Track)
Sky Void of Stars is now available in the following configurations:
Ltd. Deluxe Wooden Box (incl. Mediabook + Digipack Atmos Mix BluRay + Crow
Pendant + Star Chart Artprint + Pin) – Napalm Records exclusive – SOLD
OUT!
Die Hard Edition 2LP Gatefold Ink Spot / FOREST GREEN (incl. Slipmat, Patch, 12 pages poster) – Napalm
Records exclusive – SOLD OUT!
2LP Gatefold DARK GREEN – Napalm Records exclusive – SOLD OUT!
2LP Gatefold MARBLED TRANSPARENT/DARK GREEN – OMerch exclusive
2LP Gatefold MARBLED CRYSTAL CLEAR/BLACK – OMerch exclusive
2LP Gatefold BLACK
1CD Ltd Mediabook (incl. Bonus Track)
1CD Jewelcase
Digital Album
[2LP Gatefold BLACK]
Experience KATATONIA Live
2023*
Twilight Burials UK &
Europe Tour
w/ Sólstafir and SOM
20.01.23 FI – Tampere / Tampereen Tullikamari
(Pakkahuone & Klubi) – SOLD OUT!
21.01.23 FI – Helsinki / Kulttuuritalo
22.01.23 EE – Tallinn / Helitehas
24.01.23 PL – Warsaw / Klub Stodoła
25.01.23 DE – Berlin / Huxleys Neue Welt
26.01.23 DE – Cologne / Essigfabrik – SOLD
OUT!
27.01.23 DE – Stuttgart / LKA Longhorn
28.01.23 CZ – Prague / ROXY Prague
29.01.23 AT – Vienna / Arena Wien
31.01.23 HU – Budapest / Akvárium Klub
01.02.23 DE – Munich / Backstage Werk
02.02.23 CH – Zurich / Komplex 457
03.02.23 IT – Milan / Live Club
04.02.23 FR – Lyon / Ninkasi Kao – SOLD
OUT!
06.02.23 ES – Madrid / Kapital
07.02.23 ES – Barcelona / La Salamandra
08.02.23 FR – Toulouse / Le Metronum
10.02.23 GB – London / O2 Forum Kentish Town
11.02.23 GB – Manchester / O2 Ritz Manchester
12.02.23 GB – Bristol / Marble Factory
13.02.23 GB – Glasgow / The Garage
14.02.23 GB – Wolverhampton / KK's Steel Mill
16.02.23 DE – Frankfurt Am Main / Batschkapp
17.02.23 NL – Haarlem / Patronaat – SOLD
OUT!
19.02.23 FR – Paris / Le Trianon
20.02.23 LU – Luxembourg / Rockhal
21.02.23 BE – Antwerp / Muziekcentrum Trix
22.02.23 DE – Hamburg / Gruenspan
23.02.23 DK – Copenhagen / Amager Bio
24.02.23 NO – Oslo / Rockefeller Music Hall
25.02.23 SE – Stockholm / Fryshuset Arenan
Latin American Tour
17.03.23 MX – Guadalajara / C3
Stage
18.03.23 MX
– Monterrey / Cafe Iguana
19.03.23 MX
– Mexico City / Cafe Auditorio
22.03.23 CH – Santiago / Club Chocolate
24.03.23 AR – Buenos Aires / El Teatrito
25.03.23 BR
– São Paulo / Carioca Club
KATATONIA are:
Jonas Renkse
– Vocals
Anders Nyström – Guitars
Roger Öjersson – Guitars
Niklas Sandin – Bass
Daniel Moilanen - Drums
KATATONIA online: