U.S. Tour with Opeth next year?

vavonia said:
To the Irish lads...regarding a Katatonia show in Dublin. Have to say it is a little less likely these days. For 2 reasons....firstly, as you said..H is the sole Emerald guy right now ad he is pretty much only interested in death metal, but he does take on other things from time to time, like Fozzy last week.
Secondly, now that they have hooked up with The Agency Group for their bookings...mmm...well, let's just say that after several very successful shows that we booked through them (Opeth/Kat in 2001, Haunted, Opeth in 2003, Entombed in 2004) they seem to no longer regard Ireland as being viable...or maybe Emerald as being viable. I dunno
I'm the 'other half' of Emerald Promotions btw...I was the one who booked Katatonia for Dublin (1996, 2001, 2003). I woship the band...always have, but I have been living in Oslo for 2 years and aint coming back just yet. Needless to say that when I do (or, if I do) you'll see more diversity in what is booked...however, for the moment.........
It suxxxx, cos Katatonia are godz....but, who knows??????????

Its a pity, there hasnt been much if any doom or dark metal in Ireland for a long time (excluding are own home grown bands)
But then again if H wasnt around there would be no metal gigs at all.
I was at the last Katatonia gig in Ireland and it was one of the best gigs I have ever been to.
Well, if you decide to come back you will be very welcomed! If not, sure Britain isnt too far away
 
jptk said:
Its a pity, there hasnt been much if any doom or dark metal in Ireland for a long time (excluding are own home grown bands)
But then again if H wasnt around there would be no metal gigs at all.
I was at the last Katatonia gig in Ireland and it was one of the best gigs I have ever been to.
Well, if you decide to come back you will be very welcomed! If not, sure Britain isnt too far away

can you name any decent irish bands? iv never heard of any that are serious about it. like are there any doom/gothic/death/black metal irish bands?
 
Jasonic said:
I think Katatonia have only played the following 2 festivals in the US:
- Milwaukee Metalfest
- BWBK Fest in Cleveland
Yes. They have played only two shows in the United States so far, unfortunately.

A Stranger said:
can you name any decent irish bands? iv never heard of any that are serious about it. like are there any doom/gothic/death/black metal irish bands?
Wreck of the Hesperus, Mourning Beloveth.
 
A Stranger said:
can you name any decent irish bands? iv never heard of any that are serious about it. like are there any doom/gothic/death/black metal irish bands?

Primordial?
Cruachan?
 
The bands mentioned in the above posts are probably the best to check out.
Especially Primordial. I think they are playing in dublin close to halloween so check them out if you get a chance
 
shadowNINE said:
Such a tour would indeed be great. It also sounds like a realistic and balanced idea.

except for the fact that Agalloch has probably played all of about 3-4 shows ever.. they've said themselves that they don't like playing live shows and therefore never tour. but if someone here has actually heard from the band themselves that they're very interested in this... holy shit.
 
Eric Paradox said:
except for the fact that Agalloch has probably played all of about 3-4 shows ever.. they've said themselves that they don't like playing live shows and therefore never tour. but if someone here has actually heard from the band themselves that they're very interested in this... holy shit.
As I have gathered from interviews (here) and from speaking with the band personally, at this point it's more that they have a limited amount of time (because of other obligations), and one of their members lives relatively far from the others (which makes rehearsing difficult). They do hope to play some live shows after they complete the album they are working on, though.
 
Qth said:
Im surprised that only one guy here agreed with me on Anathema. I thought there would be more fans of them here. They deserve more attention.

Anathema... have made some good albums, have played some good gigs but their gigs in the last couple of years have become more and more disappointing, I'd say they are not good enough (anymore) to deserve a tour with Katatonia. On the other hand, they wouldn't be the first lower- quality- Katatonia- support- band, so why not, one good thing would be that I wouldn't have to worry about being late at a show... :D though I prefer to be there in time and see a good suppport act...
I hope I didn't hurt any Anathema fans now, well actually, they are not that bad but they have been better.
 
Cis said:
Anathema... have made some good albums, have played some good gigs but their gigs in the last couple of years have become more and more disappointing, I'd say they are not good enough (anymore) to deserve a tour with Katatonia. On the other hand, they wouldn't be the first lower- quality- Katatonia- support- band, so why not, one good thing would be that I wouldn't have to worry about being late at a show... :D though I prefer to be there in time and see a good suppport act...
I hope I didn't hurt any Anathema fans now, well actually, they are not that bad but they have been better.

well in fairness to the anathema lads, there music is very different from Katatonia so I dont think they should be reffered to like this "lower-quality-katatonia-support-band"
 
jptk said:
well in fairness to the anathema lads, there music is very different from Katatonia so I dont think they should be reffered to like this "lower-quality-katatonia-support-band"

sure, they are different, I did not at all mean to compare them. "Lower- quality- katatonia- support- band" simply means: bad (or at least not really good) bands of any style and genre that have had the pleasure to play with Katatonia. Just to give one example- has anyone ever heard/ seen a band called Visions of Atlantis... ? :puke:
 
Well, they have gone from Doom/Death to Psychedelic Rock and changed style on almost every album, and imo its 99% high quality music all the way. The later might be harder to get into though, but when you do, its pure genius and imo its the most emotional music ever made, along with Saturnus. I guess it all comes down to taste.
I havent seen them live IRL yet so I cant comment on that, have seen a few live-vids though and its all good. Different, but good.

And you dont have to worry, im not hurt, not that bad anyway...



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