Recently LOUD TV has conducted an interview with KATATONIA guitarist Anders Nyström (aka Blakkheim), about the release of “Dead end kings”, which will be released on August via Peaceville Records. Check out the video below.
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Sweden’s ultimate purveyors of dark rock/metal KATATONIA have announced dates for an extensive European tour in support of their forthcoming ninth album, “Dead End Kings”, which hits stores in Europe on August 27 and in North America on August 28 through Peaceville Records. Support on the trek will come from French shoe-gazers ALCEST and Boston’s JUNIUS.
Comments KATATONIA lead guitarist Anders Nyström: “We are very much looking forward to a tour that definitely stands out from the rest. Stare into November’s darkness with us! Be with us at the side of December’s deathbed! Come meet us at the chosen dead ends of Europe…”
Tickets go on sale from Monday, July 16, with general and VIP options being available direct from Katatonia.com and the band’s official Facebook page.
“Dead End Kings”, which features a guest appearance by Norwegian singer Silje Wergeland (THE GATHERING), was recorded over a two-month period at Stockholm’s Ghost Ward studios and the band’s new, as-yet-unnamed headquarters. David Castillo returned to “twiddle the knobs,” while band co-founders Anders “Blakkheim” Nyström and Jonas Renkse handled the rest of the production duties.
Commented Renkse: “‘Dead End Kings’ is about the corridors of our mind from where there is no return. Be a king or queen in your own right in these hallways, even at the dead end. Carry your burden with pride. That’s what we are doing, twenty years and counting. Kings, because we believe in what we are creating, in our own disturbing faith.”
Added Anders: “This album has doors revolving into many different genres of music but remain disguised within the KATATONIA trademark. We have walked the fine line between attempting not to repeat ourselves but also not to distance us away from what people know and love. We’re now ready to hand over the evidence and whatever the direction this has taken is now for you to decide. We’re confident the creativity and passion on this album is something that will be echoing even beyond the dead end.”
“Our seal of identity is on here for sure,” Nyström told Decibel magazine. “We haven’t gone and changed our sound, but we’ve further explored some different angles of good music, and that’s what we need to do to keep the focus. It might not be so obvious to some, but to others it will be a bigger deal. So, sure, a few surprises and a few songs going off territory are in there, but overall this album is a natural follow-up to [2009’s] ‘Night Is The New Day’, and that is what we wanted to do.”
“Dead Letters” lyric video:
Source: Blabbermouth.net
In a brand new interview with Niclas Müller-Hansen of Sweden’s Metalshrine, guitarist/co-founder Anders “Blakkheim” Nyström of Swedish dark rockers KATATONIA was asked about the band’s touring plans following the release of their new album, “Dead End Kings”. “We’re actually going out with OPETH again,” he replied. “A new U.S. tour after the one with DEVIN TOWNSEND [PROJECT] and PARADISE LOST. We’re gonna play some other territories with OPETH so we’re out for another month in October. Then we have four days off and then there’s a two-month tour of Europe as part of a package. Some very melodic bands.”
This September, KATATONIA and DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT will team up for the “Epic Kings & Idols Tour”, a co-headlining North American run featuring PARADISE LOST as direct support and STOLEN BABIES as openers (DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT and KATATONIA will alternate in headlining each show). The trek will kick off on September 4 in Seattle, Washington and conclude on September 24 in Baltimore, Maryland.
“Dead Letters” lyric video:
Source: Blabbermouth.net
Supersounds Music has issued the following:
Sweden’s ultimate purveyor of dark rock/metal, KATATONIA, has posted a brand new track, “Dead Letters,” from its forthcoming ninth studio album, Dead End Kings, you can check it out below.
The track can also be downloaded for free by signing up for the Katatonia mailing list at: https://www.burningshed.com/store/peaceville/freedownload/55/ & also at the album page at http://www.deadendkings.com
Amongst Katatonia’s most poignant and ambitious material to date, Dead End Kings will hit stores in Europe on August 27th & North America on August 28th via Peaceville Records. Dead End Kings sees the quintet conjure yet another milestone in audial melancholy and angst with this long-awaited follow-up to 2009’s inspired and acclaimed, Night is the New Day.
The Dead End Kings track list:
1. The Parting
2. The One You Are Looking for is Not Here (with Silje Wergeland)
3. Hypnone
4. The Racing Heart
5. Buildings
6. Leech
7. Ambitions
8. Undo You
9. Lethean
10. First Prayer
11. Dead Letters
Dead End Kings was recorded at Ghost Ward Studios and The City Of Glass, and was produced by Katatonia’s own, Anders Nyström and Jonas Renkse, and mixed by David Castillo, known for his prior work with Katatonia, as well as Opeth and Bloodbath.
