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{{Short description|Swedish heavy metal band}}
{{For|the Welsh rock band|Catatonia (band)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Katatonia
| image             = Katatonia på Grammisgalan 2013.jpg
| image_upright     = 
| landscape         = yes
| caption           = Katatonia in 2013
| alias             = 
| origin            = [[Stockholm]], Sweden
| genre             = {{flatlist|<!--> Please do not add every applicable sub-genre, Template:Infobox musical artist states it should "aim for generality". <-->
*[[Progressive rock]]
*[[progressive metal]]
*[[doom metal]]
*[[gothic metal]]
*[[death-doom]] (early)}}
| years_active      = {{flatlist|
*1991–1994
*1996–2018
*2019–present}}
| label             = {{flatlist|
*[[Avantgarde Music|Avantgarde]]
*[[No Fashion Records|No Fashion]]
*[[Peaceville Records|Peaceville]]
*Vic
*[[Napalm Records|Napalm]]
}}
| spinoffs          = {{flatlist|
*[[October Tide]]
*[[Bloodbath]]}}
| website           = {{URL|katatonia.com}}
| current_members   = [[Jonas Renkse]]<br />Niklas Sandin<br />Daniel Moilanen<br/>Nico Elgstrand<br />Sebastian Svalland
| past_members      = [[Anders Nyström]] <br /> Guillaume Le Huche<br />Fredrik Norrman<br />Mikael Oretoft<br />Mattias Norrman<br />Per Eriksson<br />Daniel Liljekvist<br />[[Mikael Åkerfeldt]]<br />[[Roger Öjersson]]
}}

'''Katatonia''' is a Swedish [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band formed in [[Stockholm]] in 1991 by [[Jonas Renkse]] and [[Anders Nyström]].<ref name=Metallian>{{cite web |url=https://www.metallian.com/katatonia.php |title=Katatonia Band Biography |publisher=metallian |date=30 April 2024 |access-date=30 May 2024 |archive-date=2 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240602223437/http://metallian.com/katatonia.php |url-status=live }}</ref> The band started as a studio-only project for the duo, as an outlet for their love of [[death metal]]. Increasing popularity led them to add more band members for live performances, though outside of the band's founders, the lineup was a constantly changing, revolving door of musicians throughout the 1990s, notably including [[Mikael Åkerfeldt]] of [[Opeth]] for a period. After two [[death/doom]] albums, ''[[Dance of December Souls]]'' (1993) and ''[[Brave Murder Day]]'' (1996), problems with Renkse's [[vocal cords]] coupled with new musical influences caused the band to stray away from the [[screamed vocals]] of death metal to a more traditional melodic form of [[progressive rock]].

Katatonia released ''[[Discouraged Ones]]'' (1998) and ''[[Tonight's Decision]]'' (1999), before settling into a more stable [[quintet]] lineup for the remainder of the 2000s. The band proceeded to release four more albums with said lineup: ''[[Last Fair Deal Gone Down (album)|Last Fair Deal Gone Down]]'' (2001), ''[[Viva Emptiness]]'' (2003), ''[[The Great Cold Distance]]'' (2006) and ''[[Night Is the New Day]]'' (2009), with the band slowly moving away from their traditional metal sound while adding more progressive rock sounds and influences over time. While the background lineup changes continued into the 2010s, Renkse and Nyström persisted.
The band continued on to release their ninth and tenth studio albums, respectively, ''[[Dead End Kings]]'' (2012) and ''[[The Fall of Hearts]]'' (2016).

After touring in support of ''[[The Fall of Hearts]]'' album throughout 2017, the band went into a semi-hiatus at the beginning of 2018. Katatonia returned in February 2019 with their eleventh studio album, ''[[City Burials]]'' (2020), proceeded by their twelfth studio album ''[[Sky Void of Stars]]'' (2023), and thirteenth studio album ''Nightmares as Extensions of the Waking State'' (2025).

== History ==

=== Formation and early years (1991–1997) ===
The band was formed in 1991 by [[Jonas Renkse]] and [[Anders Nyström]] as a two-piece studio-based project.<ref name="allmusicbio">{{cite web|last=True|first=Chris|title=Katatonia {{!}} Biography & History|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/katatonia-mn0000855252/biography|access-date=20 June 2016|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|archive-date=17 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217181456/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/katatonia-mn0000855252/biography|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Metallian/> Renkse would provide clean and [[screamed vocals]] and drums, while Nyström would provide bass and guitars.<ref name="allmusicbio" /> Renkse was the primary lyricist, while Nyström was the primary music composer.<ref name="KRetrospective" />

The duo had been working together in some capacity since 1987, but properly started making music in 1991, when work started on the first release, the demo titled ''[[Jhva Elohim Meth... The Revival]]''.<ref name="AMJEM">{{cite web |last=Eduardo Rivadavia |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/jhva-elohim-meth-mw0001890761 |title=Jhva Elohim Meth...The Revival – Katatonia &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=7 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170507145659/http://www.allmusic.com/album/jhva-elohim-meth-mw0001890761 |url-status=live }}</ref> The release, along with subsequent releases by the band, were of the [[Death-doom|death/doom]] [[heavy metal music|metal]] sound, with the members being inspired and influenced by the rise of [[death metal]] [[Death metal#Growing popularity|becoming popular in Europe at the time]].<ref name="KRetrospective">{{cite web|url=http://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/articles.aspx?id=1-355|title=CoC : Katatonia : Interview : 8/12/2001|access-date=27 May 2016|archive-date=6 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206233830/http://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/articles.aspx?id=1-355|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="AMJEM" /> The release garnered the attention of a small music label, Vic Records, which re-released it as an [[extended play|EP]] in 1993, helping gain more exposure for the duo.<ref name="allmusicbio" />

The newfound popularity found them recruiting a bass guitarist, Guillaume Le Huche, so the trio could play live performances and return to the studio to record a debut full-length album. The resulting work, ''[[Dance of December Souls]]'', was released in late 1993.<ref name="AMDODS">{{cite web |last=Eduardo Rivadavia |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/dance-of-december-souls-mw0000224311 |title=Dance of December Souls – Katatonia &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=25 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125044007/http://www.allmusic.com/album/dance-of-december-souls-mw0000224311 |url-status=live }}</ref> The album's bleak melancholy and despair of their sound continued to give them the classification of death-doom.<ref name="Mblast">{{cite web |url=https://www.metalblast.net/interviews/katatonia-jonas-renkse-interview/ |title=Katatonia (Jonas Renkse) Interview |publisher=Metal Blast! |date=20 October 2012 |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=19 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619210859/https://www.metalblast.net/interviews/katatonia-jonas-renkse-interview/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="AMDODS" />

After touring in support of the album, the trio recorded an EP, ''[[For Funerals to Come...]]'', which was released in early 1995.<ref>{{cite web |last=Eduardo Rivadavia |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/for-funerals-to-come-mw0001374619 |title=For Funerals to Come – Katatonia &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=14 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414211323/http://www.allmusic.com/album/for-funerals-to-come-mw0001374619 |url-status=live }}</ref> However, Le Huche left the band shortly after, and issues finding a replacement found the band break up for a year, while Renkse and Nystrom worked separately on their own projects.<ref name="allmusicbio" /> Of note, Renkse started up a new band, [[October Tide]], with guitarist Fredrik Norrman.<ref>{{cite web |last=Eduardo Rivadavia |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/october-tide-mn0000465526/biography |title=October Tide &#124; Biography & History |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=28 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160928002240/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/october-tide-mn0000465526/biography |url-status=live }}</ref> After working some with Norrman on the project, Renkse decided to revive Katatonia with Norrman as the new third member.<ref name="allmusicbio" />

