But that heaviness is set off by gems like the surprisingly restrained "In the White," a powerful and heartfelt song that's among the band's finest, and that sonic variety makes The Great Cold Distance a stronger, more compelling listen than a more bludgeoning effort would be. Katatonia - Midwinter Gates (prologue) 00:43 2. They're still heavy: "Deliberation" and "Leaders" are as brutal as anything on the band's career high point, Last Fair Deal Gone Down. Similarly, this album forsakes the blastbeats and hyperspeed riffing for a more dynamic sound that makes smart use of slow and quiet passages. 2016 marked not only the band's 25th anniversary, but also 10 years since the release of their highly regarded Peaceville album 'The Great Cold Distance' - and following. TOUR Hailed as one of the leaders of the death-doom genre alongside My Dying Bride and Paradise Lost, Sweden's Katatonia have spent 25 years constantly evolving into the much-loved purveyor of dark progressive rock/metal they are today.
Singer Jonas Renske - who apparently lost his ability to do the now-clich‚d Cookie Monster vocals some years ago due to medical problems - has refined his voice into a much smoother and, surprisingly, more powerful instrument that's capable of greater emotional shadings. PEACEVILLE RE-ISSUE KATATONIA'S GREAT COLD DISTANCE ON MID-PRICE CD TO COINCIDE WITH U.S.
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Coming three full years after 2003's Viva Emptiness, The Great Cold Distance continues the trend toward the mainstream that Katatonia began with that album.