Katatonia

Unfortunate news from Katatonia: Longtime drummer Daniel Liljekvist has left the band. In a statement posted on Katatonia's official website earlier today, Liljekvist notes that he's no longer able to "combine job, family and commit 100% to Katatonia."

Anders Nystrom and Katatonia have been defining death-doom metal for over 10 years. Nyström recently spoke with Total Guitar about how his custom Mayones Legend guitar helps him craft the ulra-heavy sounds the band is known for.

Swedish doom merchants Katatonia will return to the U.S. and Canada this fall on their Uncrowned + Vertikal Tour. Their sound is autumnal, so it's a perfect time for the band to return. Katatonia will co-headline with Cult of Luna, while Intronaut and TesseracT will open the two-week run of maj…

Phil Anselmo has his hands in a lot of metal pots. One of the things he prefers about his band Down, however? "I may play in a lot of different bands but do they have this fanbase? No they do not, those are more self-indulgent projects that I feel like doing...

Katatonia's roots go back to the Scandinavian death metal scene of the late '80s and early '90s, but since forming in 1991, the band's sound has evolved every few years. With the changes, the Swedish act has been met with critical and fan praise, but there has been a fair amount …

Sweden's Katatonia are hauling doom metal across this great country of ours while on tour with Opeth. Noisecreep caught up with guitarist Anders Nyström, who along with singer Jonas Renske, is in the death metal band Bloodbath with Opeth's Mikael Akerfeldt, for all you metal trivia fa…

Katatonia had hit the U.S. for their first tour of the region in over three years when they were robbed. Two guitars, straps and wireless transmitters were jacked from the band's tour stop in St. Paul, Minn. on Saturday.
The band issued the following statement regarding the matter: "Unf…

Swedish death metallers turned dark rockers Katatonia have released eight albums and seven EPs. It should be no surprise to the band that after almost 20 years their following has grown so immensely. Yet, the band gets shocked every once and again...

Swedish progressive doom band Katatonia will perform a headlining tour of North America that launches Sept. 8 in Baltimore and runs through Oct. 7 in West Springfield, Va.
Katatonia's last full-length was 'Night is the New Day,' which came out in November 2009...

Our favorite Israeli metal band Orphaned Land will return to North America, riding sidecar with doom 'n' gloomers Katatonia on a full tour. The only way to make a real dent in the U.S. is to keep canvasing the country with shows, and Orphaned Land understand that concept...