OMFG, Speechless....

[Stupified]

http://www.katatonia.com/

Go to that site. Listen to that mp3. Wait for that fucking album. Holy shit. Holy.... fucking.... shit. What to say.... fucking wow.

[MoDilly]

Wow, that sounded fucking amazing. Can't wait for that album, meawhile I'm checking out their other shit.

[sparrky]

i give credit to brainstew for getting me into Katatonia. amazing stuff.

[Stupified]

Wow, that sounded fucking amazing. Can't wait for that album, meawhile I'm checking out their other shit.

Sweet. Definetly check out their other stuff. Everything after and including the album Saw You Drown is similar to the new song. Everything before that is straight forward doom metal. Viva Emptiness is my personal favorite, though.

[Rev'd_Flasher]

Nice find, thanks for recommending it.
Definitely going to go check out some more of their stuff.

[BrainStew]

i give credit to brainstew for getting me into Katatonia. amazing stuff.
You're very welcome.

And in the mean time, I am going to be masturbating while listening to this song on repeat.:boink: Thanks for the update, Stupified. I've been checking the site like every other day for an update. I guess this came up on the other day, lol.

[SANHEDRIN]

my twin sucked....
it shit....
get over it, let go, its gonna flop just like all the other wannabes
if this is the mentality on the net your all easy bought.

[MGselwonK]

It was an alright song, but I don't really see the reason to jizz on my keyboard over it.

[Stupified]

my twin sucked....
it shit....
get over it, let go, its gonna flop just like all the other wannabes
if this is the mentality on the net your all easy bought.

I really hope you're not being serious.

*Bump for awesomeness*

[NazFer]

Fuck yeah man, you just added another artist to my list.

[Pajman]

It was an alright song, but I don't really see the reason to jizz on my keyboard over it.
That's how I feel.

[BaxterII]

my twin sucked....
it shit....
get over it, let go, its gonna flop just like all the other wannabes
if this is the mentality on the net your all easy bought.
maybe if everyone didn't hate you we would care...

[Initiative T]

WTF? Why does it remind me of linkin park? its not bad...but it seems a little cheesy.

[Stupified]

WTF? Why does it remind me of linkin park? its not bad...but it seems a little cheesy.

Linkin Park? What the fuck is wrong with you? :err:

[Initiative T]

Linkin Park? What the fuck is wrong with you? :err:

It just reminded me of them is all. first band that popped into my head when I heard it. I dunno. Rammstein is an awesome band btw.

[Metallic]

Sweet. Definetly check out their other stuff. Everything after and including the album Saw You Drown is similar to the new song. Everything before that is straight forward doom metal. Viva Emptiness is my personal favorite, though.

LAST FAIR DEAL GONE DOWN!!!!!

Actually, I really dig the earlier Doom Metal stuff as well, but the later post-rock shit is amazing. I recently bought "The Black Sessions" for the DVD, and it was money well spent. Yay for 80 Katatonia songs on my computer!

[Stupified]

LAST FAIR DEAL GONE DOWN!!!!!

Actually, I really dig the earlier Doom Metal stuff as well, but the later post-rock shit is amazing. I recently bought "The Black Sessions" for the DVD, and it was money well spent. Yay for 80 Katatonia songs on my computer!

I didn't think you liked Katatonia for some reason.

[Barry]

Katatonia are so good.

Viva Emptiness is my particular favourite.

[Wurby Tictoc]

You had an orgasm over this? It's just a watered down version of Tool with a less capable singer. Fucking nerd.

[Diesel Trucks]

not a big rock fan, but i like what i heard

[Stupified]

You had an orgasm over this? It's just a watered down version of Tool with a less capable singer. Fucking nerd.

Katatonia is hardly anything like Tool. Maybe you should do some research.

And yes, I'm a nerd because I listen to good music. How perceptive of you. :wah:

[reigenborn]

Kids these days..

Never cease to amaze me

[Stupified]

Kids these days..

Never cease to amaze me

Directed toward whom?

[Takeoff]

Directed toward whom?

probably everyone in this thread...

Children of Bodom > Katatonia

in fact... A lot of bands > Katatonia

the guy who made the Tool reference is a douche...other than that this sounds like anything I'd hear on hfs...and for those who don't know that's a Bmore radio station that has a reputation for playing MTV music, in other words: Nu-metal...I'm going to be an ass for a second but seriously...listen to some music with real emotion:squint:

[Stupified]

probably everyone in this thread...

Children of Bodom > Katatonia

in fact... A lot of bands > Katatonia

the guy who made the Tool reference is a douche...other than that this sounds like anything I'd hear on hfs...and for those who don't know that's a Bmore radio station that has a reputation for playing MTV music, in other words: Nu-metal...I'm going to be an ass for a second but seriously...listen to some music with real emotion:squint:

Lol, Children Of Bodom. As soon as I seen that, I realized that you're an idiot. All of Katatonia's music contains emotion, are you fucking deaf? Yeah, "Listen to music with real emotion..Like Children Of Bodom." :lmao:

[Metallic]

probably everyone in this thread...