After the year off, the band regrouped in 1996 to record and release a second studio album, ''[[Brave Murder Day]]''.<ref name="allmusicbio" /> In addition to Fredrik Norrman contributing guitars to the album, the band also recruited Renkse's friend, [[Mikael Åkerfeldt]] of the band [[Opeth]], to perform the screamed vocals, as Renkse became unable to do them himself anymore due to medical issues.<ref name="Mblast" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-great-cold-distance-mw0000353240 |title=The Great Cold Distance – Katatonia &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |date=4 April 2006 |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208133529/http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-great-cold-distance-mw0000353240 |url-status=live }}</ref> The release, alongside the EP ''[[Sounds of Decay]]'' released with the same lineup the next year, were considered their last in the genre of doom/death metal, with the band starting to focus more on clean vocals in subsequent releases.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jason Anderson |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/brave-murder-day-mw0000240046 |title=Brave Murder Day – Katatonia &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |date=23 September 1997 |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=25 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125085252/http://www.allmusic.com/album/brave-murder-day-mw0000240046 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Eduardo Rivadavia |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/sounds-of-decay-mw0001890716 |title=Sounds of Decay – Katatonia &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=25 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125030724/http://www.allmusic.com/album/sounds-of-decay-mw0001890716 |url-status=live }}</ref> To promote the album, the band recruited Mikael Oretoft to play bass and they embarked on their first European tour with [[progressive metal]] band [[In the Woods...]]<ref name="allmusicbio" /><ref name="KRetrospective" />

=== Move away from death metal (1998–1999) ===
While Renkse experimented with clean, melodic vocals over metal instrumentation as early as the 1994 recording of the track "Scarlet Heavens" (later released in very limited capacity on [[Katatonia/Primordial]] in 1996), the band did not feel ready to pursue that sort of sound at the time.<ref name="KRetrospective" /> However, after the band's 1997 releases, due to a desire to create more emotive and evolving music, the band decided to move in that direction.<ref name="KRetrospective" /> The first of said releases was an EP entitled ''[[Saw You Drown]]'', released in early 1997, which also contained the first wide release of "Scarlet Heavens".<ref name="allmusic.com" /> Later in 1998, the band released their first full-album of this style, titled ''[[Discouraged Ones]]''.<ref name="AMDO">{{cite web |last=William York |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/discouraged-ones-mw0000599679 |title=Discouraged Ones – Katatonia &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |date=5 May 1998 |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=14 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160614043433/http://www.allmusic.com/album/discouraged-ones-mw0000599679 |url-status=live }}</ref>
After the release, the band signed a multi-album record deal with [[Peaceville]], which would mark the first time the band would work with a bigger label, and stay with them for the long-term.<ref name="allmusicbio" /> Additionally, Renkse wanted to focus further on dedicating himself to developing his clean vocals, leading him to no longer do any further drumming for the band.<ref name="KRetrospective" /> The band kept active, recording and releasing their fourth album, ''[[Tonight's Decision]]'', in 1999.<ref name="AMTD">{{cite web |last=William York |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/tonights-decision-mw0000000178 |title=Tonight's Decision – Katatonia &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=20 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820235016/http://www.allmusic.com/album/tonights-decision-mw0000000178 |url-status=live }}</ref> The sessions were difficult, with the writing alone taking Renkse and Nystrom over seven months to complete.<ref name="KRetrospective" /> Once recording, they recruited [[Dan Swanö]], who had helped assist the band in the past, as a sessions drummer.<ref name="allmusicbio" /> While the album contained no screamed vocals, the band still retained Åkerfeldt still assisted with vocal production on the album, as they had with ''Discouraged Ones''.<ref name="KRetrospective" />

After the release of ''Tonight's Decision'', the band, tired of continually searching for [[session musician]]s, finally decided to put together a stable, permanent lineup.<ref name="allmusicbio" /> Fredrick Norrman recruited his brother, Mattias Norrman, as a bassist and Daniel Liljekvist joined the band as the drummer.<ref name="KRetrospective" />

=== Stable lineup and international growth (2000–2009) ===
[[File:Katatonia 2005.jpg|thumb|240px|Anders Nystrom and Mattias Norrman]] With the band finally achieving a stable lineup with Renkse, Nystrom, the Norrman brothers and Liljekvist, the band began work on their fifth album, the first of four albums the quintet would release over the course of the next decade. While personnel issues no longer plagued the band, recording sessions were still difficult, this time due to financial constraints, which limited how much time they could spend in the studio.<ref name="KRetrospective" /> The band worked on recording the album off and on from April to December 2000, and while the stopping and starting proved to be troublesome, it also kept them re-evaluating and reworking their material in the downtime, something they felt ultimately helped the shaping of the album.<ref name="KRetrospective" /> The resulting album, ''[[Last Fair Deal Gone Down (album)|Last Fair Deal Gone Down]]'' was released in May 2001,<ref name="allmusic1">{{cite web |last=William York |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/last-fair-deal-gone-down-mw0000588040 |title=Last Fair Deal Gone Down – Katatonia &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |date=8 May 2001 |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=22 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160622173044/http://www.allmusic.com/album/last-fair-deal-gone-down-mw0000588040 |url-status=live }}</ref> and marked the band further distancing itself from traditional [[heavy metal music]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Thom Jurek |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/last-fair-day-gone-night-mw0002703467 |title=Last Fair Day Gone Night – Katatonia &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=25 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160525060917/http://www.allmusic.com/album/last-fair-day-gone-night-mw0002703467 |url-status=live }}</ref> in favor of more of a [[hard rock]] sound.<ref name="allmusic1" /> The band decided to release the ''[[Teargas EP|Teargas]]'' EP shortly prior to the album release, essentially as a single, containing the album track "Teargas" and two [[B-sides]].<ref name="KRetrospective" /> Another EP of music from the same sessions, ''[[Tonight's Music]]'', was also released shortly after the album.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/search/all/Tonight%27s%20Music |title=Search for "Tonight's Music" |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=21 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621202558/https://www.allmusic.com/search/all/Tonight%27s%2520Music |url-status=live }}</ref> The band rounded out the year with a European tour with [[Mikael Åkerfeldt|Åkerfeldt's]] band [[Opeth]], with Renkse and Nystrom even providing guest vocals at some Opeth shows when Åkerfeldt was experiencing trouble with his vocal cords.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/opeth-two-studio-albums-on-the-way/ |title=Opeth: Two Studio Albums On The Way! |website=blabbermouth.net |date=13 January 2002 |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=5 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805044208/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/opeth-two-studio-albums-on-the-way/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

By mid-2002, the band had started to write material for their sixth album,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-prepare-new-album-upcoming-compilation/ |title=Katatonia Prepare New Album, Upcoming Compilation |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=5 August 2002 |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=5 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805043821/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-prepare-new-album-upcoming-compilation/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and by October 2002, they had entered the studio to begin formal recording sessions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-enter-studio-to-record-new-album/ |title=Katatonia Enter Studio To Record New Album |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=23 October 2002 |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=5 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805052359/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-enter-studio-to-record-new-album/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In April 2003, the band released the resulting album, ''[[Viva Emptiness]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Thom Jurek |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/viva-emptiness-mw0000027376 |title=Viva Emptiness – Katatonia &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |date=29 April 2003 |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=3 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160703023309/http://www.allmusic.com/album/viva-emptiness-mw0000027376 |url-status=live }}</ref> The album was promoted by the release of the single "[[Ghost of the Sun]]" and the similarly named ''Ghost of the Spring'' tour.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-announce-ghost-of-the-spring-tour/ |title=Katatonia Announce 'Ghost Of The Spring Tour' |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=7 February 2003 |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=5 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805055026/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-announce-ghost-of-the-spring-tour/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The tour, which went through Europe with support act [[Daylight Dies]],<ref name="blabbermouth1">{{cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-vocalist-talks-about-touring-north-america-for-first-time/ |title=Katatonia Vocalist Talks About Touring North America For First Time |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=23 October 2006 |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=30 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630091357/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-vocalist-talks-about-touring-north-america-for-first-time/ |url-status=live }}</ref> went as planned, though the band later had to cancel a June performance in Germany due to sickness,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-pull-out-of-germany-s-i-wood-festival/ |title=Katatonia Pull Out Of Germany's I Wood Festival |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=22 June 2003 |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=5 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805045833/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-pull-out-of-germany-s-i-wood-festival/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and had July festival appearances cancelled due to issues beyond their control with third party organizers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-european-festival-appearances-cancelled/ |title=Katatonia: European Festival Appearances Cancelled |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=9 July 2003 |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=5 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805060733/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-european-festival-appearances-cancelled/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Still, the album was a success, being [[Katatonia discography|their first to chart on any official charts]], peaking at no. 17 on the Finnish charts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://finnishcharts.com/search.asp?search=katatonia&cat=a |title=Finnish charts portal |website=Finnishcharts.com |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304231503/http://finnishcharts.com/search.asp?search=Katatonia&cat=a |url-status=live }}</ref> [[File:Katatonia in 2004.jpg|left|thumb|Katatonia in 2004]] [[File:Katatonia - Kuopio Rockcock 06.JPG|left|thumb|Katatonia in [[Kuopio]] at [[Rockcock]]-musicfestival, 2008]]

