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Sweden\u2019s ultimate purveyor of dark rock\/metal, Katatonia, has made a brand new track, \u201cDead Letters,\u201d 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. \u201cDead Letters\u201d can also be streamed on YouTube: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=u79MohYXcl4&feature=plcp. <\/p>\n
Amongst Katatonia\u2019s 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\u2019s inspired and acclaimed, Night is the New Day.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
The Dead End Kings track list is\u2026<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n
Dead End Kings was recorded at Ghost Ward Studios and The City Of Glass, and was produced by Katatonia\u2019s own, Anders Nystr\u00f6m and Jonas Renkse, and mixed by David Castillo, known for his prior work with Katatonia, as well as Opeth and Bloodbath.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Long-time visual collaborator, Travis Smith, provided artwork for the upcoming release.<\/p>\n
Katatonia will hit the road in support of Dead End Kings on \u201cEpic Kings & Idols,\u201d 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.<\/p>\n
VIP and general admission tickets for \u201cEpic Kings & Idols\u201d are on sale now. A full list of tour-dates can be seen below.<\/p>\n
Stay tuned to the Dead End Kings mini-site: http:\/\/www.deadendkings.com for more information on Katatonia, Dead End Kings and \u201cEpic Kings & Idols\u201d North American tour.<\/p>\n
Katatonia on tour\u2026<\/p>\n
June 8 – Sankt Goarshausen, Germany @ Night of Prog Festival<\/p>\n
June 15 – Wegorzewo, Poland @ Seven Festival<\/p>\n
June 21 – Benicassim, Spain @ Costa de Fuego<\/p>\n
Aug. 18 – Dinkelsb\u00fchl, Germany @ Summer Breeze Open Air<\/p>\n
\u201cEpic Kings & Idols\u201d dates\u2026<\/p>\n
Sept. 4 – Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven *<\/p>\n
Sept. 5 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore<\/p>\n
Sept. 7 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall *<\/p>\n
Sept. 8 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theater<\/p>\n
Sept. 9 – Phoenix, AZ @ Marquee Theater *<\/p>\n
Sept. 11 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live Studio<\/p>\n
Sept. 12 – Dallas, TX @ Trees *<\/p>\n
Sept. 13 – Lawrence, KS @ Granada *<\/p>\n
Sept. 14 – Denver, CO @ Summit<\/p>\n
Sept. 16 – Minneapolis, MN @ Station 4 *<\/p>\n
Sept. 17 – Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge<\/p>\n
Sept. 18 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls *<\/p>\n
Sept. 19 – Toronto, ON @ Opera House<\/p>\n
Sept. 20 – Montreal, QC @ Cafe Campus<\/p>\n
Sept. 21 – Worcester, MA @ Palladium<\/p>\n
Sept. 22 – Philadelphia, PA @ TLA *<\/p>\n
Sept. 23 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza *<\/p>\n
Sept. 24 – Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live<\/p>\n
* Katatonia headline<\/p>\n
Sources:<\/p>\n
www.katatonia.com<\/p>\n
www.deadendkings.com <\/p>\n
www.facebook.com\/katatonia<\/p>\n
www.myspace.com\/katatonia <\/p>\n
www.peaceville.com<\/p>\n
www.omerch.com\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n
www.northernmusic.co.uk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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