Children of Bodom > Katatonia

in fact... A lot of bands > Katatonia



I actualy laughed out loud when I read this. If your not a fan of the newer "post-rock" stuff, check out "Dance of December Souls" or "Brave Murder Day."

Mmm, Katatonia.

[NazFer]

Lol, Children Of Bodom. As soon as I seen that, I realized that you're an idiot. All of Katatonia's music contains emotion, are you fucking deaf? Yeah, "Listen to music with real emotion..Like Children Of Bodom." :lmao:
I think Bodom is alright but definetly not even close as these guys. Cant wait for that new album though.
I looked and iTunes doesnt have them.:wah:

[Takeoff]

I actualy laughed out loud when I read this. If your not a fan of the newer "post-rock" stuff, check out "Dance of December Souls" or "Brave Murder Day."

Mmm, Katatonia.

actually, I wasn't suggesting that CoB was emotional...that's the first band that came to mind when I looked at the pic of Katatonia so that was the first band that I listed...but the statement is still true, they sound like 1000 other bands that have come out in the last 3 years...what is so exciting about them? please...I'll give you a chance now and just tell me about their music and what makes them so special...to be honest...listenin to Dance of December Souls has made me dislike them even more...coming from my standpoint, I hate doom metal and I don't usually say that I "hate" anything...but going from doom metal to, as you rightly put it, post-rock is actually kind of depressing...but I say again, fans defend them to me, I'm open to change...

interesting read...

"The early releases of the band, feature mostly harsh vocals and can stylistically be considered doom or death metal. Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt performed the harsh vocals on Brave Murder Day and Sounds of Decay after regular Katatonia singer (and then drummer) Jonas Renkse became unable to scream properly. Katatonia moved to a lighter sound with clean vocals beginning with 1998's Discourage Ones. Another shift was seen with Viva Emptiness in 2003 in which the music became more vocal oriented than ever before."

[Stupified]

actually, I wasn't suggesting that CoB was emotional...that's the first band that came to mind when I looked at the pic of Katatonia so that was the first band that I listed...but the statement is still true, they sound like 1000 other bands that have come out in the last 3 years...what is so exciting about them? please...I'll give you a chance now and just tell me about their music and what makes them so special...to be honest...listenin to Dance of December Souls has made me dislike them even more...coming from my standpoint, I hate doom metal and I don't usually say that I "hate" anything...but going from doom metal to, as you rightly put it, post-rock is actually kind of depressing...but I say again, fans defend them to me, I'm open to change...

interesting read...

"The early releases of the band, feature mostly harsh vocals and can stylistically be considered doom or death metal. Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt performed the harsh vocals on Brave Murder Day and Sounds of Decay after regular Katatonia singer (and then drummer) Jonas Renkse became unable to scream properly. Katatonia moved to a lighter sound with clean vocals beginning with 1998's Discourage Ones. Another shift was seen with Viva Emptiness in 2003 in which the music became more vocal oriented than ever before."


Katatonia is a very original band, with a very original sound, vocally, lyrically, and instrumentally. There are VERY few bands that sound similar to Katatonia. The only band I can think of that's even comparable to them is Anathema and that's only a slight similarity. They've been together since '88, by the way, and shifted toward the lighter sound in '98, so any band that you claim came out in the past 3 years actually SOUNDS LIKE KATATONIA, and not the other way around. I don't think it's depressing to see a doom metal band actually produce clean music like this, It shows that they have alot of talent. As far as everything else you've stated, it's your opinion. Looking through all the positive comments in this thread about Katatonia, I can honestly say your opinion is worthless. Maybe you should listen to more than 1 song, and an early doom metal album before judging a band you know nothing about.

[Metallic]

Uh, Bingo.

I still don't understand how you say that they sound unoriginal.

But then again, you listen to CoB, and we all know how original they are.....

[Slu]

Katatonia is a very original band, with a very original sound, vocally, lyrically, and instrumentally.

Dude, I'm not one to bash bands. I enjoy finding and listening to new things. I myself am much more into death metal, being as they tend to be far more technical. I'm not going to rip on this Katatonia band that you love so much, because I honestly just don't care about them. I listened to the mp3 link you posted, and I'm sorry to tell you, they are NOT instrumentally original. Not one bit. Are you even listening to the instruments behind the over-produced vocals? Do you not hear how slow and predictable every single one is? The bass player in particular is so boring, it’s frustrating. You need to hear faster more difficult music before you call this band original (instrumentally).

[Stupified]

Dude, I'm not one to bash bands. I enjoy finding and listening to new things. I myself am much more into death metal, being as they tend to be far more technical. I'm not going to rip on this Katatonia band that you love so much, because I honestly just don't care about them. I listened to the mp3 link you posted, and I'm sorry to tell you, they are NOT instrumentally original. Not one bit. Are you even listening to the instruments behind the over-produced vocals? Do you not hear how slow and predictable every single one is? The bass player in particular is so boring, it’s frustrating. You need to hear faster more difficult music before you call this band original (instrumentally).

