Discouraged Ones
| Band | |
|---|---|
| Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
| Released | April 27, 1998 |
| Genres | Gothic Metal, Doom Metal |
| Labels | Avantgarde Music |
| Format | CD, Digital, Vinyl |
| Length | 46:53 |
| Ranked | #102 for 1998 , #4,430 all-time |
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Discouraged Ones Information
Track listing (Songs)
| title | rating | votes | video | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | I Break | 4:21 | 85 | 1 | Audio | |
| 2. | Stalemate | 4:19 | 85 | 1 | Audio | |
| 3. | Deadhouse | 4:35 | 85 | 1 | ||
| 4. | Relention | 3:37 | 85 | 1 | ||
| 5. | Cold Ways | 5:20 | 90 | 1 | Audio | |
| 6. | Gone | 2:47 | 95 | 1 | ||
| 7. | Last Resort | 4:35 | 85 | 1 | ||
| 8. | Nerve | 4:30 | 85 | 1 | ||
| 9. | Saw You Drown | 5:02 | 90 | 1 | Audio | |
| 10. | Instrumental | 2:50 | 85 | 1 | ||
| 11. | Distrust | 4:55 | 85 | 1 |
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Line-up (members)
- Jonas Renkse : Vocals, Guitars, Drums, Lyrics
- Anders Nyström : Guitars, Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Lyrics
- Fredrik Norrman : Guitars
- Mikael Oretoft : Bass
- Guest/session musicians:
- Mikael Åkerfeldt : Backing Vocals
AV 029
Recorded and mixed at Sunlight Studios in July / August 1997.
Remastered at Castillo Sound in December 2006.
The remastered version (released 02/23/2007) includes the following bonus tracks:
12. Quiet World (04:39)
13. Scarlet Heavens (10:27)
Re-released on vinyl by Century Media in 2009: 150 orange and 350 yellow.
Re-released in 2011 by Svart Records as 2LP including the son ... See More
Recorded and mixed at Sunlight Studios in July / August 1997.
Remastered at Castillo Sound in December 2006.
The remastered version (released 02/23/2007) includes the following bonus tracks:
12. Quiet World (04:39)
13. Scarlet Heavens (10:27)
Re-released on vinyl by Century Media in 2009: 150 orange and 350 yellow.
Re-released in 2011 by Svart Records as 2LP including the son ... See More
Discouraged Ones Videos
Discouraged Ones Reviews
(1)
Date : Jan 26, 2024
After the monumental Brave Murder Day, which quickly established itself as the greatest and most depressing Doom Metal release yet, Katatonia decided to follow it up by moving in a slightly different direction. Still insanely doomy, still walling you with the same shoegazy chords, but now the sound is more accessible. Gone are the demonic death growls, the assaulting double bass, and any tie to extreme Metal.
Replacing them are purely clean vocals and a focus on verse-chorus format. Jonas doesn’t push his voice too far here, instead opting for a lethargic, depressive croon. The songs are simple and rhythmic even, adding to the hypnotic nature of the gazy guitars.
The result of this odd direction is… well, just about as depressive and pessimistic as music can possibly get without creeping into extreme territory. All of the ingredients mesh stunningly to craft a much more accessible serving of catatonia. Lethargic apathy is the surface face here, a numb shell of what’s left after one is encased with pessimism. However, the shell is constantly threatening to shatter as it struggles to hold back the outpour of emotions underneath. Jonas very perfectly treads the fine line between total apathy and intense pain, letting inflections slip through his voice to indicate the intense amount of emotion being restrained by the defense mechanism of not caring.
Another masterpiece from the band that still shakes me and never fails to put a frown on my face.
Replacing them are purely clean vocals and a focus on verse-chorus format. Jonas doesn’t push his voice too far here, instead opting for a lethargic, depressive croon. The songs are simple and rhythmic even, adding to the hypnotic nature of the gazy guitars.
The result of this odd direction is… well, just about as depressive and pessimistic as music can possibly get without creeping into extreme territory. All of the ingredients mesh stunningly to craft a much more accessible serving of catatonia. Lethargic apathy is the surface face here, a numb shell of what’s left after one is encased with pessimism. However, the shell is constantly threatening to shatter as it struggles to hold back the outpour of emotions underneath. Jonas very perfectly treads the fine line between total apathy and intense pain, letting inflections slip through his voice to indicate the intense amount of emotion being restrained by the defense mechanism of not caring.
Another masterpiece from the band that still shakes me and never fails to put a frown on my face.
Discouraged Ones Comments
(7)
Mar 29, 2024
good album by Katatonia. Album marked a turnaround & changes in the band's style.
Jul 31, 2015
Amazing tunes and dreary, dreadful and depressive atmosphere that gets built up by them.
2 likes
Katatonia Discography
| Album | Type | Release date | Rating | Votes | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jhva Elohim Meth... the Revival | EP | 1992 | 65 | 1 | 0 |
| Dance of December Souls | Album | Dec 14, 1993 | 88.3 | 3 | 0 |
| For Funerals to Come | EP | 1995 | 65 | 1 | 0 |
| Brave Murder Day | Album | Jul 1996 | 79.5 | 27 | 2 |
| Sounds of Decay | EP | Dec 8, 1997 | 82.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Saw You Drown | EP | Jan 1998 | 90 | 2 | 0 |
| ▶ Discouraged Ones | Album | Apr 27, 1998 | 85 | 8 | 1 |
| Tonight's Decision | Album | Sep 13, 1999 | 83.9 | 7 | 1 |
| Teargas | EP | Feb 2001 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Last Fair Deal Gone Down | Album | May 8, 2001 | 88.1 | 13 | 0 |
| Tonight's Music | EP | Nov 2001 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Viva Emptiness | Album | Mar 24, 2003 | 86.6 | 11 | 0 |
| The Great Cold Distance | Album | Mar 13, 2006 | 87 | 16 | 1 |
| LIve Consternation | Live | May 28, 2007 | 52 | 1 | 0 |
| Night Is the New Day | Album | Nov 2, 2009 | 86.8 | 15 | 2 |
| The Longest Year | EP | Mar 15, 2010 | 85 | 1 | 0 |
| Dead End Kings | Album | Aug 27, 2012 | 88.6 | 22 | 2 |
| Last Fair Day Gone Night | Live | Jun 17, 2013 | 90 | 2 | 0 |
| Dethroned and Uncrowned | Album | Sep 9, 2013 | 86.9 | 8 | 1 |
| Sanctitude | Live | Mar 30, 2015 | - | 0 | 0 |
| The Fall of Hearts | Album | May 20, 2016 | 85.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Proscenium | EP | Apr 22, 2017 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Live In Bulgaria With The Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra | Live | May 19, 2017 | - | 0 | 0 |
| City Burials | Album | Apr 24, 2020 | 85 | 6 | 0 |
| Dead Air | Live | Nov 13, 2020 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Sky Void of Stars | Album | Jan 20, 2023 | 84.2 | 15 | 1 |
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