Katatonia - Night Is the New Day
I never thought in a million years that I could grow tired of reviewing Katatonia albums. They are my favorite band of all time, so it would seem strange that I take no pleasure in critiquing their music. Maybe it’s because I can find no fault with them. It seems like only yesterday I was 15 years old in my room listening to “Without God” on repeat for several hours. Maybe it’s because, at this point, there seems to be no purpose in a review. If you don’t already worship at the suicidal altar of Katatonia, you’re a stupid piece of happy shit and you don’t deserve to breathe, let alone read something I wrote. While every major Metal mag’s year end “Best of 2009” lists sang the praises of sonic masturbation like Baroness, Mastodon, and the criminally overrated Converge, the true best album of 2009 (’08 and ’07 too for that matter) was nowhere in sight. So what’s the point? No band of any era can hold a candle to Sweden’s masters of the morose, even when the album in question was met with a supposed case of “writer’s block.” An astonishing statement considering the end result’s stunning perfection. The majority of the album was written by Jonas this time around, and if this is writer’s block, I know many who would kill to obtain it. A natural progression from The Great Cold Distance (coincidentally, the best album of 2006), it’s a moodier record with a truly somber atmosphere enhanced by an uncharacteristically high involvement of keyboards. But fear not, Katatonia can do no wrong. As with any one of their completely flawless albums, it is the sadness that prevails. Not that anyone will care. If you need me I’ll be in my room listening to “Departer” on repeat for several hours.
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