And you sir, need to listen to every single fucking Katatonia album before you even think about criticizing Katatonia's instrumental skill. ;)

[MoDilly]

Dude, I'm not one to bash bands. I enjoy finding and listening to new things. I myself am much more into death metal, being as they tend to be far more technical. I'm not going to rip on this Katatonia band that you love so much, because I honestly just don't care about them. I listened to the mp3 link you posted, and I'm sorry to tell you, they are NOT instrumentally original. Not one bit. Are you even listening to the instruments behind the over-produced vocals? Do you not hear how slow and predictable every single one is? The bass player in particular is so boring, it’s frustrating. You need to hear faster more difficult music before you call this band original (instrumentally).
Did you just say that the faster someone plays, and the harder their music is to play, the more original they are? I'm completely speechless. What you just said hurts my brain.

[Stupified]

Did you just say that the faster someone plays, and the harder their music is to play, the more original they are? I'm completely speechless. What you just said hurts my brain.

That's his logic. I guess that makes The Beatles the most unoriginal band ever.

[MoDilly]

BTW I like this band. I have everything from Discouraged Ones to Viva Emptiness. Thanks again for mentioning them.

[Slu]

Hmmm.. yeah that came out wrong. True, I shouldn't judge the band based on one song, but that's all I've heard so far. I see they used to be a doom metal band, which is a genre I must admit to being new to. However, that one mp3 you posted, is not at all original, not one single bit of it. As for what I said earlier, I'm not really sure what I was saying. I do prefer faster techical stuff when I want entertainment from music. Not that I don't listen to other things at times. I wasn't trying to say that technicality equals originality. Rock in general tends to be a very pathed and predictable path to go down. Metal just hits my ears in a better way. I'll have to pick up their earlier albums.

BTW, I don't mean to sound negative with any of the stuff I said, just friendly discussion. :)

[Stupified]

Hmmm.. yeah that came out wrong. True, I shouldn't judge the band based on one song, but that's all I've heard so far. I see they used to be a doom metal band, which is a genre I must admit to being new to. However, that one mp3 you posted, is not at all original, not one single bit of it. As for what I said earlier, I'm not really sure what I was saying. I do prefer faster techical stuff when I want entertainment from music. Not that I don't listen to other things at times. I wasn't trying to say that technicality equals originality. Rock in general tends to be a very pathed and predictable path to go down. Metal just hits my ears in a better way. I'll have to pick up their earlier albums.

BTW, I don't mean to sound negative with any of the stuff I said, just friendly discussion. :)

Well, Katatonia's style varies greatly. Their music is sometimes slow and sometimes heavy, and in a lot of cases, technical too. The mp3 that I posted is only a sample clip of the new song, not the whole mp3. How do you know the songs technicality doesn't change toward the end of the FULL clip? Like I've said, They have some fast and heavy songs, like "Ghost Of The Sun" for example, and some lighter songs, like this one. That's what makes Katatonia a very original band, and a very talented band as well. If you don't appreciate them for that, or think that they're talentless because they can actually play clean and melodic music, I'd recommend you to just back off. This is music for big boys. :)

[Takeoff]

Katatonia is a very original band, with a very original sound, vocally, lyrically, and instrumentally. There are VERY few bands that sound similar to Katatonia. The only band I can think of that's even comparable to them is Anathema and that's only a slight similarity. They've been together since '88, by the way, and shifted toward the lighter sound in '98, so any band that you claim came out in the past 3 years actually SOUNDS LIKE KATATONIA, and not the other way around. I don't think it's depressing to see a doom metal band actually produce clean music like this, It shows that they have alot of talent. As far as everything else you've stated, it's your opinion. Looking through all the positive comments in this thread about Katatonia, I can honestly say your opinion is worthless. Maybe you should listen to more than 1 song, and an early doom metal album before judging a band you know nothing about.

ok...so everything in the past three years sounds like Katatonia..so they are responsible for starting the post-rock movement...great...my opinion is worthless because ten other people disagree with me? I'm sure you wouldn't take that logic going into Iraq where most everyone there probably disagrees with your politics (assuming you are an American, I haven't taken the time to look at your location). What more do you want me to listen to...

and to the Delta guy...oh yes, CoB is highly unoriginal...I can tell, so many other bands today sound like them...can we get off this :ahhh: , obviously if you like Katatonia there aren't gonna be any death metal fans in here...

[Stupified]

ok...so everything in the past three years sounds like Katatonia..so they are responsible for starting the post-rock movement...great...my opinion is worthless because ten other people disagree with me? I'm sure you wouldn't take that logic going into Iraq where most everyone there probably disagrees with your politics (assuming you are an American, I haven't taken the time to look at your location). What more do you want me to listen to...

and to the Delta guy...oh yes, CoB is highly unoriginal...I can tell, so many other bands today sound like them...can we get off this :ahhh: , obviously if you like Katatonia there aren't gonna be any death metal fans in here...

