Katatonia – Night Is The New Day (15th Anniversary Edition)

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Release Date 6th December

FIFTEENTH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF THE 2009 MASTERPIECE OF DARK &
POIGNANT ROCK/METAL – PRESENTED ON LIMITED RED/BLACK MARBLE
VINYL, WITH NEW HALF-SPEED AUDIO MASTER

‘Night Is The New Day’ was Katatonia’s eighth studio album, recorded throughout July
2009 & was co-produced, engineered & mixed by David Castillo.
An extension of the heaviness, depth & atmosphere featured on their previous outing,
‘Night Is The New Day’ was also a more dynamic effort – moving between prog
grandeur, ambient melancholy, folk delicacy & the classic melodic anthems that are
the staple of Katatonia’s uncompromising sound, completed by the haunting tones of
Jonas Renkse’s vocal journeys of urban & emotional decay.
The artwork appears courtesy of longtime collaborator Travis Smith (Katatonia,
Opeth).
Formed in 1991 by Anders Nystrom & Jonas Renske their debut album, ‘Dance Of
December Souls’, was released in 1993, gaining the band recognition for their eclectic
brand of gothic doom/death metal & joining acts such as Paradise Lost & My Dying
Bride as one of the genre’s defining bands. On future albums a newer, sleeker
Katatonia sound came to the fore, starting with a streamlined & structured collection
of melodic dark rock songs that became third album ‘Discouraged Ones’; the main
evolution points for modern day Katatonia.
This edition of ‘Night Is The New Day’ marks the album’s15th anniversary & is
presented on special red/black marble vinyl, featuring a new half-speed master
courtesy of Air studios.