Katatonia - Issue Update
Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström from Swedish metallers Katatonia has issued the following statement on the bands official site:
"We can hear many questions? "Why is there no new Katatonia album out by now???"
And you might rightfully think so, our eighth album (and the last in the contract with Peaceville) should have been done and put out "ages ago" if things would've gone according to plan? It's crazy how fast time goes by these days and that doesn't help us much when inspiration runs dry. We've been meaning to enter the studio on many occasions already since two years back and I think we ended up canceling booked sessions twice. Although it worked successfully every time in the past, it just got us stressed out and pushed us into a phase of writer's block. From this we learned we better not book anything in advance as it stands, but focus on completing 100% of the material, be perfectly happy with what we got and first then hit the studio.
It seems we might pull things together for maximum devotion this time as all current and previous distractions are now gone. The summer festivals are over and the level of live gigs for the next months are put to a minimum and Bloodbath - our Death Metal side-project's new album is done too (to be released on October 6th, check it out or all our hard work was for nothing hah!).
So what about the music? Bits and pieces have been collected ever since The Great Cold Distance came out. It's just that we've been trying too hard, been thinking too much about the sound and direction. How can we top this and how can we change that. We've been stumbling around off-road looking for the answers and it ended up being a long walk. We don't find it meaningful to trace your own footsteps back from where you came, but we rather find the first nearest exit to the same road up ahead where we're at to get back on the map again.
I wont give away any hints just yet about how it will sound, but we hope to give you more light on the progress of this untitled embryo as we get closer. What's certain is that we've found a good equation to work with now and that my friends is that it's all about the eighth studio album and the autumn. Here comes the Katatonia season?"
"We can hear many questions? "Why is there no new Katatonia album out by now???"
And you might rightfully think so, our eighth album (and the last in the contract with Peaceville) should have been done and put out "ages ago" if things would've gone according to plan? It's crazy how fast time goes by these days and that doesn't help us much when inspiration runs dry. We've been meaning to enter the studio on many occasions already since two years back and I think we ended up canceling booked sessions twice. Although it worked successfully every time in the past, it just got us stressed out and pushed us into a phase of writer's block. From this we learned we better not book anything in advance as it stands, but focus on completing 100% of the material, be perfectly happy with what we got and first then hit the studio.
It seems we might pull things together for maximum devotion this time as all current and previous distractions are now gone. The summer festivals are over and the level of live gigs for the next months are put to a minimum and Bloodbath - our Death Metal side-project's new album is done too (to be released on October 6th, check it out or all our hard work was for nothing hah!).
So what about the music? Bits and pieces have been collected ever since The Great Cold Distance came out. It's just that we've been trying too hard, been thinking too much about the sound and direction. How can we top this and how can we change that. We've been stumbling around off-road looking for the answers and it ended up being a long walk. We don't find it meaningful to trace your own footsteps back from where you came, but we rather find the first nearest exit to the same road up ahead where we're at to get back on the map again.
I wont give away any hints just yet about how it will sound, but we hope to give you more light on the progress of this untitled embryo as we get closer. What's certain is that we've found a good equation to work with now and that my friends is that it's all about the eighth studio album and the autumn. Here comes the Katatonia season?"
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| Katatronik Angel of Lust Posts: 1018 From: Italy  |
Looking forward to something new... finally...
---- "The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown." Howard Phillips Lovecraft
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| Tony Harrison I have no arms.. Posts: 3044 From: UK  |
Reassuring to hear that they aren't rushing it, looking forward to hear the finished product!
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| dancingdecember Posts: 264 From: Turkey  |
i dont like the mentality that bands should release albums every 2 years.especially when they got a long and quality discography.i think they should write music when the mood strikes not because it's an obligation. hoping for a beautifull katatonia album and can't wait for the bloodbath album !!!
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| dancingdecember Posts: 264 From: Turkey |
Written by Paradox0 on 04.09.2008 at 00:31 yeah i hear you.apart from the viva emptiness comment 
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| Paradox0 Unasuming Madnes Posts: 592 From: USA |
Written by dancingdecember on 04.09.2008 at 19:24 really? I would have figured people would like that album but I guess a more "traditional" doom metal scene's moved into the web site.
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| dancingdecember Posts: 264 From: Turkey |
Written by Paradox0 on 05.09.2008 at 04:02 well actually i discovered the site in '05 and "moved" in '06 anyway i like viva a little bit but i like the first era and the albums i will mention more."discouraged ones", "tonigth's decision" and "last fair deal gone down" can't be considered "traditional" doom in any way.hell,even the first era of theirs cant be considered "traditional" doom neither.
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