No, your opinion is worthless because you're criticizing a band that you know nothing about. I only accept negative opinions from people who know what they're talking about. You definitely do not. You sounded just like any other moron that would come into a band thread and say "They suck". Only you said it in more words, and tried to sound smart and friendly while doing so. It's a fucking band, not a country. Don't compare.

For the record, I could give you a long list of bands that sound exactly like Children Of Bodom. They're not original. They feed off of an image that black metal bands created, and reproduce music that Dark Tranquility, In Flames, and At The Gates own.

And you're wrong. Alot of death metal fans listen to Katatonia. I'm a death metal fan - I know alot of people that listen to both, Katatonia and death metal. And I know Metallic and MGSelwonk are death metal fans, as well.

MMkay? End of discussion? Good.

[Takeoff]

No, your opinion is worthless because you're criticizing a band that you know nothing about. I only accept negative opinions from people who know what they're talking about. You definitely do not. You sounded just like any other moron that would come into a band thread and say "They suck". Only you said it in more words, and tried to sound smart and friendly while doing so. It's a fucking band, not a country. Don't compare.

For the record, I could give you a long list of bands that sound exactly like Children Of Bodom. They're not original. They feed off of an image that black metal bands created, and reproduce music that Dark Tranquility, In Flames, and At The Gates own.

And you're wrong. Alot of death metal fans listen to Katatonia. I'm a death metal fan - I know alot of people that listen to both, Katatonia and death metal. And I know Metallic and MGSelwonk are death metal fans, as well.

MMkay? End of discussion? Good.


There are many bands that sound like Cob...there are thousands of bands that sound like Katatonia...that's what I meant...and I will give I've only sampled two of their cd's but, unless they change their style on every cd (correct me if I'm wrong) then it's safe to assume that their early work was pseudo-doom metal and that now they are w/e you wanna call it...I got the gist of it, but if you are suggesting that I need to listen to all of their work to judge them properly then sure, but I'm not going to go listen to every cd by them just to tell you that you're wrong.

"They feed off of an image that black metal bands created, and reproduce music that Dark Tranquility, In Flames, and At The Gates own."

I'm loving that you're so stuck on them though, I'll let you know that they're not my favorite band or anything, but again, the first band that I thought of as I actually thought the picture of Katatonia slighly resemelbed them (accept for hair color)...

if you knew anything about black metal then you'd know that CoB can hardly be defined as such...9 times out of 10 black metal bands just sound like sped up doom metal...Dimmur Bourgir (or however you spell it) and other crap like that wear tacky bracelets, facepaint and just sell an image...CoB does none of that, they based their name on one event and don't claim to be demons or any crap like that...or even CoF hardcore where they reference Edgar Allen Poe...it's just stupid...

And the fact that you think In Flames owns says a lot about what kind of sound you like...

but you know what, this has gone on too long...I will agree to disagree with you. I believe that K is boring in their sound and you don't...I obviously can't change your opinion on that and won't try to. Over...

[Stupified]

There are many bands that sound like Cob...there are thousands of bands that sound like Katatonia...that's what I meant...and I will give I've only sampled two of their cd's but, unless they change their style on every cd (correct me if I'm wrong) then it's safe to assume that their early work was pseudo-doom metal and that now they are w/e you wanna call it...I got the gist of it, but if you are suggesting that I need to listen to all of their work to judge them properly then sure, but I'm not going to go listen to every cd by them just to tell you that you're wrong.

"They feed off of an image that black metal bands created, and reproduce music that Dark Tranquility, In Flames, and At The Gates own."

I'm loving that you're so stuck on them though, I'll let you know that they're not my favorite band or anything, but again, the first band that I thought of as I actually thought the picture of Katatonia slighly resemelbed them (accept for hair color)...

if you knew anything about black metal then you'd know that CoB can hardly be defined as such...9 times out of 10 black metal bands just sound like sped up doom metal...Dimmur Bourgir (or however you spell it) and other crap like that wear tacky bracelets, facepaint and just sell an image...CoB does none of that, they based their name on one event and don't claim to be demons or any crap like that...or even CoF hardcore where they reference Edgar Allen Poe...it's just stupid...

And the fact that you think In Flames owns says a lot about what kind of sound you like...

but you know what, this has gone on too long...I will agree to disagree with you. I believe that K is boring in their sound and you don't...I obviously can't change your opinion on that and won't try to. Over...

No, no, no. I always get the last word. Especially after a post like that.

I'll say it again and again, There are no other bands that sound like Katatonia. If you think so, feel free to share. Now, If you happen to know any bands that sound very similar to Katatonia that started out after '88, then how would that affect Katatonia's originality? You don't become unoriginal if a band copies your sound. CoB, on the other hand sound like a lot of other shit. They sound like every other melo-death metal band out there - Dark Tranquility, At The Gates, and In Flames are considered to be the pioneers of melo-death, by the way. They OWN the genre, and to be honest, CoB is an obvious ripoff of Dark Tranquility.

I never defined CoB as black metal, I said that they produce a black metal image, Not a black metal sound. Their album covers, their imagery, style, appearance, etc. all resemble that of black metal, only minus the lame makeup.

