Last Fair Deal Gone Down (album)

Occupation

  • Vocals: Jonas Renkse
  • Guitar, Mellotron: Anders Nyström
  • Guitar: Fred Norrman
  • Bass: Mattias Norrman
  • Drums: Daniel Liljekvist

Last Fair Deal Gone Down is the fifth studio album by the Swedish metal band Katatonia. It appeared in 2001 Peaceville Records.

Creation and publication

After Tonight's Decision Fred Norrmans brother Mattias became the new bassist and drummer Daniel Liljekvist. Katatonia toured this lineup the end of 1999 with Paradise Lost in Scandinavia and in early 2000 with Opeth in Poland and the United States. Then they took, spread over several months, a new album. Music and lyrics came from Anders Nyström, Jonas Renkse and Fred Norrman. Last Fair Deal Gone Down was produced by Tomas Skogsberg, Jocke Petterson and the band and mastered by Peter In De Betou. Travis Smith was responsible for the artwork. The album is probably named after a piece by Robert Johnson. It was founded in 2004 and 2011 reissued in a remastered version with bonus tracks (from the EPs Teargas and Tonight 's Music ) and was released in 2007 on LP.

Title list

Style

Also on Last Fair Deal Gone Down Katatonias is characteristic mixture of gothic rock and dark metal evolved with melancholic melodies and heavy riffs. New are now some echoes of the alternative rock or the style of The Cure and the use of both the Mellotron and electronic sounds. The dynamics and the switching between quiet verses and choruses are pronounced more intense, the pace is overall slightly higher than on the two previous albums. The dense and emotional atmosphere is no longer exclusively characterized by melancholy and despair.

Reception

The album was extremely well received by the press. For Rainer Rathel of powermetal.de go Katatonia " anno 2001 again a track to life-affirming works. The listener gets the impression that a new morning has dawned for the quartet after a night of despair. " Wolf -Rüdiger Mühlmann from Rock Hard specifically praised the song, " frontman Jonas sings Renkse impulsive, emotional, thrilling, yes simply more alive than ever before. From the eternal talent, he went up to real Charis Maten "He sums up:". Earwig Not everyone is immediately to realize it needs some runs, until you realize that each of the eleven tracks is a true gem. Short: This album is wonderful ", Jan wiping Frankowski of metal.de verdict:" KATATONIA always manages to touch deep inside and the whole thing actually be packed in earwigs, almost unbelievable! "

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