The band continued to spend much of 2003 and 2004 touring in support of the album.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-norwegian-tour-dates-announced/ |title=Katatonia: Norwegian Tour Dates Announced |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=24 May 2004 |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=5 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805061547/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-norwegian-tour-dates-announced/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The band started writing for their seventh studio album as early as October 2004,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-in-writing-mode/ |title=Katatonia: In Writing Mode |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=6 October 2004 |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=5 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805061552/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-in-writing-mode/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and spent six months of 2005 in the studio recording the album, while taking breaks for further touring.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-to-take-break-from-songwriting-sessions-to-play-metal-mania-festivals/ |title=Katatonia To Take Break From Songwriting Sessions To Play Metal Mania Festivals |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=23 January 2005 |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=5 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805052620/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-to-take-break-from-songwriting-sessions-to-play-metal-mania-festivals/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The band's only releases during the time period was two compilation album releases: ''[[Brave Yester Days]]'', a collection of songs from their death metal era in the mid-1990s,<ref>{{cite web |last=Eduardo Rivadavia |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/brave-yester-days-mw0000332530 |title=Brave Yester Days – Katatonia &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |date=4 May 2004 |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=28 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160928011259/http://www.allmusic.com/album/brave-yester-days-mw0000332530 |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''[[The Black Sessions]]'', a collection of songs from after they moved away from death metal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-black-sessions-mw0000451637 |title=Black Sessions [Box Set&#93; - Katatonia &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |date=29 March 2005 |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=28 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160928011135/http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-black-sessions-mw0000451637 |url-status=live }}</ref> While initially planning on releasing the album by the end of 2005,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-resume-work-on-new-album/ |title=Katatonia Resume Work On New Album |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=14 July 2005 |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=5 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805100458/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-resume-work-on-new-album/ |url-status=live }}</ref> recording sessions went late into 2005, pushing its release into 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-resume-recording-new-album/ |title=Katatonia Resume Recording New Album |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=5 September 2005 |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=5 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805094456/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-resume-recording-new-album/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The album, entitled ''[[The Great Cold Distance]]'', released in March 2006, along with the accompanying singles "[[My Twin]]"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-complete-new-album-details-revealed-audio-sample-available/ |title=Katatonia: Complete New Album Details Revealed; Audio Sample Available |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=29 November 2005 |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=5 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805092658/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-complete-new-album-details-revealed-audio-sample-available/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and "Deliberation".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-new-single-to-feature-exclusive-bonus-material/ |title=Katatonia: New Single To Feature Exclusive Bonus Material |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=3 April 2006 |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=14 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814041046/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-new-single-to-feature-exclusive-bonus-material/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The band again turned to touring, most notably their live performance at [[Summer Breeze Open Air]] in 2006 being used for the release of a live album titled ''[[Live Consternation]]'' in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |last=Stewart Mason |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-consternation-mw0001086155 |title=Live Consternation – Katatonia &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=14 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414023015/http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-consternation-mw0001086155 |url-status=live }}</ref> Additionally, the band's first full North American tour, with Daylight Dies and [[Moonspell]], ran through October and November 2006.<ref name="blabbermouth1" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-issues-post-tour-update/ |title=Katatonia Issues Post Tour Update |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=23 November 2006 |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=14 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814045542/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-issues-post-tour-update/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The band continued to tour into 2007, focusing on Europe in the first half of the year, and returning to North America, even Mexico, in the latter half of the year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-spanish-portuguese-tour-dates-announced/ |title=Katatonia: Spanish/Portuguese Tour Dates Announced |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=10 February 2007 |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=14 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814040513/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-spanish-portuguese-tour-dates-announced/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-scar-symmetry-insomnium-swallow-the-sun-north-american-dates-announced/ |title=Katatonia, Scar Symmetry, Insomnium, Swallow The Sun: North American Dates Announced |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=23 May 2007 |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=14 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814043548/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-scar-symmetry-insomnium-swallow-the-sun-north-american-dates-announced/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-mexican-shows-announced/ |title=Katatonia: Mexican Shows Announced |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=13 July 2007 |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=14 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814042645/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-mexican-shows-announced/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

