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| 2.5 average | itchy | April 30th 12 |
Someday this will likely become a 3 for me, but no more. To me this is an awkward transition phase for Katatonia where they hadn't quite found their stride with the new direction. Nixing the harsh vocals left Renske having to rely on his weak clean vocal delivery. He sounds timid and unsure of himself as he struggles to hit notes quietly, which is different than sounding melancholic. rLater releases show him projecting and singingly more confidently and intensely while still being melancholic and soft. He never belts it, really, but at this point his vocal abilities weren't there yet and this album suffers for it for me.rThe songwriting and the riffs, while good, just doesn't seem the be up to the solid and memorable level of later releases.
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| 5.0 classic | 72haha72 | November 4th 07 |
The gloomy and raw nature of this album makes it my favorite Katatonia record. Jonas Renkse eventually got to improve his vocal game, but it works perfectly here.
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| 3.0 good | Xenorazr | January 6th 17 |
Katatonia tear one foundation down and begin another, resulting in a flimsy album with fleeting moments of promise. Discouraged Ones has an accessible outer shell with the impressions of a solid filling without achieving fulfillment.
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| 0.0 | Skyline28 | March 16th 16 |
The crossroads between the blackened gothic doom of 'Brave Murder Day' and the more familiar depressive alt metal of Katatonia's modern period. The rawness and atmosphere still harken back to BMD but the song-writing is more compact and harsh vocals are all but abandoned. There are some incredibly beautiful moments ('Instrumental' is a particular highlight with a yearning pastoral vibe) but I feel many elements just don't jell and many of the songs seem undeveloped to my ears. Still worth a listen and an enjoyable if flawed album.
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| 3.0 good | CrazyFool84 | November 17th 08 |
Though this record marked a change in musical direction that I would come to enjoy much more than their previous, I actually find this record to be the band's most mediocre. Perhaps this can be chalked up to Renkse finding his new voice and the rest of the band building around that. Either way, something about the majority of these tracks feel flat and more emotionless than future releases.
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