LovesIcyDeath
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So, what song got you started into Katatonia?
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Adam Stryker
I Cannot Be Loved
theoden236
Soul Wandering
It was an article I read in Revolver magazine back in 2001 (had Slipknot on the front cover, same issue that got me into Opeth) Sampled some shit from their later records, sounded decent. A few years later, I heard the song "Nowhere" off of Sounds of Decay from www.doom-metal.com and I really dug it. The rest is history.
LifeDepraved
My soul got a crack
hexwind
Creepiness Och Terrorism
For my demons, my ex girl sent it to my right after she left me. And after reading the lyrics and listening to the music, I knew why she sent it.
Soundjunkie
baller
Nightmare_Heaven
Death Disco
the mourner13
bah!
FlawedCoil82
Member
I had heard Katatonia many years ago after I discovered Lacuna Coil around 2001 and was told to check them out. I don't remember what songs I downloaded but I remember not liking any of them because of the weak vocals. Then several years later someone on a Flaw forum mentioned how "mesmerizing" Jonas's vocals were in a new song called "My Twin" and so I (skeptically) gave them another chance and listened to "My Twin" and was completely blown away. That was the quickest turn around I have ever experienced with any band to where I hated them at first and then with just one song, they shot straight up to my "top 10 bands" list. Now after NITND, they are in my top 5 (but only due to their two most recent albums...I am still not completely sold on their older material, save for a handful of songs from VE and LFDGD).
Silent paragon
A friend of mine lent me a copy of VE in 2004 (for a day). I don't even know why she lent it to me because it was not her CD. I never got to listen to it but I liked the cover so I went hunting for anything Katatonia. Ended up with LFDGD. Jonas lyrics quickly took up permanent residence in my head.
how could this go so very wrong
that I must depend on darkness
what is wrong
not with the world but me
Basically mirrored my thoughts at 17.
how could this go so very wrong
that I must depend on darkness
what is wrong
not with the world but me
Basically mirrored my thoughts at 17.
gumtree
Member
Probably Brave. After a year long Opeth binge and discovering Mike sang for Katatonia/is friends with them etc I got Brave Murder Day and went from there 
AngelinaBlakkheim
Menacing meow
An old friend of mine introduced me to Katatonia back in 2001, 2002 more or less. He said I was going to like it, and he was right. First song he made me listen to was Right into the bliss. I still like that song so very much.
I actually didn't like the band at first after hearing a few random songs but a few months later that changed. A buddy of mine was raving about Viva Emptiness so I decided to give it a shot and really enjoyed it. After that I got Last Fair Deal Gone Down and dispossession just hooked me. After that I was really anxious for TGCD to be released and once I heard My Twin I became a huge fan. I guess they were just one of those bands I would always hear about for years but never gave a fair shake until Viva Emptiness.
Heliotropic_Rose
in the soil beneath
"Zmells Like Teen Zpirit" this is by far their best and most captivating song, really dig the lunch lady headbanging with her meat cleaver in her hand!!!!! KATA OWNS!
Noituudenaika
Katatonic
I heard Murder on a tape trade I think in 1996 and it took me awhile to get the entire album (I was really poor and CDs here were really expensive). Still I listened to Murder a lot and it was also on a Century Media compilation called Firestarter in 1997 which my friend gave me.
http://www.*********/metal/firestarter.html
http://www.*********/metal/firestarter.html