With focusing on touring in support of ''The Great Cold Distance'' for most of 2006 and 2007, the band turned their focus to working on a new album in early 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-studio-time-has-been-booked/ |title=Katatonia: 'Studio Time Has Been Booked' |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=27 December 2007 |access-date=28 June 2016 |archive-date=18 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818172317/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-studio-time-has-been-booked/ |url-status=live }}</ref> By mid-2008, the band had booked studio time twice, but cancelled both times, not satisfied with the material accumulated to record each time.<ref name="blab2008">{{cite web |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-hard-at-work-on-new-material/ |title=Katatonia Hard At Work On New Material |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=26 August 2008 |access-date=28 June 2016 |archive-date=20 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210220131012/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-hard-at-work-on-new-material/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Writer's block]], largely stemming from the band feeling pressure to release a follow-up that could measure up to ''The Great Cold Distance'', was main reason for the slow progress, as the album had been their biggest success, critically and financially, at the time.<ref name="blab2008" /><ref name="blister1">{{cite web |url=http://www.blistering.com/fastpage/fpengine.php/templateid/17680/menuid/3/tempidx/5/link/1 |title=Katatonia's Jonas Renkse– Nightstalker Feature Interview At |website=Blistering.com |date=22 November 2007 |access-date=28 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804041749/http://www.blistering.com/fastpage/fpengine.php/templateid/17680/menuid/3/tempidx/5/link/1 |archive-date=4 August 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Renkse and Nystrom also had difficulty deciding in what direction the album's sound would move into, eventually deciding to move the band into a more [[progressive rock]] sound.<ref name="blister1" /> Progress continued to be slow, with the band continuing to write into 2009, but not entering the studio until mid-2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-to-enter-studio-next-month/ |title=Katatonia To Enter Studio Next Month |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=31 May 2009 |access-date=28 June 2016 |archive-date=20 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820182455/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-to-enter-studio-next-month/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The band continued to tour intermittently as well, including a short tour supporting [[Porcupine Tree]] in Europe.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-to-support-porcupine-tree-in-europe/ |title=Katatonia To Support Porcupine Tree In Europe |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=4 July 2009 |access-date=28 June 2016 |archive-date=21 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821040833/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-to-support-porcupine-tree-in-europe/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After over three and a half years, the band finally released their eighth studio album, in November 2009, under the title ''[[Night Is the New Day]]'',<ref name="blabnorms">{{cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-to-release-the-longest-year-ep/ |title=Katatonia To Release 'The Longest Year' Ep |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=18 February 2010 |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=8 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308110656/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-to-release-the-longest-year-ep/ |url-status=live }}</ref> including the single "Day and Then the Shade" a month prior.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-to-film-day-then-the-shade-video/ |title=Katatonia To Film 'Day & Then The Shade' Video |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=26 September 2009 |access-date=28 June 2016 |archive-date=21 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821034101/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-to-film-day-then-the-shade-video/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The time spent on the album paid off, with it being generally well received by critics. [[PopMatters]] deemed the album the second best metal album of 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.popmatters.com/column/116964-the-best-metal-albums-of-2009/P2/ |title=The Best Metal Albums of 2009 |website=PopMatters.com |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=25 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425060418/http://www.popmatters.com/column/116964-the-best-metal-albums-of-2009/P2/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Lineup changes, ''Dead End Kings'' and ''The Fall of Hearts'' (2010–2017) ===
Shortly after the release of ''Night is the New Day'', the band's first lineup change in a decade occurred when both Norrman brothers amicably left the band, stating they wanted to focus on life at home rather than further touring cycles abroad.<ref name="blablineup">{{cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-lineup-changes/ |title=Katatonia Lineup Changes |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=22 December 2009 |access-date=28 June 2016 |archive-date=11 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811084227/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-lineup-changes/ |url-status=live }}</ref> They were replaced by longtime [[guitar tech]] Per Eriksson on guitar and Niklas Sandin on bass.<ref name="blablineup" /><ref name="blabnorms" /> In March 2010, the band also released another EP, featuring unreleased and alternate versions of songs from ''Night is the New Day'', titled ''[[The Longest Year]]'',<ref name="blabnorms" /> which were later included on the special edition reissue of the album in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=KATATONIA: 'Last Fair Deal', 'Night Is The New Day' Special Editions Due In April|date=23 March 2011|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=155731|publisher=BlabberMouth|access-date=4 December 2012|archive-date=21 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621220137/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx%3Fmode%3DArticle%26newsitemID%3D155731|url-status=live}}</ref> The band continued to tour extensively, including [[Sonisphere Festival]] in the UK, and another North American tour with [[Swallow the Sun]] in 2010,<ref>{{cite web|date=28 April 2010|title=SOULFLY, TURISAS, KATATONIA, BIGELF, Others Confirmed For U.K.'s SONISPHERE Festival|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/soulfly-turisas-katatonia-bigelf-others-confirmed-for-u-k-s-sonisphere-festival/|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=14 October 2021|archive-date=25 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025160328/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/soulfly-turisas-katatonia-bigelf-others-confirmed-for-u-k-s-sonisphere-festival/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=13 April 2010|title=KATATONIA To Tour North America With SWALLOW THE SUN, ORPHANED LAND|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-to-tour-north-america-with-swallow-the-sun-orphaned-land/|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=14 October 2021|archive-date=16 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016111537/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-to-tour-north-america-with-swallow-the-sun-orphaned-land/|url-status=live}}</ref> and another North American tour with Opeth on their ''[[Heritage (Opeth album)|Heritage]]'' tour in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|last=Oz|first=Diamond|date=6 June 2011|title=Opeth Reveals Complete U.S. Tour Dates|url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=68868|access-date=20 October 2011|website=Metal Underground|archive-date=7 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107120422/http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=68868|url-status=live}}</ref> The band wrapped up the year with a 20th Anniversary concert in December, with the band playing songs spanning their career, and having past members, including the Norrman brothers and Le Huche, rejoin the band to play on some songs.<ref>{{cite web|date=15 November 2011|title=KATATONIA To Be Rejoined By Former Bandmembers For Stockholm Show|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-to-be-rejoined-by-former-bandmembers-for-stockholm-show/|access-date=18 November 2011|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|archive-date=18 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918201430/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-to-be-rejoined-by-former-bandmembers-for-stockholm-show/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The band entered the studio to begin work on their ninth studio album on 30 January 2012.<ref>{{cite web|date=27 January 2012|title=KATATONIA To Enter Studio On Monday|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-to-enter-studio-on-monday/|access-date=2 April 2012|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|archive-date=27 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427201659/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-to-enter-studio-on-monday/|url-status=live}}</ref> The resulting album, ''[[Dead End Kings]]'' was released in August in Europe and North America. In support of the release, the band co-headlined the "Epic Kings Idols Tour" with [[The Devin Townsend Project]], in North America in September,<ref>{{cite web|last=Ochoa|first=Antoinette|date=4 June 2012|title=The Devin Townsend Project and Katatonia Announce Fall 2012 Co-Headlining Tour Dates|url=https://music.mxdwn.com/2012/06/04/news/the-devin-townsend-project-and-katatonia-announce-fall-2012-co-headlining-tour-dates/|access-date=20 August 2012|website=mxdwn Music|archive-date=14 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914035701/http://music.mxdwn.com/2012/06/04/news/the-devin-townsend-project-and-katatonia-announce-fall-2012-co-headlining-tour-dates/|url-status=live}}</ref> followed by the "Dead Ends of Europe Tour" with [[Alcest]] and [[Junius (band)|Junius]] in November of the same year.<ref>[http://lambgoat.com/news/18689/Katatonia-Alcest-Junius-tour-Europe Katatonia, Alcest, Junius tour (Europe)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715074035/http://lambgoat.com/news/18689/Katatonia-Alcest-Junius-tour-Europe |date=15 July 2012 }} lambgoat.com. 3 July 2012. Retrieved on 20 August 2012.</ref> A music video for the single "Lethean", directed by Lasse Hoile, was released on 18 February 2013.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dahlgren|first=Ron|date=18 February 2013|title=Exklusiv världspremiär för KATATONIA's musikvideo "Lethean"|url=http://www.rocknytt.net/videos/9252-exklusiv-vaerldspremiaer-foer-katatonias-musikvideo-qletheanq|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130221024054/https://www.rocknytt.net/videos/9252-exklusiv-vaerldspremiaer-foer-katatonias-musikvideo-qletheanq|archive-date=21 February 2013|access-date=20 February 2013|website=Rocknytt.net|language=swedish}}</ref> In September 2013, the band also released ''Dethroned & Uncrowned'', an album which featured more [[acoustic music|acoustic leaning]] re-workings of the songs from ''Dead End Kings''.<ref name="DSMag">{{cite web |url=http://distortedsoundmag.com/interview-niklas-sandin-katatonia/ |title=INTERVIEW: Niklas Sandin – Katatonia |website=Distortedsoundmag.com |date=13 April 2016 |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=4 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204142508/http://distortedsoundmag.com/interview-niklas-sandin-katatonia/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It was jointly funded by the Burning Shed record label and a [[crowd sourcing]] effort on [[PledgeMusic]], which accumulated 190% of the target goal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/katatonia |title=Katatonia: Dethroned & Uncrowned on PledgeMusic |publisher=Pledgemusic.com |access-date=2 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190908181200/http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/Katatonia |archive-date=8 September 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The band embarked on an acoustic tour – "The Unplugged & Reworked Tour"  in support of the album in 2014.<ref name="DSMag" /> Just prior to the touring, the band released another EP of b-sides, ''[[Kocytean]]'' for [[Record Store Day]] 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/katatonia/kocytean_ep/index.html|title=Katatonia: Kocytean [EP] – Reviews @ Ultimate-Guitar.com|access-date=21 November 2016|archive-date=22 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122153458/https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/katatonia/kocytean_ep/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Katatonia - Kavarana Rock Fest.jpg|thumb|Katatonia at [[Kavarna Rock Fest]] 2011, Bulgaria]]
In 2014, Eriksson and Katatonia "mutually agreed to part ways" due to "a difference in views" and Eriksson's decision to live in [[Barcelona]]. Bruce Soord of [[The Pineapple Thief]] temporarily filled in Eriksson for the band's May tour,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-parts-ways-with-guitarist-per-sodomizer-eriksson/|title=KATATONIA Parts Ways With Guitarist PER 'SODOMIZER' ERIKSSON|date=21 February 2014|access-date=21 February 2014|archive-date=13 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913044317/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-parts-ways-with-guitarist-per-sodomizer-eriksson/|url-status=live}}</ref> while Tomas Åkvik filled in on guitar afterwards in mid-2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://katatonia.com/2014/02/fill-in-guitarist-for-summer-gigs-announced/|title=Fill-in Guitarist for Summer Gigs Announced|publisher=Katatonia.com|date=28 February 2014|access-date=5 March 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402000612/http://katatonia.com/2014/02/fill-in-guitarist-for-summer-gigs-announced/|archive-date=2 April 2016}}</ref> Longtime drummer Liljekvist also left the band in April 2014, on friendly terms, citing personal and financial reasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://katatonia.com/2014/04/daniel-liljekvist-leaves-katatonia/|title=DANIEL LILJEKVIST LEAVES KATATONIA|date=17 April 2014|access-date=17 April 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326205256/http://katatonia.com/2014/04/daniel-liljekvist-leaves-katatonia/|archive-date=26 March 2016}}</ref> The band released another live album, ''Sanctitude'', on 31 March 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3334852/katatonia-release-video-acoustic-version-day/|title=Katatonia are preparing for the March 31st release of Sanctitude|date=17 April 2014|access-date=17 April 2014|archive-date=16 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316141108/http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3334852/katatonia-release-video-acoustic-version-day/|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2015, the band announced Daniel Moilanen as their new drummer and revealed that they were working on a new album to be released in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://katatonia.com/2015/11/details-on-drummer-new-album-studio-recording/|title=DETAILS ON DRUMMER & NEW ALBUM STUDIO RECORDING|publisher=Katatonia|date=9 November 2015|access-date=7 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307224245/http://katatonia.com/2015/11/details-on-drummer-new-album-studio-recording/|archive-date=7 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The album, ''[[The Fall of Hearts]]'' was released on 20 May 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-to-release-the-fall-of-hearts-album-in-may/|title=KATATONIA To Release 'The Fall Of Hearts' Album In May|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=7 March 2016|access-date=7 March 2016|archive-date=4 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604223736/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-to-release-the-fall-of-hearts-album-in-may|url-status=live}}</ref> The album, as well as featuring new drummer Daniel Moilanen, was also the first to feature new guitarist [[Roger Öjersson]]; who replaced Eriksson's position as second guitarist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/katatonia-the-fall-of-hearts-track-listing-music-teaser/|title=Katatonia Share 'The Fall of Hearts' Track Listing + Teaser|website=[[Loudwire]]|date=15 March 2016|access-date=5 October 2016|archive-date=30 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170130172037/http://loudwire.com/katatonia-the-fall-of-hearts-track-listing-music-teaser/|url-status=live}}</ref> Two singles were released in promotion of the album, "[[Old Heart Falls]]" and "[[Serein (song)|Serein]]".<ref>{{cite web|last=DiVita|first=Joe|date=3 May 2016|title=Katatonia Release Catchy New Song 'Serein'|url=http://loudwire.com/kataonia-new-song-serein/|access-date=11 May 2018|website=[[Loudwire]]|archive-date=30 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170130175501/http://loudwire.com/kataonia-new-song-serein/|url-status=live}}</ref> The band continued touring in support of the album in 2017, including a North American tour that started in March.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hartmann|first=Graham|date=6 March 2017|title=Katatonia to Invade North America With Uncured + Caspian|url=http://loudwire.com/katatonia-north-america-tour-uncured-caspian/|access-date=11 May 2018|website=[[Loudwire]]|archive-date=24 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724152407/http://loudwire.com/katatonia-north-america-tour-uncured-caspian/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== ''City Burials'', ''Sky Void of Stars'', and Nyström departure (2018–present) ===
The band announced they would enter a hiatus in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rosenberg|first=Axl|date=15 December 2017|title=Katatonia Announce "Short-Term Hiatus" While They "Re-Evaluate" the Band|url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2017/12/15/katatonia-announce-short-term-hiatus-while-they-re-evaluate-the-band/|access-date=11 May 2018|publisher=[[MetalSucks]]|archive-date=21 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321214849/https://www.metalsucks.net/2017/12/15/katatonia-announce-short-term-hiatus-while-they-re-evaluate-the-band/|url-status=live}}</ref> The band cited Öjersson being hospitalized by a serious back injury at the end of 2017, and a number of other undisclosed issues, for the band needing to take some time off and "re-evaluate what the future holds for the band."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/katatonia-short-term-hiatus/|title=Katatonia Re-Evaluating Future, Announce 'Short-Term Hiatus'|website=Loudwire|date=15 December 2017|access-date=11 May 2018|archive-date=22 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522193618/http://loudwire.com/katatonia-short-term-hiatus/|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2019, the band announced their return to celebrate the tenth anniversary of their 2009 album ''[[Night Is the New Day]]'', with an anniversary tour and deluxe release of the album.<ref>{{cite web|title=Katatonia End Hiatus, Announce Night Is the New Day Anniversary Tour|url=http://www.metalsucks.net/2019/02/20/katatonia-end-hiatus-announce-night-is-the-new-day-anniversary-tour/|publisher=[[MetalSucks]]|access-date=20 February 2019|date=20 February 2019|archive-date=21 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221112030/http://www.metalsucks.net/2019/02/20/katatonia-end-hiatus-announce-night-is-the-new-day-anniversary-tour/|url-status=live}}</ref> Their eleventh studio album, ''[[City Burials]]'', was released in April 2020; its first single was "Lacquer".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://metalinjection.net/av/new-music/katatonia-streams-new-song-lacquer-new-album-in-april |title=KATATONIA Streams New Song 'Lacquer,' New Album In April |website=Metalinjection.net |date=30 January 2020 |access-date=26 May 2020 |archive-date=31 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131154148/https://metalinjection.net/av/new-music/katatonia-streams-new-song-lacquer-new-album-in-april |url-status=live }}</ref> Unable to tour in support the album due to the oncoming of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the band instead turned to releasing further music.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://metalinjection.net/interviews/jonas-renkse-talks-katatonias-new-album-sky-void-of-stars-dance-of-december-souls-turning-30|title=JONAS RENKSE Talks KATATONIA's New Album Sky Void Of Stars & Dance Of December Souls Turning 30|website=Metal Injection|last=Collins|first=Dillon|date=17 January 2023|access-date=23 February 2023|archive-date=16 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230216043841/https://metalinjection.net/interviews/jonas-renkse-talks-katatonias-new-album-sky-void-of-stars-dance-of-december-souls-turning-30|url-status=live}}</ref> This included releasing a new live album ''[[Dead Air (Katatonia album)|Dead Air]]'' (2020), a compilation album ''[[Mnemosynean]]'' (2021) and a  [[box set]] of the band's earliest material ''Melancholium'' (2022). and forging ahead into writing and recording a twelfth studio album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://metalinjection.net/reviews/album-review-katatonia-sky-void-of-stars|title=Album Review: KATATONIA Sky Void of Stars|last=Bowar|first=Chad|website=Metal Injection|date=16 January 2023|access-date=23 February 2023|archive-date=20 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120225543/https://metalinjection.net/reviews/album-review-katatonia-sky-void-of-stars|url-status=live}}</ref>

