
Katatonia to obok Anathemy, Paradise Lost i My Dying Bride prekursorzy klimatycznego grania z pod znaku death/doom metalu.
Pierwsze dwie płyty to absolutny kanon gatunku i kamień milowy w rozwoju ambitniejszego, nastawionego na klimat metalu. Wielowątkowe kompozycje, budowanie z wagnerowskim rozmachem atmosfery pustki i rozczarowania zabawą zwaną życiem.
Od trzeciej przełomowej Discouraged Ones, Katatonia skierowała swe zapatrywania w kierunku rockowych brzmień czy gotyckiego grania, pozostając jednocześnie w swoich bardzo charakterystycznych klimatach, nie odżegnując się zupełnie od doom metalu, co dało swoisty ewenement mogący uchodzić za rock/metal depresyjny.
Kolejna zmiana nastąpiła z płytą The Great Cold Distance, gdzie do sprawdzonej już formuły ekipa Jonasa Renske i Andersa Nystroma dorzuciła patenty rodem z rocka progresywnego oraz math metalowe rozwiązania rytmiczne. Cokolwiek sądzić o współczesnych dokonaniach kapeli pozostaje ona w czołówce bardziej ambitnego i nastrojowego grania, choć towarzyszą mu już zgoła odmienne emocje co na epokowych dziełach.
Skład:
Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström - Bass, Keyboards (1991-1993), Guitars, Programming, Vocals (backing) (1991-2018) Bloodbath, ex-Diabolical Masquerade, ex-Bewitched
Jonas Renkse - Drums (1991-1998), Vocals (lead), Guitars, Keyboards, Programming (1991-2018) Bloodbath, Wisdom of Crowds, ex-October Tide
Niklas "Nille" Sandin - Bass (2010-2018) Lik, Bloodbath (live), ex-Amaran, ex-Life Eclipse, ex-Chaosys, ex-Dark Eden (live), Aoria, ex-Shadows Past, ex-Sodomisery, ex-Lamia Antitheus, ex-Siebenbürgen, ex-Slavegrid
Daniel Moilanen - Drums (2015-2018) Heavydeath, Runemagick, ex-Mnemonic, ex-Dracena, ex-Lord Belial, ex-Sandalinas, ex-The Project Hate MCMXCIX, ex-Grindnecks, ex-Relevant Few, ex-Engel, ex-Pen Expers
Roger Öjersson - Guitars (2016-2018) Tiamat, ex-Kamchatka
Fredrik "North" Norrman - Guitars (1994-2010) October Tide, Uncanny, ex-Trees of Eternity, Thenighttimeproject, ex-Fulmination
Mikael Oretoft - Bass (1995-1998) ex-Eyekon
Mattias "Kryptan" Norrman - Bass (1999-2009) Moondark, October Tide, ex-Dellamorte, ex-Trees of Eternity, South of You, Subdive, Thenighttimeproject, ex-Interment, ex-Uncanny
Daniel Liljekvist - Drums, Percussion (1999-2014) Ikhon, Mercury Rust, V, ex-Komotio, ex-In Mourning, ex-Knout, ex-Subdive
Per "Sodo" Eriksson - Guitars (2010-2014) Ghost (live), ex-21 Lucifers, ex-Genocrush Ferox, ex-Komotio, ex-Bloodbath
Kristian Pook - Guitars (1993)
Viktor Takala - Guitars (1993-1995)
Mikael Åkerfeldt - Guitars (1993-1994, 1997) Opeth, Storm Corrosion, ex-Steel, ex-Bloodbath, ex-Eruption, ex-Sörskogen
Victor Takala - Guitars (1994) ex-Eyekon
Kennet Englund - Drums (1996) Centinex, Demonical, Interment, Moondark, Uncanny, ex-Dellamorte, Subdive
Niklas "Nille" Sandin - Bass (2009-2010) Lik, Bloodbath (live), ex-Amaran, ex-Life Eclipse, ex-Chaosys, ex-Dark Eden (live), Aoria, ex-Shadows Past, ex-Sodomisery, ex-Lamia Antitheus, ex-Siebenbürgen, ex-Slavegrid
Per "Sodomizer" Eriksson - Guitars (2009-2010) Ghost (live), ex-21 Lucifers, ex-Genocrush Ferox, ex-Komotio, ex-Bloodbath
Daniel Moilanen - Drums (2014-2015) Heavydeath, Runemagick, ex-Mnemonic, ex-Dracena, ex-Lord Belial, ex-Sandalinas, ex-The Project Hate MCMXCIX, ex-Grindnecks, ex-Relevant Few, ex-Engel, ex-Pen Expers
Bruce Soord - Guitars (acoustic) (2014) The Pineapple Thief, Wisdom of Crowds
Tomas Åkvik - Guitars, Vocals (backing) (2014-2016) Lik, Nale, Bloodbath (live), ex-Chaosys, ex-The Resistance (live)
JP Asplund - Percussion (2014)
1991 - Rehearsal [demo]
1992 - Jhva Elohim Meth [demo]
1992 - Rehearsal 92 [demo]
1993 - Dance of December Souls
1995 - For Funerals to Come... [EP]
1996 - Primordial / Katatonia [split]
1996 - Jhva Elohim Meth / Alone Walkyng [split]
1996 - Brave Murder Day
1997 - Sounds of Decay [EP]
1998 - Saw You Drown [EP]
1998 - Discouraged Ones
1999 - Tonight's Decision
2001 - Teargas [EP]
2001 - Last Fair Deal Gone Down
2001 - Tonight's Music [EP]
2003 - Viva Emptiness
2004 - Brave Yester Days [kompilacja]
2005 - The Black Sessions [kompilacja]
2006 - My Twin [single]
2006 - The Great Cold Distance
2006 - Deliberation [single]
2007 - July [single]
2007 - Live Consternation [live]
2009 - Night Is the New Day
2010 - Day and Then the Shade [single]
2010 - The Longest Year [EP]
2012 - Buildings [single]
2012 - Dead End Kings
2012 - Lethean [single]
2013 - Introducing Katatonia [kompilacja]
2013 - Last Fair Day Gone Night [live]
2013 - Dethroned & Uncrowned
2014 - Kocytean [kompilacja]
2015 - Sanctitude [live]
2016 - The Fall of Hearts
2017 - Proscenium [EP]
2017 - The Great Cold Distance (Live in Bulgaria with the Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra) [live]
MA: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Katatonia/6