Dead End Kings sees the recording debut of guitarist, Per Eriksson, for Katatonia, as well as recent bassist, Niklas Sandin. Additionally, Katatonia is joined once again by Frank Default and his invaluable expertise on sampling and atmospherics, plus a special guest appearance by Norwegian vocalist, Silje Wergeland, of Dutch legends, The Gathering/ex-Octavia Sperati.
Long-time visual collaborator, Travis Smith, provided artwork for the upcoming release.
Katatonia will hit the road in support of Dead End Kings on “Epic Kings & Idols,” a co-headlining North American run with The Devin Townsend Project set to kick off in early September. British death/doom metal act, Paradise Lost, will perform in support, with Stolen Babies rounding out the lineup.
Katatonia online
This September, DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT and KATATONIA will team-up for the “Epic Kings & Idols Tour”, a co-headlining North American run featuring PARADISE LOST as direct support and STOLEN BABIES as openers (DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT and KATATONIA will alternate in headlining each show).
In regards to this upcoming trek, Devin Townsend comments: “So after a break in which we’ve managed to finish the live DVDs from the London shows (‘By A Thread’) as well as our surprisingly epic new record, ‘Epicloud’…We’re about to start getting into touring mode again, and it pleases me to announce that we’ll be with some wonderful bands this fall. I think this package pretty much covers the gamut of emotional heavy music, and really…It’ll be nice to share the stage with some passionate folks who live for their music as much as we do. Again, we can’t thank you enough for supporting what we do and allowing us to play for you. It will be nice to catch up, and we hope to see you there!”
KATATONIA‘s Anders Nyström adds: “A better bill than this will be hard to find!”
The VIP pre-sale begins Wednesday, June 6; tickets will be available to the general public starting Thursday, June 7.
“Epic Kings & Idols Tour” dates:
Sep. 04 – Seattle, WA – Studio 7
Sep. 05 – Vancouver, BC – Commdore
Sep. 07 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
Sep. 08 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theater
Sep. 09 – Phoenix, AZ – Marquee Theater
Sep. 11 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live Studio
Sep. 12 – Dallas, TX – Trees
Sep. 13 – Lawrence, KS – Granada
Sep. 14 – Denver, CO – Summit
Sep. 16 – Minneapolis, MN—Station 4
Sep. 17 – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
Sep. 18 – Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls
Sep. 19 – Toronto, ON – Opera House
Sep. 20 – Montreal, QC – Cafe Campus
Sep. 21 – Worcester, MA – Palladium
Sep. 22 – Philadelphia, PA – TLA
Sep. 23 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
Sep. 24 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live
Source: Blabbermouth.net
PEACEVILLE has issued the following:
Katatonia, the Swedish purveyors of dark rock/metal, have announced that their ninth studio album, due August 27th (August 28th North America) on Peaceville Records, will be entitled ‘Dead End Kings’. A continuation of 2009’s inspired & acclaimed ‘Night is the New Day’, as well as a leap forward into the unknown, ‘Dead End Kings’ sees the quintet conjure yet another milestone in audial melancholy & angst.
Amongst their most poignant & ambitious material to date, ‘Dead End Kings’ was recorded at Ghost Ward Studios & The City Of Glass. The album was produced by Anders Nyström & Jonas Renkse themselves, & mixed by David Castillo, known for his prior work with the band, as well as Opeth & Bloodbath.
‘Dead End Kings’ sees the recording debut of guitarist Per Eriksson for Katatonia, as well as recent bassist Niklas Sandin. Additionally, Katatonia is joined once again by Frank Default & his invaluable expertise on sampling & atmospherics, plus a special guest appearance by Norwegian vocalist Silje Wergeland of Dutch legends The Gathering/ex-Octavia Sperati.
‘Jonas (vocals) comments on the album title:
“DEAD END KINGS is about the corridors of our mind from where there is no return. Be a king or queen in your own right in these hallways, even at the dead end. Carry your burden with pride. That’s what we are doing, twenty years and counting. Kings, because we believe in what we are creating, in our own disturbing faith”.
Anders (Guitars):
“This album has doors revolving into many different genres of music but remain disguised within the Katatonia trademark. We have walked the fine line between attempting not to repeat ourselves but also not to distance us away from what people know and love. We’re now ready to hand over the evidence and whatever the direction this has taken is now for you to decide. We’re confident the creativity and passion on this album is something that will be echoing even beyond the dead end”.
Artwork is once more supplied by long-time visual collaborator Travis Smith.
Tracklisting for ‘Dead End Kings’ (not in final running order)
THE PARTING
HYPNONE
UNDO YOU
THE RACING HEART
BUILDINGS
LEECH
THE ONE YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS NOT HERE (with Silje Wergeland)
FIRST PRAYER
AMBITIONS
LETHEAN
DEAD LETTERS
