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Katatonia – Dead Air 2LP incoming
KATATONIA PERFORM AN EXTENSIVE AND MAJESTIC SET OF FAN FAVOURITES, CAPTURED DURING THEIR 2020 LOCKDOWN SESSION.
With a somewhat unforeseen global event transpiring this year which resulted in touring being made all but impossible for artists internationally, Katatonia conducted a more intimate ‘lockdown’ show which was streamed live from Studio Grondahl, Stockholm on May 9th. “Dead Air” offers fans a full 88-minute set containing 20 tracks from the band’s extensive and illustrious repertoire to date, with inclusions spanning two decades of dark progressive greatness, and essentially also debuting three of the “City Burials” album tracks in a live setting.
The tracklisting itself contains a very literal selection of fan favourites overall, having being voted for exclusively by the band’s worldwide fanbase, flawlessly flirting between earlier singles such as metallic anthems ‘My Twin’ & ‘July’, to the stirring emotional grandeur of new song, “Lacquer”.
The recording, mixing & engineering work was orchestrated by David Castillo, notable for his extensive body of work with Katatonia to date, and the performance itself was professionally filmed by Blackbox Video.
Behind The Blood live from Dead Air
This version is truly improved from the studio version. Top notch!
Lacquer live from Dead Air
“Lacquer” from “Dead Air” is so bright, so tender, but yet so strong. Album version had an overall electronic feel, that is completely addressed in this excellent version.
Tracklisting
- Lethean (06:00)
- Teargas (03:17)
- Serein (04:47)
- Deliberation (03:57)
- The Winter Of Our Passing (03:08)
- Ghost Of The Sun (04:07)
- The Racing Heart (04:26)
- Soil`s Song (04:07)
- Old Heart Falls (04:25)
- Forsaker (04:10)
- Tonight`s Music (04:22)
- In The White (04:57)
- Leaders (04:17)
- Lacquer (04:51)
- Omerta (03:09)
- My Twin (03:38)
- Unfurl (04:52)
- July (04:48)
- Evidence (05:29)
- Behind The Blood (05:06)
Hellenic black metal legends Varathron return with a brilliant live album – “Glorification under The Latin Moon”
“Glorification under The Latin Moon” was recorded in its entirety on August 4th, 2019 in São Paulo (Brazil) during the final show of Varathron‘s 30 Years Of Darkness Tour, the historic setlist boasts some of the bands finest compositions, from 1988 and beyond, most notably including the entirety of classic “His Majesty At The Swamp” from 1993, to most recent songs, taken from the acclaimed “Patriarchs Of Evil” album, which made it to an awful lot of year-end lists in 2018. We took the opportunity to catch up with Hellenic black metal legend Varathron‘s vocalist Stefan Necroabyssious…
Hello Stefan, please tell us about your new great live album “Glorification under The Latin Moon”.
Thank you for your great support to my band. Our first official live album and the whole situation is amazing. That album was recorded in Sao Paulo of Brazil, my second homeland as I said there, because we received so much love, passion and respect for our band. The sound was very good and the passion of the crowd awesome. We played the entire “His Majesty at the Swamp” album and some new tracks. Infernal night – I’ll never forget it!
Sounds amazing! It is great with represses and the live album! We’re wondering, is there possibly some new material round the corner?
Yes, we’re working on new material now! The new album will follow the path of “Patriarchs of Evil”, but even more abysmal and evil. I think it will be very good stuff!
Any other news about Varathron?
I hope the best for the near future and our musical community, and that we can start playing live shows and spread the words of evil… Soon I wish!
/Stefan Necroabyssious
We’re certainly looking forward to the follow-up to the successful “Patriarchs of Evil”. Meanwhile, we will enjoy “Glorification under The Latin Moon” – please check out the legendary “Son of The Moon” below.
Tracklist
| A1 | Cultum Deus Aeternum (Ιntro) | |
| A2 | Ouroboros Dweller | |
| A3 | Cassiopeia’s Ode | |
| A4 | Tenebrous | |
| B1 | Saturnian Sect | |
| B2 | His Majesty At The Swamp | |
| B3 | Son Of The Moon | |
| B4 | Unholy Funeral | |
| C1 | Nightly Kingdoms | |
| C2 | Lustful Father | |
| C3 | Flowers Of My Youth | |
| C4 | The River Of My Souls | |
| D1 | The Tressrising Of Nyarlathotep | |
| D2 | Genesis Of Apocryphal Desire | |
| D3 | Sic Transit Gloria Mundi (Outro) |
