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KATATONIA tour dates for Europe

Veröffentlicht am 26. August 2016 von Markus W. in Katatonia, News, Tour, Prog Rock, Prog Metal, Dark Metal

KATATONIA tour dates for Europe

Swedish Katatonia will be on the road in Europe during autumn 2016 promoting the latest masterpiece called "The Fall of Hearts". Here are the dates:

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CD review KATATONIA "The Fall of Hearts"

Veröffentlicht am 16. Mai 2016 von Markus W. in Katatonia, Dark Metal, Prog Rock, Prog Metal, News, CD Review, Heavy Metal

CD review KATATONIA "The Fall of Hearts"

(10/10) "The Fall of Hearts" is one of these albums in 2016 that I was curiously waiting for. Not only that the band is releasing one good record after the other, they are also constantly improving their sound. What is really smart is the fact that development...

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KATATONIA premier new song on Saturday

Veröffentlicht am 29. April 2016 von Markus W. in Katatonia, Prog Rock, Prog Metal, Dark Metal, News, Rock Antenne, Premier

KATATONIA premier new song on Saturday

Prog rockers Katatonia will premier a new song from the upcoming album "The Fall of Hearts" on Saturday 30.04.. The song, "Serein", will be part of the show "Tuff Stuff" on German radio station Rock Antenne: Saturday, 30.04., Rock Antenne Katatonia -...

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KATATONIA enters the studio

Veröffentlicht am 13. November 2015 von Markus W. in Katatonia, Dark Metal, News, Heavy Metal, Gothic, Rock, Prog Rock

KATATONIA enters the studio

Katatonia are back in the studio. The band started the recording of their tenth studio album. The work takes place at Stockholm's Studio Gröndahl, together with engineer Karl Daniel Liden. Futhermore the band announced a new drummer. Daniel Moilanen joins...

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CD review KATATONIA "Sanctitude"

Veröffentlicht am 27. März 2015 von Markus W. in Katatonia, Rock, Unplugged, Dark Metal, Prog Rock, News, CD Review, DVD review

CD review KATATONIA "Sanctitude"

(9/10) It was year ago when Swedish Katatonia played a few shows in Europe in an unplugged setup that was based on the "Dethroned & uncrowned" release from 2013. I had the chance to see the concert in the P60 in Amstelveen, Netherlands and I was impressed....

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KATATONIA video for "Day" is online

Veröffentlicht am 4. März 2015 von Markus W. in Katatonia, News, Video, Dark Metal, Rock, Acoustic

KATATONIA video for "Day" is online

Katatonia release in September 2013 the remak of "Dead end kings" that got the name "Dethroned & uncrowned". This album is an amazing journey through all kind of emotional aspects combined with silent, but intensive progressive sounds. Katatonia has been...

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New live DVD from KATATONIA named "Sanctitude"

Veröffentlicht am 10. Februar 2015 von Markus W. in Katatonia, Rock, Alternative Rock, Prog Rock, News, Dark Metal, Acoustic

New live DVD from KATATONIA named "Sanctitude"

Katatonia release in September 2013 the remak of "Dead end kings" that got the name "Dethroned & uncrowned". This album is an amazing journey through all kind of emotional aspects combined with silent, but intensive progressive sounds. Katatonia has been...

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CD review BLOODBATH "Grand morbid funeral"

Veröffentlicht am 12. November 2014 von Markus W. in Bloodbath, Katatonia, Opeth, Nightingale, Death Metal, Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal, CD Review, News

CD review BLOODBATH "Grand morbid funeral"

(8/10) That death metal and Sweden, esp. Stockholm, goes together very well is nothing really new. Bloodbath is one of those bands coming from the Swedish capital that gained a lot of international attention during the last years. Founded as a project...

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New BLOODBATH singer announced

Veröffentlicht am 16. September 2014 von Markus W. in Bloodbath, Paradise Lost, Katatonia, Death Metal, News

New BLOODBATH singer announced

New singer from death metal icons Bloodbath is announced. Read here the official Peaceville statement: "Following the departure of Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt and months of speculation and rumour Metal Hammer have revealed Paradise Lost’s Nick Holmes as...

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Live review KATATONIA (unplugged), P60, Amstelveen, The Netherlands

Veröffentlicht am 10. Mai 2014 von Markus W. in Katatonia, Live Review, Anathema, Unplugged, Rock, News, Messenger

Live review KATATONIA (unplugged), P60, Amstelveen, The Netherlands

After quite a while Swedens dark metal band Katatonia decided to go on tour again. I think it is the first time since 2011 that the band plays a few shows. In the meantime things changed, last but not least even the line-up of the band. In a renewed constellation...

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CD review KATATONIA "Dethroned & uncrowned"

Veröffentlicht am 24. September 2013 von Markus W. in CD Review, Katatonia, Prog Rock, Prog Metal

CD review KATATONIA "Dethroned & uncrowned"

Swedens metalheads Katatonia re-arranged their successful album "Dead end kings" and release this new version under the name "Dethroned & uncrowned". All songs are completly extracted and brought down to the core. The drums were taken away and the guitars...

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LACUNA COIL and KATATONIA will support PARADISE LOST

Veröffentlicht am 18. Juni 2013 von mwie in Katatonia, Paradise Lost, Lacuna Coil, Heavy Metal

LACUNA COIL and KATATONIA will support PARADISE LOST

Lacuna Coil and Katatonia will support Paradise Lost on their 25 years anniversery concerts. Katatonia will play in those shows the entire "Viva emptiness" album. 30.10.13  Wolverhampton 31.10.13  Glasgow 01.11.13  Manchester 03.11.13  London

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