Dead End Kings
| Dead End Kings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by Katatonia | ||||
| Released | August 27, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | February - May 2012 | |||
| Studio | Ghost Ward & The City of Glass Studios[1] | |||
| Genre | Progressive metal[2] | |||
| Length | 48:47 | |||
| Label | Peaceville | |||
| Producer |
Jonas Renkse Anders Nyström | |||
| Katatonia chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| About.com |   [3] |
| Allmusic | [4] |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10[5] |
| The Guardian | [6] |
| Sputnikmusic |  [7] |
Dead End Kings is Katatonia's ninth full-length album. It was released on August 27, 2012, in Europe and August 28 in the U.S. through Peaceville Records. Like all Katatonia releases, the album was primarily written by founding members Jonas Renkse and Anders Nyström, although the band itself went through a number of lineup changes, making the album the first to feature bassist Niklas Sandin, the only album to feature second guitarist Per Ericksson, and the last to feature drummer Daniel Liljekvist.
Reception
The album was generally well received by critics. AllMusic praised the diverse and layered sound production on the album, concluding that "With its various parts, ever-shifting dynamics, and blazing instrumental interludes, it sends the set off with a nearly majestic bang. Dead End Kings is uncompromising in its musical excellence, bleak vision, and dark, hunted beauty; it extends Katatonia's reach exponentially.[4]
Track listing
All lyrics written by Jonas Renkse.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Parting" | Renkse | 4:52 |
| 2. | "The One You Are Looking For Is Not Here" (feat. Silje Wergeland) | Renkse | 3:52 |
| 3. | "Hypnone" | Renkse | 4:07 |
| 4. | "The Racing Heart" | Renkse | 4:06 |
| 5. | "Buildings" | Anders Nyström | 3:28 |
| 6. | "Leech" | Renkse | 4:23 |
| 7. | "Ambitions" | Renkse | 5:07 |
| 8. | "Undo You" | Nyström | 4:56 |
| 9. | "Lethean" | Per Eriksson, Renkse | 4:39 |
| 10. | "First Prayer" | Nyström, Renkse | 4:28 |
| 11. | "Dead Letters" | Nyström | 4:49 |
Total length: |
48:47 | ||
| Limited Deluxe Book Edition Bonus Tracks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
| 12. | "Second" | Nyström | 3:34 |
| 13. | "The Act of Darkening" | Nyström | 5:55 |
Total length: |
57:47 | ||
Personnel
- Band
- Jonas Renkse – vocals, guitar, keyboards, production, mixing
- Anders Nyström – lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, production, mixing
- Per Eriksson – guitar, engineering
- Niklas Sandin – bass guitar
- Daniel Liljekvist – drums
- Additional personnel
- Silje Wergeland – vocals on "The One You Are Looking for is Not Here"
- Frank Default – keyboards on track 1-11
- JP Asplund - percussion
- David Castillo – production, engineering, mixing
References
- ↑ Katatonia - Dead End Kings on metal-archives.com Retrieved on 23 May 2016
- ↑ Lawson, Dom (23 August 2012). "Katatonia: Dead End Kings – review" – via The Guardian.
- ↑ Bowar, Chad. "Katatonia - Dead End Kings Review". About.com. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- 1 2 Thom Jurek. "Katatonia: Dead End Kings". Allmusic. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ↑ Falcone, Jon (August 19, 2012). "Katatonia Dead End Kings". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ↑ Lawson, Dom (August 23, 2012). "Katatonia: Dead End Kings – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ↑ Ward, Kyle (August 27, 2012). "Katatonia Dead End Kings". Sputnik Music. Retrieved 10 January 2014.