Can you guys recomend me a some CDs by Katationia that I should get if I want to check out their music?
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all_sins_undone
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I think Viva Emptiness is the best starting point but those two mentioned are probably my favs from the band.
LightningLixxx
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I was actually kind of disappointed with Viva Emptiness. I'd go with The Great Cold Distance or Last Fair Deal Gone Down.
all_sins_undone
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I previously never cared much for Katatonia, but I picked up The Great Cold Distance and loved it. I also recommend Last Fair Deal and Viva Emptiness, in that order.
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LightningLixxx
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Hypnos
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VE is imo their best album in the clean vocals era. much improvement in every aspect, esp. the vocals and drums, compared to LFDGD which is the album i like the least.
i think TGCD or VE would be good starting points
Scourge of Malice
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lfdgd with jonas' improved vocals and confidence would be perfect imo. Still possibly my favorite album though. Great vibe to it.
AshDLS
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I'll say... I'd been meaning to get some Katatonia for ages, so I went and bought Viva Emptiness cause everyone was raving about it. Now I'm not really keen on hearing any more Katatonia. Even the lyrics themselves were sufficiently cringeworthy to put me off, and normally I don't pay much attention to lyrics.
Start with Lfdgd, then you should get Discouraged ones and The Great cold distance, for some variation idk, Tonight's decision and Viva emptiness are pretty great too. From the older era, get the new remastered Brave murder day with the extra tracks from the sounds of decay ep...melodic doomdeath masterpiece.
Hubster
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I'd go for 'The Great Cold Distance' (Which I believe is their most accomplished record by a long shot), followed by 'Last Fair Deal Gone Down' (which is warmer, and rougher, but still has some of their best songwriting).
Kir-ir-Bannog
...no ordinary rabbit
I find them a bit samey but decent enough. I agree with the above about piss-poor lyrics.
Last fair deal is worthwhile.
Last fair deal is worthwhile.
Demilich
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It's all pretty good stuff, with Brave Murder Day/Discouraged ones being the creative peak that a lot of people agree on.
I'd say they really kicked it up a notch with The Great Cold Distance also in terms of finding a powerful direction to take their sound, writing excellent songs and creating a strong atmosphere.
edit: My favourite band since it stopped being Opeth in 2003!
I'd say they really kicked it up a notch with The Great Cold Distance also in terms of finding a powerful direction to take their sound, writing excellent songs and creating a strong atmosphere.
edit: My favourite band since it stopped being Opeth in 2003!