I didn't say In Flames owns, I said they own a big piece of the melodic death metal genre that CoB tries to follow. Personally, I don't care for In Flames.

Agreeing to disagree is a good thing. Buh-bye.

[Metallic]

Ignore his posting of In Flames. That was a strike against him. They had some decent stuff, but fagged it up with the later releases. Plus, COB does not have any black metal ideologies or sound to them. I think you Stupified was thinking of COF. COB falls a mellowdick style of metal, best done by Arsis, At The Gates, Dark Tranquility, ETOS or Suidakra.

"Pseudo-Doom?" Nope. It's full fledged hard on doom. Try picking it up again.

And calling me "Delta guy?" First, band = Mekong Delta. 2nd, my name is Metallic, or "God." :D

And if you want a band similar in comparison to Katatonia, follow Setenced's Discography, it's similar.

[Stupified]

Ignore his posting of In Flames. That was a strike against him. They had some decent stuff, but fagged it up with the later releases. Plus, COB does not have any black metal ideologies or sound to them. I think you Stupified was thinking of COF. COB falls a mellowdick style of metal, best done by Arsis, At The Gates, Dark Tranquility, ETOS or Suidakra.

"Pseudo-Doom?" Nope. It's full fledged hard on doom. Try picking it up again.

And calling me "Delta guy?" First, band = Mekong Delta. 2nd, my name is Metallic, or "God." :D

And if you want a band similar in comparison to Katatonia, follow Setenced's Discography, it's similar.

Come on, You of all people should know that In Flames helped pioneer the melodic death genre that CoB falls under. At least that's what many people like to think.

I've seen album covers and promo (http://www.ssmt-reviews.com/images/children/band.jpg) photos of Bodom that resemble black metal.

[Metallic]

Come on, You of all people should know that In Flames helped pioneer the melodic death genre that CoB falls under. At least that's what many people like to think.

I've seen album covers and promo (http://www.ssmt-reviews.com/images/children/band.jpg) photos of Bodom that resemble black metal.

Well yeah, In Flames did help start the genre, but they certainly fagged it up. The new stuff is the new in mallcore. I don't mind In Flames stuff before Colony however.

I however, found a picture that makes COB look gay.

http://naciondebreogan.iespana.es/fondos_de_escritorio/heavy_metal/ndb_children_of_bodom_taustakuva2_640x480.jpg

[Stupified]

I however, found a picture that makes COB look gay.

http://naciondebreogan.iespana.es/fondos_de_escritorio/heavy_metal/ndb_children_of_bodom_taustakuva2_640x480.jpg

You can probably take any picture from Google image search and say the same.

Anyway, the photo I linked to proves that they're trying to feed off of the black metal image in a slight, but obvious way. You can tell just by looking as the two pictures and comparing.

[Bullet]

Hate those kind of songs.

Goths.

[liquid jesus]

um well im not even close to being speechless but it defintly wasn't bad. I really don't see what is so orginal about that song but i havn't heard much stuff yet. I think i will download a couple more songs.

[Metallic]

um well im not even close to being speechless but it defintly wasn't bad. I really don't see what is so orginal about that song but i havn't heard much stuff yet. I think i will download a couple more songs.

DOWNLOAD DANCE OF DECEMBER SOULS ALBUM!

[VampiricYouth]

Right, I joined this forum just to get on this topic. First off, out of all the bands I listen to (and I listen to A LOT believe me) Katatonia is by far my favourite band.

How many bands do you know whose sound has changed so much over the years, but still retain the same atmosphere and emotion they kept from the beginning?

From their corpse-paint days from Jhva Elohim Meth to Viva Emptiness, Katatonia has always been Katatonia. Anyone who says they suck instrumentally needs to listen to the riffs on Last Fair Deal Gone Down and Brave Murder Day. Don't judge them on a two minute clip. Anders "Blakkheim" Nystrom is a personal idol, his guitar work is ALWAYS amazing. Be it on Diabolical Masquerade, Bloodbath or Katatonia songs. Jonas' vocals are the most genuine and sincere I've ever heard. How can anyone call them overproduced? His drumming is also incredible. Simple beats, yes, but how many drummers do you know that actually convey emotion through the tone of their drums?

I'm not going to waste my time on Tool fanboys or kiddies who compare Katatonia to Children Of Bodom (How the hell can you compare them to a power metal band??). I've heard enough Black/Death/Doom metal to know that Katatonia is one of the most amazing and untouchable bands out there.

By the way, Viva Emptiness is a great album, but in my opinion their best is Discouraged Ones.

Want to get into them? Get these songs.

Deadhouse
Endtime
Brave
Wealth
Sweet Nurse
I Am Nothing
Quiet World
Evidence
Day
Distrust
Clean Today
Strained
I Break
Funeral Wedding

[Stupified]

VampiricYouth - We need more people like you, that aren't complete idiots in the music forum. I hope you stay.

