SPILL NEWS: KATATONIA CELEBRATES 30 YEARS WITH EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF RARITIES AND B-SIDES | TOUR DATES

KATATONIA CELEBRATES 30 YEARS WITH EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF RARITIES AND B-SIDES

PEACEVILLE RECORDS

Marking 30 years since the formation of one of the most enigmatic & aurally captivating bands to grace the dark rock/prog genre, Mnemosynean contains an extensive collection of all Katatonia ’s rarities and B-sides, including tracks from the band’s numerous EPs, limited special edition bonuses, cover songs, as well as a series of collaborative remixes. The journey of Mnemosynean spans the gothic-soaked experimental epic Scarlet Heavens recorded all the way back in 1994, through to tracks recorded during the sessions for the stellar 2016 opus, The Fall of Hearts.

The intriguing title of Mnemosynean itself represents memories & was selected because tomb inscriptions dating back to 400 BCE say that the dead could keep their memories by avoiding drinking from the Lethe, and drink instead from the stream flowing from the lake of Mnemosyne (the goddess of memory).

Following an early string of deathly doom-inspired releases which firmly & quickly established Katatonia as a leading force in the 1990’s underground, the Swedes came to true prominence following a transition to a more metallic, sleek, dark & depressive rock style while fully embracing concepts of urban and social decay, but also retaining some of the distinguishing traits from their early repertoire, such as the melancholy-laced & instantly identifiable melodic guitar leads.

The Mnemosynean packaging includes a new band biography courtesy of music journalist Eleanor Goodman , as well as full lyrics plus backgrounds to the track origins described by founding members Anders Nyström and Jonas Renkse , along with other close Katatonia collaborators. The artwork for this release has been created by long-running Katatonia visual artist Travis Smith.

Katatonia will be heading out across Europe for an extensive tour with Solstafir in early 2022, as well as playing a string of festivals throughout the year. See dates below.

Tour Dates

Katatonia – 2021

17th September, 2021 – Plovdiv, Bulgaria – Ancient Theater

Katatonia – 2022

21st January – 26th February, 2022 – EU Tour w/ Solstafir

21/01 – Tampere, Tullikamari
22/01 – Helsinki, Kulttuuritalo
23/01 – Tallinn, Helitehas
25/01 – Warsaw, Stodola
26/01 – Berlin, Huxleys
27/01 – Stuttgart, Longhorn
28/01 – Frankfurt, Batschkapp
29/01 – Prague, Roxy
30/01 – Vienna, Arena
01/02 – Budapest, Akvarium Klub
02/02 – Munich, Backstage Werk
03/02 – Zurich, Komplex 457
04/02 – Milan, Live Club
05/02 – Lyon, Ninkasi Kao
07/02 – Madrid, Kapital
08/02 – Barcelona, Apolo
09/02 – Toulouse, Metronum
11/02 – London, O2 Forum Kentish Town
12/02 – Manchester, O2 Ritz
13/02 – Bristol, SWX
14/02 – Glasgow, Garage
15/02 – Wolverhampton, KK’s Steelmill
17/02 – Luxembourg, Rockhal
18/02 – Haarlem, Patronaat
19/02 – Cologne, Essigfabrik
20/02 – Paris, Trianon
22/02 – Antwerp, Trix
23/02 – Hamburg, Gruenspan
24/02 – Copenhagen, Amager Bio
25/02 – Oslo, Rockefeller
26/02 – Stockholm, Fållan

2022 Festival Dates

15/04 – Prognosis – Eindhoven, Netherlands
02/06 – Mystic Festival – Gdansk, Poland
25/06 – Hellfest – Clisson, France
16/07 – Luppolo In Rock – Cremona, Italy

Ticket details from  www.katatonia.com

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