The band released their twelfth studio album, ''[[Sky Void of Stars]]'', on January 20, 2023, followed by a European and US tour.<ref>{{cite web|title=Katatonia Announce New Album Sky Void of Stars, Premiere First Single "Atrium"|url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2022/10/26/katatonia-announce-new-album-sky-void-of-stars-premiere-first-single-atrium/|website=[[MetalSucks]]|last=Keenan|first=Hesher|date=26 October 2022|access-date=18 January 2023|archive-date=11 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211171447/https://www.metalsucks.net/2022/10/26/katatonia-announce-new-album-sky-void-of-stars-premiere-first-single-atrium/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On March 17, 2025, it was announced that [[Anders Nyström]] was departing the band due to "creative preferences and scheduling issues."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ghostcultmag.com/anders-nystrom-co-founder-of-katatonia-has-departed-the-band/|title=Anders Nyström Co-Founder of Katatonia Has Departed the Band|website=Ghost Cult Mag|date=17 March 2025|accessdate=17 March 2025}}</ref> Within a month of Nyström's departure announcement, the band revealed their 13th studio album, ''Nightmares as Extensions of the Waking State'', would be released on June 6 via Napalm Records, and announced a new lineup consisting of Renkse, Sandin and Moilanen, alongside previous touring guitarists Sebastian Svalland ([[Pain (musical project)|Pain]]) and Nico Elgstrand (ex-[[Entombed (band)|Entombed]], [[Entombed A.D.]]), replacing the departing Nyström and Öjersson. In anticipation of the album, Katatonia released a music video for "Lilac".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/katatonia-new-album-nightmares-extensions-waking-state-lilac|title=New-look Katatonia announce 13th album Nightmares as Extensions of the Waking State – watch their video for Lilac|last=Kielty|first=Martin|date=8 April 2025|accessdate=8 April 2025}}</ref>

== Musical style and influences ==
The band is known for changing its sound over the course of its three-decade career. Nystrom summarized it in a 2006 interview:
<blockquote>Yeah sure, we see ourselves as a metal band, but without boundaries and limitations to our sound. We do not necessarily belong to a certain subgenre within metal. We're just playing dark and heavy music and keeping an open mind to evolve and being true to ourselves. I'm proud to say that I believe KATATONIA sounds like no other band. We have eloquently avoided the gothic metal genre most bands tend to fall in when changing their sound from doom/death metal to something more rocking and melodic. We're leaning towards more of a contemporary alternative sound, free of all cheese and clichés.<ref>{{cite web|date=29 August 2006|title=Katatonia's NystrÖm Talks About Dan SwanÖ's Departure From Bloodbath|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-s-nystr-m-talks-about-dan-swan-s-departure-from-bloodbath/|access-date=20 June 2016|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|archive-date=11 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811094036/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-s-nystr-m-talks-about-dan-swan-s-departure-from-bloodbath/|url-status=live}}</ref></blockquote>