[VampiricYouth]

I finished 12 years of school last month, went for the traditional party week at a seaside town with the rest of the graduates in the city. On the third day I went to an internet cafe and saw that all the information for The Great Cold Distance was put online...It ruined the rest of my stay because I wanted to get home so I could hear My Twin :P

www.myspace.com/vampiricyouth
www.myspace.com/katatonia

[Thefridge]

Hmmm? That was okay but by NO MEANS did it sound any different than any other suedo metal middle aged band. When i saw the picture of them i knew right then what it was going to sound like.

Don't flame me im not saying it was bad by any means i could eaisly jam this. Maybe i need to hear more of their stuff. Recommed me some more songs by them.

[Stupified]

Hmmm? That was okay but by NO MEANS did it sound any different than any other suedo metal middle aged band. When i saw the picture of them i knew right then what it was going to sound like.

Don't flame me im not saying it was bad by any means i could eaisly jam this. Maybe i need to hear more of their stuff. Recommed me some more songs by them.

Go to the store and buy The Black Sessions. 2 discs of their best songs and a live DVD. You can't go wrong.

[chefwaffles]

damn that sounds good. Hey headbanger your a fucking moron.

[Thefridge]

Go to the store and buy The Black Sessions. 2 discs of their best songs and a live DVD. You can't go wrong.


Right on man thanks a lot .

[Keenan]

I liked what I heard. I'd be nice to find another band that doesn't recycle shit and pass it off as their own like most other bands today. It's hard to get a true idea of what they're all about from one clip, but it's peaked my interest and I'll check them out.

When I listened to Katatonia, I liked them. They have a good sound to them. But I agree with whoever it was that said their beats and vocals are a bit predictable.

Don't take this the wrong way, but I've just got to say I really don't like you very much, and I find it funny that you post thinking people will take your opinion seriously. You've had 27 posts and not a single one has shown that you're any smarter than a monkey. Sorry, I just had to be blunt.

[VampiricYouth]

Right, I've just put together a sample of songs. This is Katatonia. They are not comparable. Even though this mix does, the band does not need to prove itself to you bashers.

KatatoniaMix - 3.55MB


Deadhouse
Distrust
I Break
Cold Ways
Wealth
Day
Saw You Drown
I Am Nothing
Quiet World
Brave


http://s54.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0XDVO56WHB8GE25QW4WJ9Z0H4B

[Ænema]

I really hope you're not being serious.

*Bump for awesomeness*
Cool band, really liked what I heard. Stupified, thanks for bringing them to the boards.

[Disgustipated]

They sound pretty good. I've heard some of their stuff from Viva Emptiness and it is amazing. I'd like to check out some of their other stuff.

[Metallic]

.....and it's LLLLLEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAKKKKKEEEDDD

And I have it. Theres voiceover, buts thats too be expected at this time.

Yay for foiling the recording industry again.

[Stupified]

.....and it's LLLLLEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAKKKKKEEEDDD

And I have it. Theres voiceover, buts thats too be expected at this time.

Yay for foiling the recording industry again.

NO FUCKING WAY.

Where'd you get it from? I'm looking. :ahhh:

[MoDilly]

NO FUCKING WAY.

Where'd you get it from? I'm looking. :ahhh:
If you have bittorrent, go to www.mininova.org or http://isohunt.com. They both have it. I have 30 MB left on the file to dl and my dl just went down to 1 kb/s = Gay jewerey.

EDIT: There's only one seeder on the file, and he could just have finished the dl and not closed the window yet. If that is the case, I could get stuck at 99% again, we need more seeders.

[Stupified]

If you have bittorrent, go to www.mininova.org or http://isohunt.com. They both have it. I have 30 MB left on the file to dl and my dl just went down to 1 kb/s = Gay jewerey.

EDIT: There's only one seeder on the file, and he could just have finished the dl and not closed the window yet. If that is the case, I could get stuck at 99% again, we need more seeders.


Same thing. 73% done, from about 80kb/s down to 0.

:wah:

[Metallic]

I have an account with kerrazy torrents. They have the best seeds for stuff like this.

http://www.kerrazy-torrents.net/index.php?showforum=14

You'll have to register to see these, but GREAT site.

[Stupified]

Ok, well, I got it and..............

HOLY FUCKING SHIT. :D

It's really good. Every song on this album sounds like it could be a single. The way they combine heavy with melody is amazing. No wonder why I love this band. My favorites so far are Soil's Song, My Twin, Increase, and Consternation. I'm convinced that'll change when I listen to the album again and again. I'm telling you...As soon as many people discover Katatonia, they're gonna be a really famous band.

[MoDilly]

I have an account with kerrazy torrents. They have the best seeds for stuff like this.

http://www.kerrazy-torrents.net/index.php?showforum=14

You'll have to register to see these, but GREAT site.
Where's all the good shit man? I registered but I'm having trouble finding stuff.

[MGselwonK]

Could somebody send it to me over aim?

I'll trade you any windir album.(or something else)

[j.elohim]

Ooooh. I think you have another convert, I've never really listened to anything in this genre of Metal before but I actually really liked that. Looks like i'll be downloading that when I get home from uni (cunts stop you here).

