"Inheritance..." The New Classic

Overlord Purple Rainbow · February 23rd, 2010, 07:28 PM

'The new classic' could be used for almost ANY of the songs on NIGHT IS THE NEW DAY, but I find this one to be the song that I can play a friend of mine who's never heard of Katatonia and say 'THIS is Katatonia.'

An instant classic, in my opinion.

Grumble Grumble · February 23rd, 2010, 07:31 PM

It is a fantastic song, probably my favorite from the cd. I LOVE Jonas' voice on the song sooooooooooooo much.

FlawedCoil82 · February 23rd, 2010, 09:16 PM

I agree. This song has really grown on me over time. A very brooding type atmosphere but his voice fits perfectly with it. I love the "let them inherit, this fire now. lest they will forget that we were ever here" lines. His voice gives me chills on those lines.

Overlord Purple Rainbow · February 23rd, 2010, 09:50 PM

ABSOLUTELY.

That lyric is so crushing.

Jester-Race · February 24th, 2010, 05:30 AM

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Originally Posted by season1234

TGCD for me. I find NITND to be far too inconsistent from track 6 onwards, with only New Night and Departer being excellent songs IMO.

that's why I thought that season's post in the other thread about which album is better, shocked the shit out of me and was incredibly surprising to read something like that.

To me, inheritance is easily the best song on the album, and saying that the songs past 6 is absurd (nephilim? new night? ashen? OMFG?)

anyway, this instills that Night is the new Day for me is their 2nd best, closely behind Last Fair Deal Gone Down. Nothing like NITND from what i've heard, amazingness all the way through. unbelievable.

stefan86 · February 24th, 2010, 05:45 AM

It's a huuuge grower. One of my least favs in the start, and now a definite top 5.

Klosure · February 24th, 2010, 08:11 AM

It does take time.... but sits nicely alongside the best in my view, not quite a TGCD beater, I think the input from Jens on that album gave it something but NITND is still a fantastic album and very involving.

Phoenix5 · February 24th, 2010, 09:14 AM

nope...still can't do it.

batmura · February 24th, 2010, 01:05 PM

Possibly Jonas' finest singing on the album.

Brave.Archangel · February 24th, 2010, 05:19 PM

One of the top 5 songs on the album

Clayman77 · February 25th, 2010, 11:57 AM

My fave song on NitND. Absolutely beatiful song with great lyrics. I especially love the guitar lead parts.

thedeadwing · February 25th, 2010, 12:28 PM

If it happens that I skip songs on NitND it is Inheritance and Nephilim. Can't explain why exactly, maybe they didn't grow on me enough yet. The Longest Year, Liberation, New Night and Departer are my favourites so far.

Brave.Archangel · February 25th, 2010, 04:24 PM

The songs I usually end up skipping are Liberation and New Night for some reason. I love both songs, though.

BlueSky · February 25th, 2010, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Brave.Archangel

The songs I usually end up skipping are Liberation and New Night for some reason. I love both songs, though.

So you skip the two best ...

Brave.Archangel · February 25th, 2010, 11:29 PM

But then why would I skip them ..

BlueSky · February 25th, 2010, 11:38 PM

Bad case of dementia perhaps?

Brave.Archangel · February 25th, 2010, 11:59 PM

Nah I'm just too pussywhipped by all the other songs

BlueSky · February 26th, 2010, 12:13 AM

The correct answer was "maybe." Denial says you're quite mad my friend.

Grumble Grumble · February 26th, 2010, 12:39 AM

"the unforgiving void" i just absolutely adore that one line, his voice sounds so defeated its so sad but beautiful.

February 23rd, 2010, 07:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
Overlord Purple Rainbow Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: RainbowLand Posts: 1,767	"Inheritance..." The New Classic 'The new classic' could be used for almost ANY of the songs on NIGHT IS THE NEW DAY, but I find this one to be the song that I can play a friend of mine who's never heard of Katatonia and say 'THIS is Katatonia.' An instant classic, in my opinion. __________________ "Curse Of The Revenant" On Amazon.com! http://www.amazon.com/Curse-Of-The-R...8171291&sr=1-1 For fans of underground horror!

