Dead Air - 2020 UK Peaceville label 20-track 2LP set

Katatonia perform an extensive and majestic set of fan favourites, captured during their 2020 lockdown session. Presented on 2CD/DVD format and on gatefold 2LP.

Formed in 1991 by Jonas Renkse & Anders Nyström, and transitioning from early pioneers of the rising black/death/doom movement, to powerhouses of the progressive metallic rock genre, 2020 saw Katatonia present their eleventh studio opus, the poignant 'City Burials', to unanimous acclaim. And so now, following closely in its footsteps, the Swedish dark rock masters present 'Dead Air' to further immortalise the strangest of times.

With a somewhat unforeseen global event transpiring this year which resulted in touring being made all but impossible for artists internationally, Katatonia conducted a more intimate "lockdown" show which was streamed live from Studio Grondahl, Stockholm on May 9th. 'Dead Air' offers fans a full 88-minute set containing 20 tracks from the band's extensive and illustrious repertoire to date, with inclusions spanning two decades of dark progressive greatness, and essentially also debuting three of the 'City Burials' album tracks in a live setting.

The tracklisting itself contains a very literal selection of fan favourites overall, having being voted for exclusively by the band's worldwide fanbase, flawlessly flirting between earlier singles such as metallic anthems 'My Twin' & 'July', to the stirring emotional grandeur of new song, 'Lacquer'.

Tracklisting:

LP1:

Lethean
Teargas
Serein
Deliberation
The Winter of Our Passing
Ghost of the Sun
The Racing Heart
Soil's Song
Old Heart Falls
Forsaker

LP2:

Tonight's Music
In the White
Leaders
Lacquer
Omerta
My Twin
Unfurl
July
Evidence
Behind the Blood

Release date: November 13 - 2020