Katatonia

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 of criticism from their more staunch metalhead contingent...

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 fans! Nys...

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: "Unfortunately tonight's gig reached an all time low...

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...

Italian melodic metal band At the Soundawn will release 'Shifting' via Lifeforce on April 27. While this is the band's second album, there is no fear of the dreaded sophomore slump, which affects bands of all size and scope. "Our debut EP was just a trial," guitarist Andrea Violante told Noisecreep...

Never seen Finnish prog metal upstarts Barren Earth live and in the flesh? Well, neither have we -- and that's not quite a shock, since they're so new and on the eve of releasing their first full-length album. We can remedy your desire for a live taste of the band by having you watch these videos of the songs 'Flicker' and 'Jewel' right here...

If you haven't already heard Katatonia's 'Night Is the New Day,' hold off on compiling that top 10 list for the year. The Swedish metallers, who are coming up on their 20th anniversary, outdid themselves on their latest effort, which, in short, sounds like Opeth's 2001 classic 'Blackwater Park' with clean vocals...