Katatonia - Discography

Katatonia is a Swedish alternative metal band formed in Stockholm, Sweden in 1991 by Jonas Renkse (formerly Lord Seth) and Anders Nyström (formerly Blackheim). Katatonia is noted for the overall melancholy of its sound, often giving them the classification of doom metal or depressive rock. Many critics note a progression in sound from the former to the latter as the band's career has progressed.

The early releases of the band feature mostly harsh vocals and can stylistically be considered as a mixture of doom and death metal. Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt performed the harsh vocals on Brave Murder Day and Sounds of Decay after regular Katatonia singer (and then drummer) Jonas Renkse became unable to scream properly. Katatonia had a mini-breakup circa 1996-1997, but reunited later. During this time, the band decided to change their sound to a more soft sound with clean vocals beginning with 1998's Discouraged Ones.