[VampiricYouth]

Coincidental, because their first album was called Jhva Elohim Meth. :P

[VampiricYouth]

I downloaded it from Mininova, 85MB or so, but nothing plays!!!

The suffix is -qtxmp3.mp3

Any ideas?

[MoDilly]

I downloaded it from Mininova, 85MB or so, but nothing plays!!!

The suffix is -qtxmp3.mp3

Any ideas?
I have the exact same file as you. If you have winamp, just drag and drop the songs in winamp, they should play. Make sure you have semi recently updated codecs if that doesn't work.

[VampiricYouth]

Nope...Doesn't work :(

Where can I get codecs...This is pissing me off. ARGH! Could the file have gotten corrupted? I had to restart my router at one point, so Azuerus had to be restarted.

[MoDilly]

Nope...Doesn't work :(

Where can I get codecs...This is pissing me off. ARGH! Could the file have gotten corrupted? I had to restart my router at one point, so Azuerus had to be restarted.
Your best bet is to type in that suffix and "codecs" in google. See if any message boards had discussions on it and see if someone recomended a good codec pack. K-lite codec pack is good but that's all I can remember at the moment.

[whiskeyblue]

New Black Metal is SURF Music "dick dale style" in minor keys with distortion.

COB is not Black Metal - COB is progressive Death and all of the songs sound the same...but they do have there own style.

[Stupified]

Here's (http://media.putfile.com/soilssong) another sample, for the song "Soil's Song".

PS. If anyone wants me to send the album to them over AIM, PM me your screen name.

[VampiricYouth]

Actually, Children Of Bodom is Power Metal.

[Stupified]

Actually, Children Of Bodom is Power Metal.

Yeah, power metal combined with melodic-death.

[temp100]

I've heard that CoB is merely power metal with harsh vocals. But I haven't listened to much of their music, so I'm not sure myself.

[strikeandburn]

Sounds like a bad version of Tool. But seriously, if you guys love this, you will fucking creme your pants when you listen to Lacuna Coil (comalies)

[Stupified]

Sounds like a bad version of Tool. But seriously, if you guys love this, you will fucking creme your pants when you listen to Lacuna Coil (comalies)

What the fuck? Lacuna Coil is 3'rd grade stuff man. They're about as bad as Cradle Of Filth.

And for the record, Katatonia formed way before Tool did.

[temp100]

Nope...Doesn't work :(

Where can I get codecs...This is pissing me off. ARGH! Could the file have gotten corrupted? I had to restart my router at one point, so Azuerus had to be restarted.
Yeah, like MoDilly said, get K-Lite Codec Pack.

Also, props for using Bittorrent. It makes me laugh when people are still trying to use Kazaa.

[Metallic]

Sounds like a bad version of Tool. But seriously, if you guys love this, you will fucking creme your pants when you listen to Lacuna Coil (comalies)

Lacuna Coil blows. Please stop trying to get other people to listen to this torture of female fronted metal.

[MoDilly]

Lacuna Coil blows. Please stop trying to get other people to listen to this torture of female fronted metal.
Metallic, HELP ME!!!!

I signed up at kerrazy torrentz. Now, where are all the torrents?

[Metallic]

PM Sent :D

[VampiricYouth]

Good female fronted metal = The Gathering, Tristania, Theatre Of Tragedy and Leave's Eyes.

[PrintNameHere]

Is this entire thread a joke?

[Stupified]

7 pages of positive replies... I don't think so.

[MoDilly]

PM Sent :D
And thank you for that. Downloaded somewhere around 8 albums last night. Thanks for the recommendation.

[Metallic]

Good female fronted metal = The Gathering, Tristania, Theatre Of Tragedy and Leave's Eyes.

Ok, there is decent female fronted metal.

Just not Nightwish, Kittie or Lacuna Coil.

Try Blacksky, a local Calgary band. Their pretty dope.

[NecronomicoN80]

Sounds like a bad version of Tool.
Why are so many people nowadays comparing every band to Tool and calling them rip-offs? For how long has this Tool been around? Katatonia has been from -88 and it has sounded like Katatonia, nothing else, throughout all of their albums. They have their very own unique style and judging them by just one song, as some people have done in this thread, seems stupid....

Pink Floyd has inspired for example both Tool and Anathema, but out of those two bands I prefer Anathema a lot. I saw them perform a few days back in Finland and they were amazing! I just don't get this Tool-hype. It's ridiculous comparing each and every band to them!! I have to admit that I haven't heard their very first albums, but I suppose that those bashing Katatonia haven't heard Katatonia's first albums either. And don't get me wrong, I like Tool, but I have never thought of them to be the most original thing there is. Just good music.

[40 OZ Casualtie]

Why are so many people nowadays comparing every band to Tool and calling them rip-offs? For how long has this Tool been around? Katatonia has been from -88 and it has sounded like Katatonia, nothing else, throughout all of their albums. They have their very own unique style and judging them by just one song, as some people have done in this thread, seems stupid....

