SWEDEN – Swedish master of melancholy, Katatonia, has announced a four-disc CD/DVD set,Last Fair Day Gone Night, to be released September 30 on Peaceville. Last Fair Day Gone Nightshowcases the dark rock/metal band at its glorious best, complete with an electrifying set from London’s esteemed Koko venue, with the band’s captivating performance captured on DVD with accompanying double audio disc of the whole concert. A fourth disc also includes a full and extensive (136 minutes) documentary charting the early days and the band’s subsequent rise, as told in the words of band masterminds Jonas Renkse and Anders Nyström.
Recorded during a series of special celebratory shows to mark the band’s 20th anniversary during 2011’s ‘Last Fair Day Gone Night’ tour, founding members Anders Nyström and Jonas Renkse are joined by drummer Daniel Liljekvist, plus guitarist Per Eriksson and bassist Niklas Sandin, for an exhilarating evening fuelled by a rich and extensive set of Katatonia tracks both past and present. This also includes a special 10th anniversary performance of the landmark 2001 album Last Fair Deal Gone Down in its entirety.
This edition of Last Fair Day Gone Night is presented in deluxe mediabook packaging, including an additional 20 page booklet. Sleeve artwork comes courtesy of long-time collaborator Travis Smith.
A teaser trailer for the upcoming release can be seen here:
Last Fair Day Gone Night can be pre-ordered now on iTunes , the Peaceville web-store or Omerch
LAST FAIR DAY GONE NIGHT TRACK LIST:
CD 1 – Audio from Koko set I
DISPOSSESSION
CHROME
WE MUST BURY YOU
TEARGAS
I TRANSPIRE
TONIGHT’S MUSIC
CLEAN TODAY
THE FUTURE OF SPEECH
PASSING BIRD
SWEET NURSE
DON’T TELL A SOUL
CD 2 – Audio from Koko set II
BRAVE
RIGHT INTO THE BLISS
THE PROMISE OF DECEIT
NEPHILIM
THE LONGEST YEAR
JULY
NEW NIGHT
MY TWIN
I BREAK
WAIT OUTSIDE
DISSOLVING BONDS
FORSAKER
DVD 1
Last Fair Day Gone Night Concert Film
DVD 2 – Katatonia Documentary – 136 minutes
A 20th Year Flashback Documentary
Katatonia was formed in 1991 by Anders Nyström and Jonas Renkse. Its debut album, Dance of December Souls, was released in 1993, gaining the band recognition for its eclectic brand of gothic doom/death metal and joining acts such as Paradise Lost and My Dying Bride as one of the genre’s defining bands. On future albums a newer, sleeker Katatonia sound came to the fore, starting with a streamlined and structured collection of melodic dark rock songs that became third album Discouraged Ones which is widely regarded as the main evolution point for modern day Katatonia.
Stay tuned for more information on Katatonia and Last Fair Day Gone Night, out next month on Peaceville.
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