Night is the New Day
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2009 |
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June to August 2009 |
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| Label (s) | Peaceville Records | |||
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11 |
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running time |
48:40 |
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Not so with Nyström and Jonas Renkse |
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Night Is the New Day is the eighth studio album by the Swedish metal band Katatonia . It was released on Peaceville Records in 2009 .
Creation and publication
After The Great Cold Distance , Katatonia toured Europe and the United States, and a live DVD was released. Work on a new album began as early as 2007, which was finally recorded in the summer of 2009 with Frank Default as keyboardist and percussionist. Krister Linder was involved as a guest singer. Night Is the New Day was produced by Anders Nyström and Jonas Renkse , mixed by David Castillo and mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios . Travis Smith was again responsible for the artwork. The album was released on CD and double LP, and a new edition with bonus tracks was released in 2011.
Track list
- Forsaker - 4:04
- The Longest Year - 4:37
- Idle Blood - 4:21
- Onward into Battle - 3:49
- Liberation - 4:16
- The Promise of Deceit - 4:15
- Nephilim - 4:25
- New Night - 4:25
- Inheritance - 4:28
- Day and Then the Shade - 4:26
- Departer - 5:27
- Bonus title
- Ashen - 4:09
- Sold Heart - 4:36
- Day and Then the Shade (Frank Default Mix) - 5:39
- Idle Blood (Linje 14) - 3:23
style
Katatonia's characteristic mix of Gothic Rock and Dark Metal is also slightly developed on Night Is the New Day . In the often bulky - but overall a little quieter - pieces there are again melancholic melodies, heavy riffs , electronic effects, a pronounced dynamic and alternation between calm and aggressive passages. In addition to echoes of progressive rock , the guitar walls and sound surfaces now also show influences from post-rock .
reception
The album was positively received by the press. Peter Kubaschk from powermetal.de finds it exciting, but "in the overall impression somehow brittle and aloof". On metal.de is praised: "The songs seem much worked fine, far more delicate and passages as performed on an almost comical way, the ad by the band with strong riff and guitar wall Boliden absurdum, fragile." January Fleckhaus from Metal Hammer sums up: “Katatonia have never been more serene, more mature. Some people may justifiably criticize the more difficult access [...] compared to older albums. It's a quiet album that gradually unfolds its strengths. "
Web links
- Official site for the album (English)
- Night Is the New Day at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Biography , katatonia.com , accessed February 8, 2013.
- ↑ Boris Kaiser: Katatonia. Night Is The New Day , Rock Hard # 271, accessed February 8, 2013.
- ↑ a b Peter Kubaschk: Katatonia - Night Is The New Day ( Memento of the original from March 30, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , powermetal.de , accessed on February 8, 2013.
- ↑ a b Katatonia - Night Is The New Day , metal.de , accessed on February 8, 2013.
- ^ Jan Fleckhaus: Katatonia Night Is the New Day Review , Metal Hammer , accessed on February 8, 2013.