Pink Floyd has inspired for example both Tool and Anathema, but out of those two bands I prefer Anathema a lot. I saw them perform a few days back in Finland and they were amazing! I just don't get this Tool-hype. It's ridiculous comparing each and every band to them!! I have to admit that I haven't heard their very first albums, but I suppose that those bashing Katatonia haven't heard Katatonia's first albums either. And don't get me wrong, I like Tool, but I have never thought of them to be the most original thing there is. Just good music.


hey bro i saw necromanican dude do like Nekromantix?the band?

[reigenborn]

Directed toward whom?
just about everyone... You kids are crazy



Dude, I'm not one to bash bands. I enjoy finding and listening to new things. I myself am much more into death metal, being as they tend to be far more technical. I'm not going to rip on this Katatonia band that you love so much, because I honestly just don't care about them. I listened to the mp3 link you posted, and I'm sorry to tell you, they are NOT instrumentally original. Not one bit. Are you even listening to the instruments behind the over-produced vocals? Do you not hear how slow and predictable every single one is? The bass player in particular is so boring, it’s frustrating. You need to hear faster more difficult music before you call this band original (instrumentally).
Jesus Christ. You obviously do not play any intrument or know anything about music (music as in actual music. Not genres, music)... The first thing I learned when I picked up the Saxophone and Guitar is that any moron can play fast. It takes true talent, to have patience with a song, to take time. Fast Tempos are soooo much easier to play at, slow ones take thought...

http://www.katatonia.com/

Go to that site. Listen to that mp3. Wait for that fucking album. Holy shit. Holy.... fucking.... shit. What to say.... fucking wow.
You must be on of those easily amused ones... Damn, just wait, one day you'll get it.

I spit on all of you.

[VampiricYouth]

they are NOT instrumentally original

I think this song throws your entire statement out the window. Still not convinced? Listen to the riffs in Brave, Inside The City Of Glass, Black Erotica, Endtime etc etc

Anders Nystrom is the most underrated guitarist.

http://s16.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=08KPMOFQLF7853C8S6T2IE270L

[RustyShakleford]

That sounds pretty sweet. I've been avoiding listening to Katatonia for like 2 years now... because I got them confused with a different band. I was so very wrong, and I'm definately going to check out some more of their songs.

EDIT: Wow, they're freaking awesome.

[VampiricYouth]

This new album is really good, but it's certainly not my favourite. Be sure to check out Discouraged Ones and Viva Emptiness if you want to get into them.

[Stupified]

just about everyone... You kids are crazy




Jesus Christ. You obviously do not play any intrument or know anything about music (music as in actual music. Not genres, music)... The first thing I learned when I picked up the Saxophone and Guitar is that any moron can play fast. It takes true talent, to have patience with a song, to take time. Fast Tempos are soooo much easier to play at, slow ones take thought...


You must be on of those easily amused ones... Damn, just wait, one day you'll get it.

I spit on all of you.


If you're going to try and be a snotty elitist, you should learn to do it in threads where the mentioned band is somewhat familiar to you. Really, you come off as a nescient and dumb fuck.


Yes, I am easily amused by good music.
And never address people older than you as "kids".
And Never mention that you play the saxophone whilst attempting elitism.
K.

[Frymaster]

Ok, before I download anything (I wasn't impressed with the My Twin song), I need to know the best album (I'm guessing it's that Viva one) that you guys think they have. Also, it sort of seems that they might sount a tad like Sonata Arctica? My playlist consists of about 5 artists I listen to, so you can say I'm somewhat musically challenged.

[Stupified]

Ok, before I download anything (I wasn't impressed with the My Twin song), I need to know the best album (I'm guessing it's that Viva one) that you guys think they have. Also, it sort of seems that they might sount a tad like Sonata Arctica? My playlist consists of about 5 artists I listen to, so you can say I'm somewhat musically challenged.

Viva Emptiness, and Discouraged Ones are their best albums. You can always get The Black Sessions though, which is two discs of their best songs from all of their previous albums. They don't sound like Sonata Arctica at all. They don't sound like any other band, really.

[GrammarFocus]

7 pages of positive replies... I don't think so.


Well tbh I can't beleive I just paused mid-Oasis song to listen to that :banghead:

[Metallic]

Viva Emptiness, and Discouraged Ones are their best albums. You can always get The Black Sessions though, which is two discs of their best songs from all of their previous albums. They don't sound like Sonata Arctica at all. They don't sound like any other band, really.

Boooo.

Last Fair Deal Gone Down was better.

But I also really liked Brave Murder Day.

[Stupified]

Boooo.

Last Fair Deal Gone Down was better.

But I also really liked Brave Murder Day.

Yeah, but Discouraged Ones and Viva Emptiness seem to be the albums most Katatonia noobs like the most. Last Fair Deal Gone Down, Brave Murder Day, Viva Emptiness, and Dance Of December Souls are my personal favorites.

[VampiricYouth]

Discouraged Ones is incredible. I identify with the lyrics the most. Brave Murder Day is a masterpiece.