This is going to rule.

Oh Jesus. Can't wait.

The words here gave me huge expectations.

album art of the year so far.

Don't necessarily agree but that misty background and particularly that tree are a morbid joy to see. Album title is pretty lame though.

We are Katatonia, and we're back to ruin the joy of spring.

The sun is out, the plants are in bloom, the wind is pleasantly cool on your face, you are alone in the world, you await only the grave, you hope you go before watching your loved ones slowly die.

idk how the line-up change will affect this album, but so far it looks like yet another typical katatonia release

I guess that settles what my next discography review will be.

Neat artwork. Album should be awesome; the band never disappointed.

Nobody exists for a reason, nobody belongs anywhere, everybody's gonna die.

Excited for this

Best news all day.

probably my most anticipated album of the year, stoked as hell for this

uhm, ladybaby?

this description makes me so wet. hope it will wow me as dead end kings did back then

One of my most anticipated albums, I am very excited about these news

I thought their last drummer was incredibly creative, hope his departure doesn't affect anything too much

yea that's one concern of mine ://

loved Night is the New Day...not fond of Dead End Kings...curious how this will sound though

this is thus far my most anticipated release this year

and the best album art this year is for in mourning's new record "afterglow"

http://www.swedishmetal.nu/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/In-Mourning-Afterglow.jpg

This will probably rule. I'm hoping they shake things up just a b bit though because they need something more after their last few records.

"one of the most revered and cherished of all bands in the world of modern heavy music."

That praise is a bit overblown lol but I've give this a shot when it comes out.

it's true tho, they're very popular/well-known within metalheads, they're pretty big

Hype! Can't wait!

Nice this should be sick, Dead End Kings is awesome

Awesomeness

"progressive rock/metal"

lol stop. There's nothing 'prog' about a-little-more-than-basic songstructuring.

dark*

i fucking hate those pointless 20 sec teasers

hyped nonetheless

how is 'dark prog' any different in this context than just 'prog'?

Hopefully better than the last album.

it's ~dark~

"There's nothing 'prog' about a-little-more-than-basic songstructuring."

This.
People need to stop tossing around that term everytime something doesn't entirely fit into their clichees.

it's not about the clichés, it's the sound palette and mixing

what does that even mean

u know when people call 'progressive' something that's obviously not prog, it's usually coz of the timbre of the guitars, like, the production, the mixing, etc etc. like how some metalcore can be confused as 'djent' coz of the production, despite not having the stop-start riffs characteristic of the genre, or how u can tell something is 'indie' rock/pop just by listening to the timbre of the instruments and the production, even when u know nothing of how the actual music was made (classic 'indie' definition)

blah blah, it's the timbre

like how u can tell something is post-rock when u hear the twinkly guitars and the synths pretending to be a string section, and the rather slow tempo, even if it's a 10 second snippet, even when it has nothing to do with the actual definition of the genre. that's the cause of the confusion, and why this is being called 'progressive'

Damn I didn't even know they were putting out a new album, fucking pumped.

yesssss

Checked these guys out for the first time, their last LP rules! I guess from the ratings that all their albums are worth checking out? I've heard one of the tracks with Akerfeldt on Plug.dj once, was pretty cool

Yep, they're a very consistent band, so if you like everything you've heard so far, dig more through their catalogue.

if u liked the last one, u'll prolly dig a few more by them yea

dead end kings is like in the middle between the great cold distance (heavier side) and night is the new day (softer side). go check em out!

Will do, thanks for the recommendations! Very excited for this new album

Disagree. Reckon DEK is about as heavy/soft as NITND. Great Cold Distance is the heavier side, agreed. Viva Emptiness and Last Fair Deal Gone Down are alternative metal, the latter with gothic tendencies. Tonight's Decision and Discouraged Ones have a pure gothic vibe going on. The two albums prior to them are death/doom.

Hard to recommend an album that "captures" this band properly. I reckon if you like one enough, you can grow to like them all.

New trailer featuring a full minute of music, plus track list and preorder info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKjQduLxALM

The song sounds great so far and I'm stoked.

^ Sweet, thanks. Gonna update the article.

sounding awesome so far, stoked

YES YES YES

love the organ. amazing stuff coming up guys!!!!