So, what song got you started into Katatonia?

Jester-Race · February 5th, 2010, 02:40 PM

for me, it was Chrome. From that opening riff to the amazingly crazy passages that flow from hard to soft was intriguing as hell to me back in 2003 when i first heard of them, and got hooked as hell since then.

We all have one, been thinking about it, and have been wondering what your guysssss (es?) song that got you hooked onto katatonia was.

insidethefall · February 5th, 2010, 02:49 PM

Hmm I read a interview with them in a magazine - this was around the brave murder day era. I really enjoyed the way the album was described and the images, etc. I then got a tape (on a trade with someone) of BMD...So I suppose it was "brave" but actually it was the whole album.

stefan86 · February 5th, 2010, 03:29 PM

First song I ever heard by Kata was Ghost of The Sun but I think Criminals was the first song I truly got into.

Bleak Eyes · February 5th, 2010, 03:34 PM

I believe that the first tracks I heard were Brave and In Death, A Song. I was really into both of them. This was near the end of 2003.

Lisra · February 5th, 2010, 03:42 PM

I bought Viva Emptiness on a whim, so it was Ghost of The Sun but I think my first fav song was Wealth.

Wildhoney · February 5th, 2010, 06:06 PM

''Dance of december souls'' - any song in particular, just the vibe of that whole masterpiece of a record.

Lethe78 · February 5th, 2010, 06:16 PM

Black Erotica.

Katatonic1 · February 5th, 2010, 08:34 PM

Coma323 · February 5th, 2010, 09:18 PM

Found Tonight's Decision used and picked it up. Have loved them ever since.

Spydaman_69_2001 · February 6th, 2010, 12:46 AM

First song I ever heard was I Am Nothing. Loved it.

thedeadwing · February 6th, 2010, 01:01 AM

I took LFDGD by random out of the shelve of the local record store, put it into the player and it clicked immediently. Dispossession is still one of my favourite album openers of all time.

Brave.Archangel · February 6th, 2010, 01:13 AM

Ghost of the Sun was what originally turned me on to the band. been absolutely and irrevocably hooked since then (2005)

the mourner13 · February 6th, 2010, 03:43 AM

My first Katatonia track was "Strained". In my house from my cousin's CD. I still remember it very clearly, the song immediately impressed me. Then we listened to the whole album (TD). But for a very long time I only listened to Strained then started to like the others slowly. This is how I got into Katatonia in 1999 or 2000 I'm not so sure.

nymphx · February 6th, 2010, 07:17 AM

Tonight's Music & Cold Ways for me ^^.

requiem · February 6th, 2010, 08:02 AM

I heard 'Deadhouse' on a Century Media sampler and really didn't think all that much of it (can you believe that??). I was still curious, so when 'Tonight's Decision' was released I bought it, gave it a chance and then it was all over for me. I knew the path I would walk... in metaphorical music terms.

rakytyka · February 6th, 2010, 11:25 AM

One of the last metalmagazines i bought had a cd with the song Evidence. I had never heard something like that before, and since them im in love with dark music. (I was very into "happy metal")

Phoenix5 · February 6th, 2010, 11:48 AM

Criminals.

isolation_years · February 6th, 2010, 02:19 PM

when TGCD came out i was a huge opeth/bloodbath fan, so i listened to "my twin" and it was awesome

rest of the album grew on me overtime, and then i listened to the rest

noctambulant · February 6th, 2010, 03:30 PM

I bought a cd from century media ,it was some sort of metal compilation I beleive...the song was deadhouse,yep

Bound2Fate · February 6th, 2010, 04:48 PM

My friend burned me a cd with a couple albums on it and there happened to be some Katatonia on it...so I'm pretty sure it was either July or Ghost of the Sun that introduced me to Katatonia.

LovesIcyDeath · February 6th, 2010, 06:06 PM

Unfurl.

Adam Stryker · February 6th, 2010, 06:29 PM

My Twin

theoden236 · February 6th, 2010, 06:36 PM

It was an article I read in Revolver magazine back in 2001 (had Slipknot on the front cover, same issue that got me into Opeth) Sampled some shit from their later records, sounded decent. A few years later, I heard the song "Nowhere" off of Sounds of Decay from www.doom-metal.com and I really dug it. The rest is history.

LifeDepraved · February 6th, 2010, 06:53 PM

Brave back in 01. Thanks to Mikael mentioning he was in the band.

hexwind · February 7th, 2010, 10:48 AM

For my demons, my ex girl sent it to my right after she left me. And after reading the lyrics and listening to the music, I knew why she sent it.

