Live Consternation is KATATONIA’s first official live album, recorded August 17, 2006 at the Summerbreeze Open Air Festival in Germany. The release is split between a CD for the audio of the band’s entire set along with a DVD of the performance. Those who have seen KATATONIA live in concert in recent times [...]
This week two albums by Taiwan’s premier metal act CHTHONIC – dubbed the “BLACK SABBATH of Asia†by their home country’s largest newspaper, and soon to be the first-ever Asian act to take part in Ozzfest – will finally be released in North America. Relentless Recurrence, initially released in 2002, and last year’s A Decade [...]
Sweden’s KATATONIA will return to headline their first American tour this fall. Kicking of September 4, the tour will make nineteen stops around the country and will feature an all European line-up with Sweden’s SCAR SYMMETRY joining up with Finland’s INSOMNIUM and SWALLOW THE SUN.
The tour, beginning in Springfield, Virginia will be KATATONIA’s second [...]
KATATONIA will release a 2-disc CD/DVD set entitled Live Consternation on May 28th. The release is a live recording from their performance at the Summerbreeze Festival in Germany in 2006. A mini-site has been launched to promote the upcoming release. The site includes details about the release, plus video & audio previews [...]
To say that KATATONIA are one of the best exports out of Sweden is an understatement. Starting out as a death/doom band 16 years ago, they’ve carved out several niches with each evolution of their sound. Their groundbreaking early to mid-era sound of infectious, melodic guitar leads played over down stroked eighth notes [...]