Similarly, Nystrom noted of the band's live performances: <blockquote>Well, it must be hard sometimes for Jonas to sing his heart out with lyrics referring to personal dark and depressive matters and at the same time also be accused of being a reluctant frontman. I actually think much of the stuff he sings about doesn't go in hand with running around on stage, throwing horns, smiling and firing up the audience. We're not an energetic [[power metal]] band. I think the withdrawn and shy aura actually does more justice to the concept of our songs than going wild, but we have some songs mainly on the two last albums that don't really fall into the doom and gloom category, but are still dark. And there the more aggressive approach fits better.<ref>{{cite web|date=29 September 2007|title=Katatonia Guitarist: 'We're Not An Energetic Power Metal Band'|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-guitarist-we-re-not-an-energetic-power-metal-band/|access-date=20 June 2016|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|archive-date=14 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814043216/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-guitarist-we-re-not-an-energetic-power-metal-band/|url-status=live}}</ref></blockquote>

Renkse stated that early inspirations for Katatonia included bands of the [[death metal]] variety, namely [[Morbid Angel]], [[Entombed (band)|Entombed]], [[Carnage (band)|Carnage]], [[Autopsy (band)|Autopsy]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSQh2cJk24M&t=9s|title=Katatonia – Last Fair Day Gone Night ( Documentary 1991–2011)|last=Alexis Añez|date=10 April 2015|access-date=11 May 2018|via=YouTube|archive-date=20 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210220131038/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSQh2cJk24M&t=9s|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Paradise Lost (band)|Paradise Lost]]; especially the latter's album ''[[Gothic (Paradise Lost album)|Gothic]]''. Moreover, Renkse has on multiple occasions cited the work of American progressive metal band [[Tool (band)|Tool]] as an influence.<ref name="blabbermouth1" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/articles.aspx?id=1-355|title=CoC : Katatonia : Interview : 8/12/2001|website=www.chroniclesofchaos.com|access-date=11 May 2018|archive-date=6 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206233830/http://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/articles.aspx?id=1-355|url-status=live}}</ref> Nystrom has cited the work of [[Porcupine Tree]] as a large influence for the band in their post-death metal eras.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://decibelmagazine.com/blog/featured/decibrity-playlist-anders-nystrom-katatonia-part-2 | access-date = 19 December 2016 | date = 30 August 2012 | magazine = [[Decibel (magazine)|Decibel]] | title = Decibrity Playlist: Anders Nyström (Katatonia) (Part 2) | first = Zach | last = Smith | quote = Since I discovered Porcupine Tree back in 1996, I've always looked forward to every time they've released a new album. They became very influential over the years for us [...] | archive-date = 25 October 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161025101925/http://decibelmagazine.com/blog/featured/decibrity-playlist-anders-nystrom-katatonia-part-2 | url-status = live }}</ref> For the 2011 Katatonia documentary ''Last Fair Day Gone Night'', Nyström also credited alternative metal bands such as [[A Perfect Circle]] and [[Mudvayne]] with inspiring the heavy, single-string riff-oriented sound introduced on 2003's ''Viva Emptiness''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSQh2cJk24M&t=9s|title=Katatonia – Last Fair Day Gone Night (Documentary 1991–2011)|last=Etanio Malonez|date=12 May 2019|access-date=12 May 2018|via=YouTube|archive-date=20 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210220131038/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSQh2cJk24M&t=9s|url-status=live}}</ref>