February 5th, 2010, 02:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jester-Race Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kansas. Posts: 564	So, what song got you started into Katatonia? for me, it was Chrome. From that opening riff to the amazingly crazy passages that flow from hard to soft was intriguing as hell to me back in 2003 when i first heard of them, and got hooked as hell since then. We all have one, been thinking about it, and have been wondering what your guysssss (es?) song that got you hooked onto katatonia was. __________________

February 5th, 2010, 02:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
insidethefall somewhere nowhere Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: pittsburgh, pa Posts: 1,089	Hmm I read a interview with them in a magazine - this was around the brave murder day era. I really enjoyed the way the album was described and the images, etc. I then got a tape (on a trade with someone) of BMD...So I suppose it was "brave" but actually it was the whole album. __________________ any colours to express apart from bleak is hard

February 5th, 2010, 03:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
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February 5th, 2010, 03:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
Bleak Eyes Irrelevant Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,628	I believe that the first tracks I heard were Brave and In Death, A Song. I was really into both of them. This was near the end of 2003. __________________ Last.Fm

February 5th, 2010, 03:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
Lisra starlight spectre Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Nijmegen, Netherlands Posts: 2,009	I bought Viva Emptiness on a whim, so it was Ghost of The Sun but I think my first fav song was Wealth. __________________ Don't die for anything less than the best of life albums I actually bought

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Wildhoney Allegra Fiorentina Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Florence, Italy Posts: 656	''Dance of december souls'' - any song in particular, just the vibe of that whole masterpiece of a record. __________________ What is wrong, not with the world but me... ††† ††† ††† My fansite: http://www.klimt1918-fever.net

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Lethe78 Expired candle Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 4,506	Black Erotica. __________________ I need a cool signature...

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Coma323 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ledyard, CT Posts: 876	Found Tonight's Decision used and picked it up. Have loved them ever since. __________________ Your weapon is guilt...

February 6th, 2010, 12:46 AM	#10 (permalink)
Spydaman_69_2001 Beyond Death Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 763	First song I ever heard was I Am Nothing. Loved it. __________________ I am Beyond Death, Midst A Dreaming Affinity

February 6th, 2010, 01:01 AM	#11 (permalink)
thedeadwing Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 90	I took LFDGD by random out of the shelve of the local record store, put it into the player and it clicked immediently. Dispossession is still one of my favourite album openers of all time.

February 6th, 2010, 01:13 AM	#12 (permalink)
Brave.Archangel Inside the City of Glass Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: In a village north of San Francisco Posts: 1,379	Ghost of the Sun was what originally turned me on to the band. been absolutely and irrevocably hooked since then (2005) __________________ A single pair of hands at work is worth more than a billion clasped in prayer

February 6th, 2010, 03:43 AM	#13 (permalink)
the mourner13 bah! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Stuttgart, Germany Posts: 1,211	My first Katatonia track was "Strained". In my house from my cousin's CD. I still remember it very clearly, the song immediately impressed me. Then we listened to the whole album (TD). But for a very long time I only listened to Strained then started to like the others slowly. This is how I got into Katatonia in 1999 or 2000 I'm not so sure. __________________ Well, get me back, get me back on the road, I met the devil and I sold my soul Cos everything and everyone is old. I cut my lungs out, I need a fix, You're my puzzle and my pieces fit Cos everything and everyone is old.

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nymphx C old W ays. Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Netherlands, Haarlem. Posts: 697	Tonight's Music & Cold Ways for me ^^. __________________ I hold your hand so hard, my knuckles turn white.

February 6th, 2010, 08:02 AM	#15 (permalink)
requiem Disasters In The Sun Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3,670	I heard 'Deadhouse' on a Century Media sampler and really didn't think all that much of it (can you believe that??). I was still curious, so when 'Tonight's Decision' was released I bought it, gave it a chance and then it was all over for me. I knew the path I would walk... in metaphorical music terms. __________________ Rainshadow http://www.myspace.com/myrainshadow http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rainshadow/5691614939

February 6th, 2010, 11:25 AM	#16 (permalink)
rakytyka Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 74	One of the last metalmagazines i bought had a cd with the song Evidence. I had never heard something like that before, and since them im in love with dark music. (I was very into "happy metal")

February 6th, 2010, 11:48 AM	#17 (permalink)
Phoenix5 d3v4s7a710n Join Date: May 2005 Location: Nebraska Posts: 3,891	Criminals.

February 6th, 2010, 02:19 PM	#18 (permalink)
isolation_years Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 6,790	when TGCD came out i was a huge opeth/bloodbath fan, so i listened to "my twin" and it was awesome rest of the album grew on me overtime, and then i listened to the rest

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noctambulant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 305	I bought a cd from century media ,it was some sort of metal compilation I beleive...the song was deadhouse,yep __________________ "Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people as to how they shall think." Arthur Schopenhauer

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Bound2Fate Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: California, USA Posts: 279	My friend burned me a cd with a couple albums on it and there happened to be some Katatonia on it...so I'm pretty sure it was either July or Ghost of the Sun that introduced me to Katatonia. __________________ http://www.last.fm/user/Bound2Fate

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LovesIcyDeath Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 100	Unfurl.

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