--- title: "Katatonia" type: "MusicGroup" url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/katatonia" genre: "Doom Metal" country: "Sweden" formed: 1991 --- # Katatonia **Katatonia** is a doom metal band, from Sweden, active 1991 to present. Katatonia is a Swedish heavy metal band formed in Stockholm in 1991 by Jonas Renkse and Anders Nyström. 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 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 black and death metal to a more traditional melodic form of progressive rock. Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katatonia ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Name | Katatonia | | Genre | Doom Metal | | Parent genre | Doom Metal | | Origin | Stockholm, Sweden | | Formed | 1991 | | Releases in catalog | 25 | ## Genres [Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/doom-metal) · [Death-Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-doom) · [Gothic Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/gothic-metal) · [Alternative Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/alternative-metal) · [Progressive Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/progressive-metal) ## Line-up | Musician | Instruments | Years | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Daniel Moilanen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/daniel-moilanen) | Drums (drum set) | 2015 to present | Current | | [Sebastian Svalland](https://themetalnet.com/musician/sebastian-svalland) | Background vocals, Guitar | 2025 to present | Current | | [Jonas Renkse](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jonas-renkse) | Drums (drum set), Lead vocals, Background vocals, Guitar | 1991 to present | Current | | [Nico Elgstrand](https://themetalnet.com/musician/nico-elgstrand) | Background vocals, Guitar | 2025 to present | Current | | [Niklas Sandin](https://themetalnet.com/musician/niklas-sandin) | Electric bass guitar | 2010 to present | Current | | [Mattias Norrman](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mattias-norrman) | Electric bass guitar | 1999 to 2009 | Former | | [Fredrik Norrman](https://themetalnet.com/musician/fredrik-norrman) | Electric guitar | 1994 to 2009 | Former | | [Anders Nyström](https://themetalnet.com/musician/anders-nystrom) | Background vocals, Guitar, Keyboard | 1991 to 2025 | Former | | [Per Eriksson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/per-eriksson) | Electric guitar, Background vocals | 2010 to 2014 | Former | | [Mikael Åkerfeldt](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mikael-akerfeldt) | Lead vocals | 1996 to 1997 | Former | | [Daniel Liljekvist](https://themetalnet.com/musician/daniel-liljekvist) | Drums (drum set) | 1999 to 2014 | Former | | [Roger Öjersson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/roger-ojersson) | Electric guitar, Background vocals | 2016 to 2024 | Former | | [Guillaume Le Huche](https://themetalnet.com/musician/guillaume-le-huche) | Electric bass guitar | 1992 to 1995 | Former | | [Mikael Oretoft](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mikael-oretoft) | Electric bass guitar | 1997 to 1998 | Former | ## Discography | Year | Release | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 1992 | [Jhva Elohim Meth… the Revival](https://themetalnet.com/album/c8675aef-1db0-38f7-b95c-c50a221ec76d) | EP | | 1993 | [Dance of December Souls](https://themetalnet.com/album/bae1cb42-7d7b-3cd7-927b-0afa834e0269) | Album | | 1995 | [For Funerals to Come](https://themetalnet.com/album/d85699a2-b2e8-3785-b035-d6406827b3b7) | EP | | 1996 | [Brave Murder Day](https://themetalnet.com/album/9a86748d-33f5-37f8-a9f9-8be806d0ed92) | Album | | 1997 | [Sounds of Decay](https://themetalnet.com/album/75728d24-85ee-3e50-b3b5-56ea602121df) | EP | | 1998 | [Discouraged Ones](https://themetalnet.com/album/edd50159-f72b-3070-9890-7b94f178bd9e) | Album | | 1998 | [Saw You Drown](https://themetalnet.com/album/43b4986f-03ce-3b70-b9f2-1a27758902a4) | EP | | 1999 | [Tonight’s Decision](https://themetalnet.com/album/6ebd9a45-af72-39be-a7b5-99317d28efdc) | Album | | 2001 | [Last Fair Deal Gone Down](https://themetalnet.com/album/140d7662-af43-3b0e-a431-7e0ac8a7220b) | Album | | 2001 | [Teargas EP](https://themetalnet.com/album/4c605656-9bed-327b-b4ed-2d4ea3c042b1) | EP | | 2003 | [Viva Emptiness](https://themetalnet.com/album/6e9b3c94-458e-361d-98cf-ac9b9e0066b2) | Album | | 2006 | [The Great Cold Distance](https://themetalnet.com/album/96f8751d-d60c-305e-921b-b75e339d9194) | Album | | 2009 | [Night Is the New Day](https://themetalnet.com/album/6d1cbd10-4001-47ce-a2f0-81dc58fbab2a) | Album | | 2010 | [The Longest Year](https://themetalnet.com/album/b781215e-90a3-43a9-86ee-b55b568decca) | EP | | 2012 | [Dead End Kings](https://themetalnet.com/album/0fe4c6e4-a03e-4082-b896-8ab54994614b) | Album | | 2013 | [Dead End Kings](https://themetalnet.com/album/bcea7826-30e4-4329-977a-19694062addc) | EP | | 2013 | [Dethroned & Uncrowned](https://themetalnet.com/album/8d55b69b-9701-42c4-bc03-6cf40dbd842b) | Album | | 2013 | [Peaceville Presents… Katatonia](https://themetalnet.com/album/ca2c0ef6-4c73-4f1f-b921-014baf11197b) | EP | | 2016 | [The Fall of Hearts](https://themetalnet.com/album/15c9f1b1-591a-4039-b8f7-a85d5cb3a920) | Album | | 2020 | [City Burials](https://themetalnet.com/album/ed4147ab-d08b-4dbb-bc90-84d099f95149) | Album | | 2022 | [A Sunset Choir for the Daylight Harvest](https://themetalnet.com/album/85b1dce8-1c7f-422d-835c-fa890111ca1e) | EP | | 2022 | [Sky Void of Stars EP](https://themetalnet.com/album/01791dc6-e36c-47f5-9ce7-f6dfc92e5997) | EP | | 2023 | [Sky Void of Stars](https://themetalnet.com/album/a2092fd0-8360-4a22-b485-e32b485ee439) | Album | | 2025 | [Lilac EP](https://themetalnet.com/album/41c7d38f-1fb1-44c6-8c00-ea73e9494128) | EP | | 2025 | [Nightmares as Extensions of the Waking State](https://themetalnet.com/album/b25a83d1-a4c9-4696-a028-73963eb0c860) | Album | ## 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