Their career, as a whole, has been summarized as being a [[heavy metal music|metal]] band.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/katatonia-mn0000855252#biography | title=Katatonia Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More | website=[[AllMusic]] | access-date=14 October 2021 | archive-date=19 October 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019222828/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/katatonia-mn0000855252#biography | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.metalinside.de/band/katatonia | title=Katatonia | access-date=29 February 2024 | archive-date=29 February 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229135243/https://www.metalinside.de/band/katatonia | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://consequence.net/2022/12/katatonia-austerity-stream/ | title=Katatonia's New Single "Austerity": Stream the Song | date=2 December 2022 | access-date=29 February 2024 | archive-date=29 February 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229135242/https://consequence.net/2022/12/katatonia-austerity-stream/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Their early sound has been described as [[death-doom]]<ref name="Mblast" /><ref name="DSMag" /> and death metal,<ref name="allmusicbio" /> and later they incorporated other styles, such as [[progressive rock]],<ref name="allmusicbio" /><ref>{{cite web|last=Jurek|first=Thom|title=The Fall of Hearts – Katatonia {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/fall-of-hearts-mw0002930802|access-date=20 May 2016|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|archive-date=26 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526081448/http://www.allmusic.com/album/fall-of-hearts-mw0002930802|url-status=live}}</ref> [[progressive metal]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-to-release-the-fall-of-hearts-album-in-may/ |title=Katatonia To Release 'The Fall Of Hearts' Album In May |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |date=7 March 2016 |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=4 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604223736/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-to-release-the-fall-of-hearts-album-in-may |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Ewing|first=Jerry|date=16 August 2019|title=Dream Theater are on the cover of the new issue of Prog, on sale today|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/dream-theater-are-on-the-cover-of-the-new-issue-of-prog-on-sale-today|access-date=14 October 2021|website=[[Prog (magazine)|Prog]]|archive-date=29 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029171559/https://www.loudersound.com/news/dream-theater-are-on-the-cover-of-the-new-issue-of-prog-on-sale-today|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Pattillo|first=Alice|date=4 November 2019|title=Why Night Is The New Day is Katatonia's most important album|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/why-night-is-the-new-day-is-katatonias-most-important-album|access-date=14 October 2021|website=[[Metal Hammer]]|archive-date=16 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016055555/https://www.loudersound.com/features/why-night-is-the-new-day-is-katatonias-most-important-album|url-status=live}}</ref> [[doom metal]],<ref name="allmusicbio" /><ref>{{cite web|last=Ezell|first=Brice|date=10 November 2011|title=Opeth + Katatonia: 2011 October 16 – Portland|url=https://www.popmatters.com/150253-opeth-katatonia-2495930124.html|access-date=20 June 2016|website=[[PopMatters]]|archive-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612213922/https://www.popmatters.com/150253-opeth-katatonia-2495930124.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[gothic rock]],<ref name="allmusicbio" /> [[gothic metal]]<ref name="allmusic.com">{{cite web|last=Rivadavia|first=Eduardo|title=Saw You Drown – Katatonia {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/saw-you-drown-mw0001890847|access-date=20 June 2016|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|archive-date=28 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160928002245/http://www.allmusic.com/album/saw-you-drown-mw0001890847|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[post-metal]].<ref>{{cite web|date=2023|title=KATATONIA Announce 2024 Australian Tour|url=https://heavymag.com.au/katatonia-announce-2024-australian-tour/|access-date=23 October 2023|website=HEAVY Magazine|archive-date=23 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123162242/https://heavymag.com.au/katatonia-announce-2024-australian-tour/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Comments from other musicians ==
Some artists and bands have cited Katatonia as an influence, among which are [[Agalloch]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.earache.com/WickedWorld/interview/re_routing_files/allagoch.html |access-date=18 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040608191537/http://www.earache.com/WickedWorld/interview/re_routing_files/allagoch.html |archive-date= 8 June 2004 |title=Wicked World |website=Earache.com |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Nachtmystium]],<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 18 February 2017 | website = MetalCrypt.com | url = http://www.metalcrypt.com/pages/interviews.php?intid=133 | title = Interview with Azentrius | first = Chris | last = Mitchell | date = 11 March 2004 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190215051530/http://www.metalcrypt.com/pages/interviews.php?intid=133 | archive-date = 15 February 2019 | url-status = dead }}</ref> Andy Schmidt of [[Disillusion (band)|Disillusion]],<ref>{{cite web | website = Groundcast.com.br | url = http://groundcast.com.br/en/interview-disillusion/ | title = INTERVIEW: Disillusion | date = 17 June 2016 | access-date = 18 February 2017 | first = Fernando | last = Melo | archive-date = 19 February 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170219015355/http://groundcast.com.br/en/interview-disillusion/ | url-status = live }}</ref> [[Niklas Kvarforth]] of [[Shining (Swedish band)|Shining]],<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 17 February 2017 | quote = ''Det Som Engang Var'' is a fantastic album, of course. [Katatonia's] ''Brave Murder Day'' as well, and both have also had much more impact on my life than I'd care to admit. | title = Interview with Niklas Kvarforth from Shining | first = Azmo | last = Lozmodial | date = 28 September 2013 | website = Metal-Temple.com | url = http://www.metal-temple.com/site/catalogues/entry/musicians/niklas-kvarforth.htm | archive-date = 18 February 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170218143035/http://www.metal-temple.com/site/catalogues/entry/musicians/niklas-kvarforth.htm | url-status = dead }}</ref> [[Klimt 1918]],<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 18 February 2017 | title = KLIMT 1918 : Interview with Marco Soellner and Alessandro Pace | url = http://www.gryphonmetal.ch/InterviewKlimt1918.html | first = Salvo | last = Russo | date = 2 September 2002 | website = GryphonMetal.ch | archive-date = 20 September 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200920071534/http://www.gryphonmetal.ch/InterviewKlimt1918.html | url-status = live }}</ref> [[Marcela Bovio]] of [[Stream of Passion]],<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 19 February 2017 | url = http://www.progwereld.org/cms/95-interview-stream-of-passion/ | language = nl | website = Progwereld.org | title = #95 Interview Stream of Passion | first = Ruard | last = Velmaat | date = 19 May 2009 | archive-date = 19 February 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170219171853/http://www.progwereld.org/cms/95-interview-stream-of-passion/ | url-status = live }}</ref> [[Daylight Dies]],<ref>{{cite web | url = http://pitchline-zine.com/interviews_eng.item.php?id=343 | website = Pitchline-zine.com | first = John | last = Doe | date = 27 April 2013 | quote = Katatonia has been a big influence [...] | title = Daylight Dies – Mudando La Piel | access-date = 17 February 2017 | archive-date = 17 February 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170217223818/http://pitchline-zine.com/interviews_eng.item.php?id=343 | url-status = dead }}</ref> [[Nucleus Torn]],<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 19 February 2017 | url = http://www.rock-impressions.com/nucleustorn_inter1e.htm | title = INTERVIEWS WITH NUCLEUS TORN with Fredy Schnyder | first = Giancarlo | last = Bolther | date = 2011 | website = Rock-Impressions.com | archive-date = 11 September 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160911061731/http://rock-impressions.com/nucleustorn_inter1e.htm | url-status = live }}</ref> [[Khors (band)|Khors]],<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 3 March 2017 | url = http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/nl/interviews/view/id/3715 | title = Khors | first = Roel | last = de Haan | date = March 2011 | website = www.lordsofmetal.nl | archive-date = 9 July 2017 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20170709224415/http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/nl/interviews/view/id/3715 | url-status = live }}</ref> [[Marjana Semkina (musician)|Marjana Semkina]] of [[iamthemorning]], [[Wet (band)|Wet]],<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 19 February 2017 | url = http://societyofsound.com.au/2015/02/qa-brooklyn-trio-wet/ | title = Q&A with Brooklyn trio, Wet | first = Anna | last = Levy | date = 27 February 2015 | website = Societyofsound.com.au | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160807105549/http://societyofsound.com.au/2015/02/qa-brooklyn-trio-wet/ | archive-date = 7 August 2016 | url-status = dead }}</ref> Vladimir Agafonkin of [[Obiymy Doshchu]],<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 19 February 2017 | url = http://www.progwereld.org/cms/interview-obiymy-doschu/ | language = nl | title = Interview: Obiymy Doschu | website = Progwereld.org | date = 26 February 2010 | archive-date = 19 February 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170219172330/http://www.progwereld.org/cms/interview-obiymy-doschu/ | url-status = live }}</ref> [[Nahemah (band)|Nahemah]],<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 17 February 2017 | url = http://www.splitted.de/2009/06/interview-nahemah/ | title = Interview: Nahemah | date = 1 June 2009 | author = Viktor | website = Splitted.de | quote = We are influenced by bands like Mogwai, Radiohead, God Is an Astronaut, Isis, Katatonia [...] | archive-date = 16 February 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170216045041/http://www.splitted.de/2009/06/interview-nahemah/ | url-status = live }}</ref> [[Forest Stream]],<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 18 February 2017 | url = http://www.metalbite.com/interview.asp?intID=349 | title = Forest Stream – Interview | date = 22 February 2003 | website = MetalBite.com | archive-date = 19 February 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170219014803/http://www.metalbite.com/interview.asp?intID=349 | url-status = live }}</ref> [[Forgotten Tomb]],<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.metal.de/interviews/forgotten-tomb-herr-morbid-zu-negative-megalomania-36489/ | access-date = 17 February 2017 | title = Forgotten Tomb – Herr Morbid zu "Negative Megalomania" | language = de | website = Metal.de | date = 18 January 2007 | archive-date = 17 February 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170217223623/http://www.metal.de/interviews/forgotten-tomb-herr-morbid-zu-negative-megalomania-36489/ | url-status = live }}</ref> Alex Vynogradoff of [[Kauan]],<ref>{{cite web | url = http://maximumrock.ro/music-has-no-limits-an-interview-with-alex-vynogradoff-kauan-about-his-new-project-a-noend-of-mine/ | access-date = 16 February 2017 | date = 4 January 2016 | title = Music has no limits: an interview with Alex Vynogradoff (Kauan) about his new project, a noend of mine | first = Pruna | last = Andrei | website = MaximumRock.ro | archive-date = 16 February 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170216212500/http://maximumrock.ro/music-has-no-limits-an-interview-with-alex-vynogradoff-kauan-about-his-new-project-a-noend-of-mine/ | url-status = live }}</ref> [[Bilocate]],<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 17 February 2017 | title = We Interview Bilocate, the Jordanian Oriental Heavy Metal Band! | date = 4 May 2014 | website = HumanityCanWait.com | author = Dib | url = http://humanitycanwait.com/2014/05/04/bilocate/# | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170218063424/http://humanitycanwait.com/2014/05/04/bilocate/ | archive-date = 18 February 2017 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | access-date = 17 February 2017 | url = http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/nl/interviews/view/id/4435 | title = Bilocate | website = LordsOfMetal.nl | author = Sicktus | archive-date = 16 May 2017 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20170516081311/http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/nl/interviews/view/id/4435 | url-status = live }}</ref> Maxime Côté of [[Catuvolcus (band)|Catuvolcus]],<ref>{{cite web | first = Dan | last = Lake | url = http://decibelmagazine.com/blog/featured/interview-max-cote-blackens-the-great-white-north | access-date = 20 February 2017 | magazine = [[Decibel (magazine)|Decibel]] | title = Interview – Max Côté blackens the Great White North | date = 20 July 2012 | quote = [...] The main other band that changed my way of writing music was Katatonia. Even though my Katatonia influences may seem a lot less present in Hands of Despair, Katatonia influenced me as much as Opeth by the way they put their feelings in their songs, and by the way they create an atmosphere within their songs. | archive-date = 21 February 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170221010237/http://decibelmagazine.com/blog/featured/interview-max-cote-blackens-the-great-white-north | url-status = live }}</ref> [[Nocturnal Depression]],<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 17 February 2017 | language = fr | url = http://www.lesacteursdelombre.net/webzine/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5444:interview-nocturnal-depression&catid=6:itw-death&Itemid=26 | title = Interview – Nocturnal Depression | date = 15 October 2009 | author = Simon | website = Lesacteursdelombre.net | archive-date = 18 February 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170218063900/http://www.lesacteursdelombre.net/webzine/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5444:interview-nocturnal-depression&catid=6:itw-death&Itemid=26 | url-status = dead }}</ref> [[w:de:Last Leaf Down|Last Leaf Down]],<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 19 February 2017 | url = http://groundcast.com.br/last-leaf-down-interview-with-sascha-and-ben/ | title = Last Leaf Down – Interview with Sascha and Ben | first = Fabio | last = Melo | date = 5 April 2013 | website = Groundcast.com.br | archive-date = 20 February 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170220010920/http://groundcast.com.br/last-leaf-down-interview-with-sascha-and-ben/ | url-status = live }}</ref> [[Schizoid Lloyd]],<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 19 February 2017 | url = https://homenucleonics.wordpress.com/2010/10/01/interview-with-schizoid-lloyd/ | title = Interview with Schizoid Lloyd | date = 1 October 2010 | first = Raymond | last = Westland | website = Homenucleonics.wordpress.com | archive-date = 20 February 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170220021036/https://homenucleonics.wordpress.com/2010/10/01/interview-with-schizoid-lloyd/ | url-status = live }}</ref> and [[Pallbearer (band)|Pallbearer]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Koczan|first=JJ|date=2 March 2012|title=Pallbearer Interview with Joseph D. Rowland: When Even the Sun Becomes an Offering of Grief|url=http://theobelisk.net/obelisk/2012/03/02/pallbearerinterview/|access-date=18 February 2017|website=The Obelisk|archive-date=19 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219002858/http://theobelisk.net/obelisk/2012/03/02/pallbearerinterview/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In addition, other artists have been quoted expressing admiration for their work including [[Mark Jansen]] of [[Epica (band)|Epica]],<ref>{{cite web | website = Moshville.co.uk | access-date = 19 February 2017 | date = 28 July 2016 | title = Interview: Mark Jansen of Epica | url = http://www.moshville.co.uk/interview/2016/07/interview-mark-jansen-of-epica/ | author = Ryan | quote = [...] I'm looking forward to Katatonia. Because I'm a fan of their music, I really like what they're doing – the combination of the quiet parts and the more progressive stuff, they're doing that really well. | archive-date = 20 February 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170220092420/http://www.moshville.co.uk/interview/2016/07/interview-mark-jansen-of-epica/ | url-status = live }}</ref> [[Luc Lemay]] of [[Gorguts]],<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 19 February 2017 | title = Exclusive interview with Luc Lemay of Gorguts! | website = AgoraphobicNews.com | quote = I love: Opeth, Katatonia [...] | date = 22 April 2015 | url = http://agoraphobicnews.com/luc_lemay_gorguts.php | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160315112735/http://agoraphobicnews.com/luc_lemay_gorguts.php | archive-date = 15 March 2016 }}</ref> [[Jim Matheos]] of [[Fates Warning]],<ref>{{cite web | title = Fates Warning's Jim Matheos Talks 'Theories of Flight' Album, Writing Process + Performing With Different Lineups | first = Joe | last = DiVita | date = 8 July 2016 | quote = I'm a huge admirer of Opeth, Katatonia [...] | website = [[Loudwire]] | url = http://loudwire.com/fates-warning-jim-matheos-theories-of-flight-writing-process/ | access-date = 17 February 2017 | archive-date = 9 July 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160709150834/http://loudwire.com/fates-warning-jim-matheos-theories-of-flight-writing-process/ | url-status = live }}</ref> [[Esa Holopainen]] of [[Amorphis]],<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 17 February 2017 | url = http://www.gigview.be/interviews/interview-amorphis-esa-holopainen | website = GigView.be | title = Interview Amorphis: Esa Holopainen | date = 23 April 2016 | first = Tim | last = Vermoens | location = Antwerp, Belgium | archive-date = 17 February 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170217223511/http://www.gigview.be/interviews/interview-amorphis-esa-holopainen | url-status = live }}</ref> and Bruce Soord of [[The Pineapple Thief]].<ref>{{cite web |last=de Borba |first=Alex |date=April 17, 2025 |title=Katatonia: New Album Launches with 'Lilac,' Signaling Continuity in the Post-Nyström Era |url=https://www.atmostfear-entertainment.com/music/videos/katatonia-new-album-launches-with-lilac-signaling-continuity-in-the-post-nystrom-era/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250429213011/https://www.atmostfear-entertainment.com/music/videos/katatonia-new-album-launches-with-lilac-signaling-continuity-in-the-post-nystrom-era/ |archive-date=April 29, 2025 |access-date=April 29, 2025 |website=Atmostfear Entertainment}}</ref>

