The Great Cold Distance
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2006 |
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June to September 2005 |
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| Label (s) | Peaceville Records | |||
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Title (number) |
12 |
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running time |
51:51 |
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Not so with Nyström and Jonas Renkse |
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The Great Cold Distance is the seventh studio album by the Swedish metal band Katatonia . It was released on Peaceville Records in 2006 .
Creation and publication
After Viva Emptiness , Katatonia toured Europe several times, and two compilations were released . In spring 2005, Anders Nyström and Jonas Renkse started work on a new album, which was finally recorded in the summer with Andreas Åkerberg as background singer and Peter Damin as percussionist. The Great Cold Distance was produced by the main composers Anders Nyström and Jonas Renkse, mixed by Jens Bogren and David Castillo and mastered by Thomas Eberger. Travis Smith was again responsible for the artwork. The EP My Twin was released beforehand . The album was released on CD and LP, and in 2007 a surround sound version was released on DVD-Audio .
Track list
- Leaders - 4:20
- Deliberation - 3:59
- Soil's Song - 4:12
- My Twin - 3:41
- Consternation - 3:50
- Follower - 4:45
- Rusted - 4:21
- Increase - 4:20
- July - 4:45
- In the White - 4:53
- The Itch - 4:20
- Journey Through Pressure - 4:20
style
Katatonia's characteristic mix of Gothic Rock and Dark Metal is stylistically linked to Viva Emptiness on The Great Cold Distance . The often bulky pieces contain melancholic melodies, heavy riffs and some electronic effects. Again there are echoes of progressive rock . The dynamics and the alternation between calm and aggressive passages are pronounced again, but more predictable in the sometimes more straightforward structured pieces than on the previous album.
reception
This album was also received positively by the press. Sebastian Hauck from Babyblauen Seiten praises The Great Cold Distance with reservations: “The album is one of the better ones in the band. It's incredibly powerful, the mixture of heaviness and melody is well done, the record is very homogeneous. Nevertheless, you have to make compromises. Above all, the low variability in the vocals and the predictability of the structures contribute to the fact that the album is not as good as it could have been. "However, Tobias Blum from Rock Hard expresses appreciation that it is" characterized by the unique, laconic, melancholy voice of Jonas Renske [sic!], virtuoso instrumental execution and a highly complex songwriting ”. For Kilian Fried from powermetal.de , too , the album offers “a varied mixture of powerful, eruptive and quiet, atmospheric parts”.
Web links
- The Great Cold Distance on Allmusic (English)
- Reviews of The Great Cold Distance on the Babyblauen Seiten
Individual evidence
- ^ Biography , katatonia.com , accessed February 8, 2013.
- ↑ Stwart Mason: The Great Cold Distance on Allmusic , accessed on February 8, 2013.
- ↑ a b Tobias Blum: Katatonia. The Great Cold Distance , Rock Hard # 226, accessed February 8, 2013.
- ↑ a b Kilian Fried: Katatonia - The Great Cold Distance , powermetal.de , accessed on February 8, 2013.
- ↑ a b Baby Blue Prog Reviews: Katatonia: The Great Cold Distance , Baby Blue Pages , accessed on February 8, 2013.