My First Katatonia CD

[AngelinaBlakkheim]

Hail! For me, the best Katatonia's album or maybe the best doom metal's album (haha XD) is Dance Of December Souls... All songs are perfect, specially Velvet Thorns and In Silence Enshrined.. I love them all... It's simply wonderful, and I don't think the production is bad... ¬.¬

Totally agree. Specially with Velvet Thorns as a very beautiful song.
And I also like Brave Murder Day. I always said BMD and DODS are my favourites.

 

[Overlord Purple Rainbow]

"In Silence Enshrined" is perhaps the one that's got me hooked. Awesome, awesome riff!

 

[John Carvajal]

I first listened to Dance of December back in 1998 but bought first Discouraged Ones :hotjump:

now am looking for Dance of December...

 

[Overlord Purple Rainbow]

You listened to DANCE OF DECEMBER SOULS five years ago, and now you're looking for a copy of it on CD? I'm sure they'll have it on the world wide web somewhere...

 

[shivering corpse]

What are you talking about? Bad production my ass. That album sounds great, the production is just perfect for that kind of music. It wouldn't have the same cold and desolate atmosphere if it had some goddamn superclean Abyss sounds.

Yeah you are right that the production adds to the bleak, cold atmosphere. But I still think it has a low budget sounding, uninteresting sounding production.
I'm not complaining though, because like you said, it adds something to the music, but it's not GOOD production like Katatonia's last two albums.

 

[Chasm]

Brave Murder Day needs to be the next Katatonia album you get

 

[Vomitonator]

Yeah you are right that the production adds to the bleak, cold atmosphere. But I still think it has a low budget sounding, uninteresting sounding production.
I'm not complaining though, because like you said, it adds something to the music, but it's not GOOD production like Katatonia's last two albums.

Yeah, well that depends on how you determine "good production". The production on DoDS suits the music great thus I think it is well produced, but it's definetely not hifi and probably done with a low budget, if that is what you mean by "good production".

 

[Killing Art]

bravemurderday!!!

 

[Overlord Purple Rainbow]

BRAVE MURDER DAY must be a great one for most of you to recommend it...



But VIVA EMPTINESS seems so enchanting!

 

[Erik]

Brave Murder Day > All other albums by every other band except "Pale Folklore"

 

[Overlord Purple Rainbow]

W H O A ! ! !

You're kidding...uh...right???

 

[Erik]

Nay...

 

[Overlord Purple Rainbow]

Wow...



That must be one KILLER CD to say the least...

 

[Ergol The Ineffable]

Yup, it rocks, too bad it's only 42 minutes though...

 

[TheFourthHorseman]

Wow...



That must be one KILLER CD to say the least...

Opinions vary. That album bored me to death the last time I listened to it. Gotta bore more into it someday,but for now I'm liking the recent Katatonia releases more.

 

[Overlord Purple Rainbow]

Well, thanks, guys, for the recommendations! I am enjoying my Katatonia CD's and am hoping to get more!

 

[requiem]

Wow...

That must be one KILLER CD to say the least...

It is... you'll see.

Not to indulge in too much of a favourite's post, but after listening to 'Viva Emptiness' for several months now, I thought this evening I'm a bit down so I'll put on 'Tonight's Decision' considering I haven't heard it in ages. And bloody hell, it all came flooding back and blew 'VE' out of the water.

'VE' is a good album, but it's no 'TD' or 'LFDGD'.

 

[Sater]

Agree

 

[yv]

TD was my first, whereas my Mum bought DoDS, calling me cryass and forcing me to listen to DoDS. It worked too. DoDS production makes it whole IMO.

 

[Overlord Purple Rainbow]

Your mom forced you to listen to Katatonia?!?!



Whoa! My mom would FREAK OUT if she heard DANCE OF DECEMBER SOULS!