The journey Katatonia have undertaken from Gothic doom metal purveyors to prog rock / prog metal maestros started the best part of two decades ago. Their more progressive era is now well established, and their latest offering, Sky Void Of Stars, is very much in keeping with the approach of the last couple of albums…
Welcome back to the Rock Sins Weekly Playlist! Our first instalment of 2023 is jam packed with new tracks from the first part of the new year, with everyone from Fall Out Boy to Metallica! We may as well kick off with Fall Out Boy, as their new single Love From The Other Side is…
Three decades, that’s how long Swedish prog icons Katatonia have been putting pick to string. Whether this seems possible or not, their repertoire of success speaks for itself and the band has rarely dipped from the upper echelons of the progressive scene. This quite rightly calls for celebration. Mnemosynean is as much of a self…
Its almost time for another new month, and we’ve got another great selection of twenty tracks for you all to enjoy. Kicking things off this week is the new single from Katatonia, The Winter Of Our Passing, taken from their wonderful new album City Burials. We also have the thunderous Amongst The Shadows And The…
With the new wonderful Katatonia album City Burials being released yesterday (24th April 2020) on Peaceville Records, the band are celebrating the album’s release by unveiling their newest single. Taken from City Burials, The Winter Of Our Passing is the third single to emerge from the album and has been immortalised in a beautifully animated…
Katatonia, much like their Scandinavian contemporaries Opeth, essentially have two acts to their career. The original musical direction of the band, very much in the doom / gothic metal mould, and their more recent offerings, which over the second half of their existence has shown them to be one of the world’s finest exponents of…
Welcome back for another installment of the Rock Sins weekly playlist. Given all the developments over the last week or so, we’ve decided to focus more heavily on promoting new releases this week, but as always we have a healthy mix for our readers and listeners. This week, the Rock Sins playlist brings you new…
It’s been nearly a month since our last video of the week contest where prog genre benders Vola came out on top – oops, where did September go? Not to worry though, we’ve got a bumper edition to make up for our tardiness. Eight brand new videos (including another great animated offering from our last…
What a wonderful piece of “anniversary” news this is! Longtime favourites of ours, Scandinavian dark progressive metallers Katatonia have announced they will be coming to the UK to celebrate their 25 year anniversary as a band with us this October. On the 21st of October Katatonia’s biggest ever UK headline show will take place at…
For any band to reach their tenth album is a very special achievement. That the band is the much loved Swedish progressive metallers Katatonia will led to much happiness worldwide, as they announce the release details of their new album The Fall Of Hearts. Four years on from the release of another acclaimed classic Dead…
Saturday at Download tends to roll round faster than you think it will and 2013 was no exception. No sooner had we all enjoyed Slipknot’s excellent set the previous evening (and some partying afterwards) then it was time for round two with Iron Maiden and the many other excellent bands appearing on the middle day…
Rocksins hopes everyone enjoyed their weekend and the end to the football season! Whether you’re nursing a hangover, celebrating your teams’ success or facing a summer of football induced depression, we’ve got the ideal thing to kick start your week whatever your current disposition. Having last week previewed the first day of Download 2013 (read…
