I could not imagine female vox in the music of Katatonia.
I'm not saying that i'm generally against female vocals but i don't know,i think it could sound too dramatically if it was not used in the right moment of the song. Of course it depends on the song itself,could be too that there's a song to which it would fit perfectly.
Furthermore i hope that they won't use more electronics than on LFDGD,or rather none at all,that's my opinion. If i'm honest,i still got problems today with the electronic parts on LFDGD,don't be mad at me.
Speaking of how the new album might sound, i have to say that i have not yet thought about it really. I think it will continue the path they laid with LFDGD, but maybe something could be different, i remember reading in the board a while ago that it is going to be a bit harder,don't know who wrote this.
Iceheart talked about acoustic guitars,yes, that would be very very nice to have a track like sulfur on the next album,which i think is brilliant btw. I mean i really love "this punishment" and "a darkness coming", so more of this
I know that i want the record to become as depressing as possible, i am thinking of a "new" or rather "another" kind of depression. What i mean is,that when i'm listening to Discouraged ones there is a different feeling then when listening to Tonight's decision. Every Katatonia CD gives me a different feeling. Basically the main feeling is the same,but it appears in another form with each CD,if you understand, quite confusing i know
So,a feeling i've never known before when listening to a Katatonia CD,something that reminds me why i love this band the way i do.
Like elric mentioned, i guess they'll surprise us.
I'm eager for it