Katatonia offering free download of new track “Dead Letters”
Sweden’s ultimate purveyor of dark rock/metal, Katatonia, has made a brand new track, “Dead Letters,” from its forthcoming ninth studio album, Dead End Kings, available for free download by signing up for the Katatonia mailing list at: http://emailunlock.com/peaceville-burning-shed/katatonia_dead-letters. “Dead Letters” can also be streamed on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u79MohYXcl4&feature=plcp.
Amongst Katatonia’s most poignant and ambitious material to date, Dead End Kings will hit stores in North America on August 28th via Peaceville Records. Dead End Kings sees the quintet conjure yet another milestone in audial melancholy and angst with this long-awaited follow-up to 2009’s inspired and acclaimed, Night is the New Day.
Dead End Kings European pre-orders are now available via Omerch at: http://www.bandstores.co.uk/shop/katatonia/products.php?cat=2007. North American pre-orders will begin next week. Stay tuned for more details.
The Dead End Kings track list is…
1. The Parting
2. The One You Are Looking for is Not Here (with Silje Wergeland)
3. Hypnone
4. The Racing Heart
5. Buildings
6. Leech
7. Ambitions
8. Undo You
9. Lethean
10. First Prayer
11. Dead Letters
Dead End Kings was recorded at Ghost Ward Studios and The City Of Glass, and was produced by Katatonia’s own, Anders Nyström and Jonas Renkse, and mixed by David Castillo, known for his prior work with Katatonia, as well as Opeth and Bloodbath.
Dead End Kings sees the recording debut of guitarist, Per Eriksson, for Katatonia, as well as recent bassist, Niklas Sandin. Additionally, Katatonia is joined once again by Frank Default and his invaluable expertise on sampling and atmospherics, plus a special guest appearance by Norwegian vocalist, Silje Wergeland, of Dutch legends, The Gathering/ex-Octavia Sperati.
Long-time visual collaborator, Travis Smith, provided artwork for the upcoming release.
Katatonia will hit the road in support of Dead End Kings on “Epic Kings & Idols,” a co-headlining North American run with The Devin Townsend Project set to kick off in early September. British death/doom metal act, Paradise Lost, will perform in support, with Stolen Babies rounding out the lineup.
VIP and general admission tickets for “Epic Kings & Idols” are on sale now. A full list of tour-dates can be seen below.
Stay tuned to the Dead End Kings mini-site: http://www.deadendkings.com for more information on Katatonia, Dead End Kings and “Epic Kings & Idols” North American tour.
Katatonia on tour…
June 8 – Sankt Goarshausen, Germany @ Night of Prog Festival
June 15 – Wegorzewo, Poland @ Seven Festival
June 21 – Benicassim, Spain @ Costa de Fuego
Aug. 18 – Dinkelsbühl, Germany @ Summer Breeze Open Air
“Epic Kings & Idols” dates…
Sept. 4 – Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven *
Sept. 5 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore
Sept. 7 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall *
Sept. 8 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theater
Sept. 9 – Phoenix, AZ @ Marquee Theater *
Sept. 11 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live Studio
Sept. 12 – Dallas, TX @ Trees *
Sept. 13 – Lawrence, KS @ Granada *
Sept. 14 – Denver, CO @ Summit
Sept. 16 – Minneapolis, MN @ Station 4 *
Sept. 17 – Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
Sept. 18 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls *
Sept. 19 – Toronto, ON @ Opera House
Sept. 20 – Montreal, QC @ Cafe Campus
Sept. 21 – Worcester, MA @ Palladium
Sept. 22 – Philadelphia, PA @ TLA *
Sept. 23 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza *
Sept. 24 – Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live
* Katatonia headline
Sources:
www.katatonia.com
www.deadendkings.com
www.facebook.com/katatonia
www.myspace.com/katatonia
www.peaceville.com
www.omerch.com
www.northernmusic.co.uk
