Night Is the New Day
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Night Is The New Day is Katatonia's eighth full-length album. It was released on 2 November 2009 in Europe and on 10 November 2009 in North America through Peaceville Records.[5] 13 tracks were recorded, 12 of which made it onto the record.
The band describes the material as "our most varied, diverse and possibly strongest shit all together on one and the same album."[5] The critical reception was similarly positive, with one reviewer saying calling the record "Katatonia's finest work to date - an album staggering in both its ambition and its accessibility, showcasing beauty and despair in equal measure."[6]
Background
The song "Day and Then the Shade" was the first single to be released in late 2009. The promotional video for this song was directed by Lasse Hoile.[7]
During the first week of this album's release, Night Is the New Day sold more than 2,000 copies in the United States.[8]
Track listing
- "Forsaker" – 4:05
- "The Longest Year" – 4:39
- "Idle Blood" – 4:23
- "Onward Into Battle" – 3:51
- "Liberation" – 4:18
- "The Promise of Deceit" – 4:17
- "Nephilim" – 4:27
- "New Night" – 4:27
- "Inheritance" – 4:30
- "Day and Then the Shade" – 4:27
- "Ashen" (Swedish Edition CD and Vinyl Edition bonus track) – 4:09
- "Departer" – 5:28
Chart performance
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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Finnish Albums Chart[9] | 8
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French Albums Chart[9] | 141
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German Albums Chart[10] | 77
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Swedish Albums Chart[9] | 39
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Personnel
- Jonas Renkse – vocals
- Anders Nyström – guitars
- Fredrik Norrman – guitars
- Mattias Norrman – bass
- Daniel Liljekvist – drums
Guest musicians
- Krister Linder (Enter the Hunt) – vocals on "Departer"[11]
Credits
Frank Default – recording of keyboards, strings, and percussion[12]
References
- ^ allmusic ((( Night Is the New Day > Review )))
- ^ Whitehouse, Philip 'Night Is The New Day' Review on OneMetal.com Retrieved 2009-11-03.
- ^ Begrand, Adrien. Night is the New Day review popmatters.com. 2009-11-12. Retrieved on 2009-11-13.
- ^ Burt, Jim. Night is the New Day review rocksound.tv. Retrieved on 2009-11-07.
- ^ a b blabbermouth.net KATATONIA: New Album Pushed Back To November
- ^ Onemetal.com Onemetal.com review of Night Is the New Day
- ^ Katatonia: 'Day And Then The Shade' Video Released blabbermouth.net. 2009-11-11. Retrieved on 2009-11-15.
- ^ Katatonia To Reelase 'The Longest Day' EP blabbermouth.net. 2010-02-18. Retrieved on 2010-03-02.
- ^ a b c "Night Is the New Day chart performance". acharts.us. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
- ^ "Katatonia longplay-chartverfolgung". Musicline.de (in German). PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
- ^ Katatonia | Interview | Lords Of Metal metal E-zine - Issue 97: november 2009 lordsofmetal.nl. Retrieved on 2009-11-06.
- ^ Frank Default | Official website frankdefault.com. Retrieved on 2009-12-02.