Tonight's Decision
1999 studio album by Katatonia
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| Studio album by Katatonia | ||||
| Released | 31 August 1999 (1999-08-31) | |||
| Recorded | February–April 1999 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock[1] | |||
| Length | 56:14 | |||
| Label | Peaceville | |||
| Producer | Katatonia | |||
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Tonight's Decision is the fourth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Katatonia, released in 1999 by Peaceville Records. It was reissued in 2003 with two bonus tracks.
Background
Around this time, the band were being influenced less by metal and more by alternative, with Renkse citing Jeff Buckley, whose song "Nightmares by the Sea" was covered on this album, as well as Radiohead as examples.[3]
Renkse's close friend, Mikael Åkerfeldt of Opeth, was present to help record, produce and work on ideas for vocal tracks.[3]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Nyström and Renkse except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "For My Demons" | 5:47 |
| 2. | "I Am Nothing" | 4:37 |
| 3. | "In Death, a Song" | 4:51 |
| 4. | "Had to (Leave)" | 6:03 |
| 5. | "This Punishment" | 2:46 |
| 6. | "Right Into the Bliss" | 5:04 |
| 7. | "No Good Can Come of This" | 4:24 |
| 8. | "Strained" | 4:15 |
| 9. | "A Darkness Coming" | 5:01 |
| 10. | "Nightmares by the Sea" (Jeff Buckley) | 4:15 |
| 11. | "Black Session" (song ends at 7:00 and a hidden track begins at 7:25) | 9:15 |
| Total length: | 56:14 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 11. | "Black Session" (without hidden track) | 7:00 |
| 12. | "No Devotion" | 4:48 |
| 13. | "Fractured" (song ends at 3:30 and the same hidden track starts at 4:00) | 5:52 |
| Total length: | 64:39 | |
Personnel
Katatonia
- Jonas Renkse – vocals
- Anders Nyström – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
- Fredrik Norrman – bass
- Dan Swanö – session drums
Additional personnel
- Mikael Åkerfeldt – additional vocal production
- Travis Smith – artwork, design, layout
- Paul Loasby – management
- Mia Lorentzson – mastering
- Joakim Petterson – engineering
- Tomas Skogsberg – engineering
- Camilla Af Geijerstam – photography
- Martin Bencik – desert photography assistant
- Brad Gilson Jr. – photography
References
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- Jonas Renkse
- Anders Nyström
- Roger Öjersson
- Niklas Sandin
- Daniel Moilanen
- Guillaume Le Huche
- Mikael Åkerfeldt
- Fredrik Norrman
- Mikael Oretoft
- Mattias Norrman
- Daniel Liljekvist
- Per Eriksson
- Dance of December Souls
- Brave Murder Day
- Discouraged Ones
- Tonight's Decision
- Last Fair Deal Gone Down
- Viva Emptiness
- The Great Cold Distance
- Night Is the New Day
- Dead End Kings
- The Fall of Hearts
- City Burials
- Sky Void of Stars
- "Tonight's Music"
- "My Twin"
- "Old Heart Falls"
- "Serein"
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