![]() Which should tell all of us, band included, something about Katatonia’s enduring appeal and eventual legacy.īut, then again, maybe that’s just the opinion of a biased cohort: 15 years later is when the nostalgia ripens to perfection, right? And to Katatonia’s credit, despite the pining for another Last Fair Deal from a great deal of its fanbase, the band certainly hasn’t remained stagnant and has continuously moved forward with its own sense of grace. Roughly speaking, Katatonia’s discography can be divided into thirds - the doom/death of Dance Of December Souls and Brave Murder Day the grey, post-punk inflected Euro rock from Discouraged Ones through to The Great Cold Distance and the proggier, less conventional moroseness from Night Is The New Day to the present - and given the attributes of all three of these eras, it’s not controversial to say that Katatonia’s most revered and dynamic era is probably the second one (especially the untouchable triumvirate of Tonight’s Decision, Last Fair Deal Gone Down and Viva Emptiness), even if Brave Murder Day remains shrouded in its own lore. As this Stockholm band has moved further and further away from immediacy over the last decade, the group has de-clawed itself in much the way Opeth has, even if Katatonia hasn't entirely explored Opeth's gentle and giant places. ![]() The Fall Of Hearts disarmingly begins with a cymbal crash, which at this point in Katatonia's career is unexpected. ![]()
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