== Band members ==

=== Current ===
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! width="75" |Image
! width="130" |Name
! width="160" |Years active
! width="190" |Instruments
!Release contributions
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Concierto de Katatonia en Barcelona, Razz2.jpg|bSize=230|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=55|oLeft=93}}
|[[Jonas Renkse]] 
|{{Hlist|1991–1994|1996–present}}
|{{Hlist|lead vocals|guitars {{small|(1997–1999, 2009–present)}}|drums {{small|(1991–1999)}}|backing vocals {{small|(1996–1997)}}}}
|all releases
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Katatonia - Beastival 2013 - 30-05-2013 (9013467263).jpg|bSize=475|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=25|oLeft=180}}
|Niklas Sandin
|2009–present
|bass 
|all releases from ''[[Dead End Kings]]'' (2012) onwards
|-
|
|Daniel Moilanen
|2015–present
|drums 
|all releases from ''[[The Fall of Hearts]]'' (2016) onwards
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Entombed A.D. With Full Force 2018 04.jpg|bSize=500|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=115|oLeft=220}}
|Nico Elgstrand
| rowspan="2" |2024–present
| rowspan="2" |{{hlist|guitars|backing vocals}}
| rowspan="2" |''Nightmares as Extensions of the Waking State'' (2025)
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Pain Rockharz 2024 11.jpg|bSize=650|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=75|oLeft=290}}
|Sebastian Svalland
|-
|}

=== Former ===
{| class="wikitable" border="1" width="100%"
! width="75" |Image
! width="130" |Name
! width="160" |Years active
! width="190" |Instruments
!Release contributions
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Katatonia - Beastival 2013 - 30-05-2013 - 9014655988.jpg|bSize=285|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=80|oLeft=65}}
|[[Anders Nyström]]
|{{Hlist|1991–1994|1996–2025}}
|{{Hlist|guitars|backing vocals|keyboards {{small|(1999–2025)}}|bass {{small|(1991, 1996)}}}}
|all releases from ''[[Dance of December Souls]]'' (1993) to ''[[Sky Void of Stars]]'' (2023)
|-
|
|Guillaume Le Huche
|1992–1994
|bass 
|{{flatlist|
* ''[[Dance of December Souls]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Saw You Drown]]'' (1998)}}
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=MikaelAkerfeldt.jpg|bSize=295|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=125|oLeft=100}}
|[[Mikael Åkerfeldt]] 
|1996–1997
|lead vocals
|{{flatlist|
* ''[[Brave Murder Day]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Discouraged Ones]]'' (1998) {{Small|guest backing vocals}}}}
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Concierto de Katatonia en Barcelona, Razz2 - 3927223590.jpg|bSize=350|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=80|oLeft=110}}
|Fredrik Norrman 
|1996–2009
|{{Hlist|guitars {{small|(1996–1998, 1999–2009)}}|bass {{small|(1998–1999)}}}}
|all releases from ''[[Brave Murder Day]]'' (1996) to ''Night Is the New Day'' (2009), except ''[[Sounds of Decay]]'' (1997)
|-
|
|Mikael Oretoft 
|1997–1998
| rowspan="2" |bass 
|{{flatlist|
* ''Saw You Drown'' (1998)
* ''Discouraged Ones'' (1998)}}
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Katatonia 2005.jpg|bSize=550|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=50|oLeft=350}}
|Mattias Norrman
|1999–2009
|all releases from ''[[Last Fair Deal Gone Down (album)|Last Fair Deal Gone Down]]'' (2001) to ''Night Is the New Day'' (2009)
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Katatonia - Beastival 2013 - 30-05-2013 - 9013467515.jpg|bSize=350|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=130|oLeft=150}}
|Daniel Liljekvist 
|1999–2014
|drums 
|all releases from ''[[Last Fair Deal Gone Down (album)|Last Fair Deal Gone Down]]'' (2001) to ''[[Dead End Kings]]'' (2013)
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Katatonia - Beastival 2013 - 30-05-2013 - 9014655816.jpg|bSize=250|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=37|oLeft=65}}
|Per Eriksson
|2009–2014
| rowspan="2" |{{Hlist|guitars|backing vocals}}
|{{flatlist|
* ''[[Dead End Kings]]'' (2012)
* ''Last Fair Day Gone Night'' (2013)}}
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Tiamat Rockharz Open Air 2014 16.JPG|bSize=235|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=75|oLeft=50}}
|[[Roger Öjersson]]
|2016–2024
|all releases from ''[[The Fall of Hearts]]'' (2016) to ''[[Sky Void of Stars]]'' (2023)
|}

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== Discography ==
{{Main|Katatonia discography}}
* ''[[Dance of December Souls]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Brave Murder Day]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Discouraged Ones]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Tonight's Decision]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Last Fair Deal Gone Down (album)|Last Fair Deal Gone Down]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Viva Emptiness]]'' (2003)
* ''[[The Great Cold Distance]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Night Is the New Day]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Dead End Kings]]'' (2012)
* ''[[The Fall of Hearts]]'' (2016)
* ''[[City Burials]]'' (2020)
* ''[[Sky Void of Stars]]'' (2023)
* ''Nightmares as Extensions of the Waking State'' (2025)

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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