February 23rd, 2010, 07:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
Grumble Grumble We die We all... Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Saginaw,Michigan, USA Posts: 1,010	It is a fantastic song, probably my favorite from the cd. I LOVE Jonas' voice on the song sooooooooooooo much. __________________

February 23rd, 2010, 09:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
FlawedCoil82 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Troy, Ohio Posts: 252	I agree. This song has really grown on me over time. A very brooding type atmosphere but his voice fits perfectly with it. I love the "let them inherit, this fire now. lest they will forget that we were ever here" lines. His voice gives me chills on those lines. __________________ Within Temptation, Flaw, Tool, Lacuna Coil, The Panic Division, Breaking Benjamin, Katatonia, Red, Evans Blue, A Perfect Circle, Lunatica, Metallica, Evanescence, Silverchair ('94-'01), Bush, Autumn, Stone Temple Pilots, Fair To Midland, Leaves' Eyes, Novus Dae, Cyrenic, Goo Goo Dolls, Type O Negative, Cold, Staind, Era For A Moment, The Birthday Massacre, Absolution Project, Delain, Atomship, 3 Doors Down, Lifehouse, Creed, Linkin Park, 10 Years, Brave, The Smashing Pumpkins and tons more.

February 23rd, 2010, 09:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
Overlord Purple Rainbow Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: RainbowLand Posts: 1,767	ABSOLUTELY. That lyric is so crushing. __________________ "Curse Of The Revenant" On Amazon.com! http://www.amazon.com/Curse-Of-The-R...8171291&sr=1-1 For fans of underground horror!

February 24th, 2010, 05:45 AM	#6 (permalink)
stefan86 invariably off-topic Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 42,522	It's a huuuge grower. One of my least favs in the start, and now a definite top 5. __________________ Desolator (Swedish Old School Death Metal): http://www.facebook.com/DesolatorSwe?ref=ts Ending Quest (Swedish Old School Death Metal): http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ending...46404308776819 Soliloquium (Death/Doom Metal): http://www.facebook.com/pages/Solilo...36215949804095

February 24th, 2010, 08:11 AM	#7 (permalink)
Klosure Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 244	It does take time.... but sits nicely alongside the best in my view, not quite a TGCD beater, I think the input from Jens on that album gave it something but NITND is still a fantastic album and very involving.

February 24th, 2010, 09:14 AM	#8 (permalink)
Phoenix5 d3v4s7a710n Join Date: May 2005 Location: Nebraska Posts: 3,891	nope...still can't do it.

February 24th, 2010, 01:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
batmura Sea of Tranquility Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 2,810	Possibly Jonas' finest singing on the album. __________________ Sea of Tranquility - The Web Destination for Progressive Music!

February 24th, 2010, 05:19 PM	#10 (permalink)
Brave.Archangel Inside the City of Glass Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: In a village north of San Francisco Posts: 1,379	One of the top 5 songs on the album __________________ A single pair of hands at work is worth more than a billion clasped in prayer

February 25th, 2010, 11:57 AM	#11 (permalink)
Clayman77 Katatoned Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 254	My fave song on NitND. Absolutely beatiful song with great lyrics. I especially love the guitar lead parts. __________________ i can see fire when i fall behind when i give up my thoughts redefined how cold is the flame of our uncompromising future how cold is the sun

February 25th, 2010, 12:28 PM	#12 (permalink)
thedeadwing Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 90	If it happens that I skip songs on NitND it is Inheritance and Nephilim. Can't explain why exactly, maybe they didn't grow on me enough yet. The Longest Year, Liberation, New Night and Departer are my favourites so far.

February 25th, 2010, 04:24 PM	#13 (permalink)
Brave.Archangel Inside the City of Glass Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: In a village north of San Francisco Posts: 1,379	The songs I usually end up skipping are Liberation and New Night for some reason. I love both songs, though. __________________ A single pair of hands at work is worth more than a billion clasped in prayer

February 25th, 2010, 11:29 PM	#15 (permalink)
Brave.Archangel Inside the City of Glass Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: In a village north of San Francisco Posts: 1,379	But then why would I skip them .. __________________ A single pair of hands at work is worth more than a billion clasped in prayer

February 25th, 2010, 11:38 PM	#16 (permalink)
BlueSky Banned Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 4,339	Bad case of dementia perhaps?

February 25th, 2010, 11:59 PM	#17 (permalink)
Brave.Archangel Inside the City of Glass Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: In a village north of San Francisco Posts: 1,379	Nah I'm just too pussywhipped by all the other songs __________________ A single pair of hands at work is worth more than a billion clasped in prayer

February 26th, 2010, 12:13 AM	#18 (permalink)
BlueSky Banned Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 4,339	The correct answer was "maybe." Denial says you're quite mad my friend.

February 26th, 2010, 12:39 AM	#19 (permalink)
Grumble Grumble We die We all... Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Saginaw,Michigan, USA Posts: 1,010	"the unforgiving void" i just absolutely adore that one line, his voice sounds so defeated its so sad but beautiful. __________________