Swedish masters of melancholic metallic KATATONIA have unveiled the second new single from their upcoming album, “Nightmares As Extensions Of The Waking State”, due out June 6 through Napalm Information. “Temporal” balances fragility and power, its intense verses culminating in a hovering, emotionally charged refrain. The observe arrives with a ravishing lyric video, which may be seen under.
KATATONIA vocalist and founding member Jonas Renkse feedback: “‘Temporal’, when the enchantment is gone. When riffing is on, the mix affords no solace apart from the pleasure of the vicious circle and the colours of the evening. Get pleasure from.”
“Nightmares As Extensions Of The Waking State” marks the following step in KATATONIA‘s evolution, constructing upon the muse of their earlier album, “Sky Void Of Stars” (2023),and in addition is an introduction to their two new guitarists. KATATONIA in 2025 consists of Renkse, bassist Niklas Sandin, drummer Daniel Moilanen and guitarists Nico Elgstrand and Sebastian Svalland.
With the album’s lead single “Lilac”, revealed in April, KATATONIA supplied a primary glimpse of what followers can count on from the brand new report. The observe showcases Renkse‘s unmistakable vocals intertwining with hypnotic rhythms, heavy riffs, and progressive parts. Accompanied by an atmospheric official music video, “Lilac” speaks straight to the center, proving KATATONIA‘s matchless capacity to attract listeners right into a whirlwind of stirring feelings.
Renkse beforehand acknowledged: “We’re proud and excited to announce our new album, ‘Nightmares As Extensions Of The Waking State’, popping out through Napalm Information on June 6. As all the time, these songs are the tales that thrive within the nook of the attention, obscured by the sunshine however ready to come back alive within the nightfall of our morbid existence.”
On “Nightmares As Extensions Of The Waking State”, crystal-clear manufacturing highlights the interaction between silence and depth, whereas the distinction of heavy riffs, delicate guitar harmonies, ethereal synthesizers, and atmospheric nuances create fascinating stress. Tracks like “Thrice” and “Warden” pulse with dynamic vitality, a near-ceremonial piece, “Wind Of No Change”, merges delicate digital textures with KATATONIA‘s enigmatic soundscapes, whereas “Temporal” balances fragility and power — its intense verses culminating in a hovering, emotionally charged refrain. The breathtaking “Efter Solen” (English-language translation: “After The Solar”),that includes Swedish lyrics, evokes echoes of Jonas Eika‘s 2018 quick story assortment, with minimalistic but putting instrumentation.
Even after greater than 30 years, KATATONIA continues to redefine the emotional spectrum of their style, effortlessly shifting between haunting vulnerability and commanding artistry. With sonic landscapes that evoke dystopia, internal demons, purity, and sweetness alike, “Nightmares As Extensions Of The Waking State” stands as a testomony to their enduring brilliance.
The album was produced by Renkse, recorded by Lawrence Mackrory at NBS Audio and The Metropolis Of Glass, blended by Adam Noble, and mastered by Robin Schmidt at 24-96 Mastering.
“Nightmares As Extensions Of The Waking State” observe itemizing:
01. Thrice
02. The Liquid Eye
03. Wind Of No Change
04. Lilac
05. Temporal
06. Departure Trails
07. Warden
08. The Gentle Which I Bleed
09. Efter Solen
10. In The Occasion Of
As quickly as summer season has shattered, KATATONIA will embark on an epic headline tour this fall throughout Europe along with labelmates and Gothenburg’s top-notch metallic export EVERGREY and KLOGR from Italy. Kicking off on November 11 in Tampere, Finland, the tour will cowl 31 main cities in complete and culminate in a grand finale in Stockholm, Sweden on December 20.
KATATONIA 2025 is:
Jonas Renkse – Vocals
Niklas Sandin – Bass
Daniel Moilanen – Drums
Nico Elgstrand – Guitar
Sebastian Svalland – Guitar
Two months in the past, founding KATATONIA guitarist Anders Nyström confirmed his departure from the band.
On March 18, Nyström launched the next assertion via KATATONIA‘s social media channels: “Unhappy however true.
“The time has come for me to verify that the roads forward Jonas [Renkse, KATATONIA vocalist] and I’ve chosen for each KATATONIA and ourselves have grown too huge and much aside, and consequently, our long-term collaboration has drawn to an in depth.
“With him and I being the duo that based KATATONIA nearly 35 years in the past, and owing to the truth that we managed to take our mission this far, it is inevitable that our band’s legacy will proceed to play an enormous position for each of us and all the time dwell on, albeit in a unique gentle both captured by our previous, future or the various chapters in between.
“To every our personal, we might all have our personal preferences and completely different ranges of appreciation for both the early, mid or later KATATONIA eras, but it surely looks as if any willingness to embrace all of them, in an effort to honor our historical past via dwell actions, has sadly did not maintain. For sure, I nonetheless love ALL our albums, however with the early stuff being uncared for for thus a few years, a sense of getting ‘unfinished enterprise’ with a method that goes far again to our roots has simply grown stronger and stronger. I can not assist feeling adamant that songs from our early-mid discography need to be equally acknowledged and likewise focused for our dwell present repertoire, the important medium the place the previous ought to all the time be alive! Sadly, that door has been saved shut and left the whole lot we did pre-millennium in a void.
“Avowed, with one among us gone, KATATONIA may and will have been mutually laid to relaxation whereas exploiting the liberty to proceed in any fascinating course below a brand new identify. However with Jonas now regrouping with new members and navigating additional in his personal course, I not want to attend and see which manner the wind is blowing to enter that void and seize maintain of what is been deserted. In spite of everything, KATATONIA‘s legacy is resting on each ends of the timeline.
“Come what might, I might wish to thank Jonas and the remainder of my ex-colleagues for the unimaginable experience we shared via 4 compelling a long time.
“Blessed be!”
Renkse introduced Nyström‘s exit from KATATONIA in an announcement on March 17. He wrote: “Anders Nyström and I are going our separate methods. A call not taken evenly, however for everybody to thrive and transfer ahead with their very own artistic preferences in addition to private schedules this has develop into the sensible possibility.
“Anders and I began the band in 1991 and his impression on the band’s trademark sound is simple.
“As bleak as this sounds, and is, it is additional proof of life getting in the way in which of our most popular plans. I want Anders all the very best for the longer term.”
Picture credit score: Terhi Ylimäinen
