Brave Murder Day
| Brave Murder Day | ||||
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| Studio album by Katatonia | ||||
| Released | November 1996[1] | |||
| Recorded |
July 1996 (Unisound) | |||
| Genre | Death/doom[2] | |||
| Length |
41:13 (Standard Version) 59:20 (Century Black Reissue) 78:01 (IROND Records Reissue) 59:54 (Peaceville Records 2006 Reissue) | |||
| Label |
Avantgarde Music Century Media Records Peaceville Records (2006 re-issue) | |||
| Producer | Katatonia | |||
| Katatonia chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
Brave Murder Day, named after the first three tracks of the album, is Katatonia's second full-length album, released in 1996 by Avantgarde Music.
This album created a new guitar position with Fredrik Norrman's input, and features harsh vocals by Mikael Åkerfeldt of Opeth. It is also the last Katatonia LP to feature any death growls and other death metal elements.
The original version of the record was not mastered. In 2006, Peaceville Records finally released a mastered version of the album and included the Sounds of Decay EP as bonus tracks. The remastered edition also includes new liner notes by Anders Nyström. The previous Century Black reissue of the album included the four tracks from the band's For Funerals to Come EP. A vinyl released was issued through the band's Northern Silence Productions.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Jonas Renkse, all music composed by Katatonia.
| No. | Title | Note | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Brave" | 10:16 | ||
| 2. | "Murder" | Note 1 | 4:54 | |
| 3. | "Day" | 4:28 | ||
| 4. | "Rainroom" | Note 1 | 6:31 | |
| 5. | "12" | Note 2 | 8:18 | |
| 6. | "Endtime" | Note 3 | 6:46 | |
Total length: |
41:13 | |||
| Century Black Reissue | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 7. | "Funeral Wedding" | 8:40 | ||||||||
| 8. | "Shades of Emerald Fields" | 5:24 | ||||||||
| 9. | "For Funerals to Come..." | 2:50 | ||||||||
| 10. | "Epistel" | 1:13 | ||||||||
Total length: |
59:20 | |||||||||
| IROND Records Reissue[4] | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 7. | "Nowhere" | 6:08 | ||||||||
| 8. | "At Last" | 6:13 | ||||||||
| 9. | "Inside The Fall" | 6:20 | ||||||||
| 10. | "Funeral Wedding" | 8:40 | ||||||||
| 11. | "Shades Of Emerald Fields" | 5:25 | ||||||||
| 12. | "For Funerals To Come..." | 2:50 | ||||||||
| 13. | "Epistel" | 1:14 | ||||||||
Total length: |
78:01 | |||||||||
| Peaceville Records 2006 Reissue | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 7. | "Nowhere" | 6:08 | ||||||||
| 8. | "At Last" | 6:13 | ||||||||
| 9. | "Inside The Fall" | 6:20 | ||||||||
Total length: |
59:54 | |||||||||
Notes
- ^ "Murder" & "Rainroom" are featured on Brave Yester Days.
- ^ "12" is a re-recorded version of the song Black Erotica from the W.A.R. Compilation Volume 1 (1995). The song can also be found on the 2004 Compilation Brave Yester Days.
- ^ "Endtime" is one of very few Katatonia recordings to utilize samples, featuring a clip of dialogue from the Stanley Kubrick film, The Shining, during the latter half of the song's lengthy intro.
Personnel
The list of personnel involved in this album, as it appears in the booklet:
Katatonia
- Blackheim – guitars & bass
- Fredrik Norrman – guitars
- Jonas Renkse – drums, backing harsh vocals on track 2, sole clean vocals on track 3 and co and clean vocals on tracks 4 & 6
Session musician
- Mike Åkerfeldt – distorted vocals (1, 2, 4-6)
Production
- Dan Swanö – engineering
- Bildhuset – front and back cover photos
- Lennart Kaltea – photos
- Tom – digital design
References
- ↑ "Brave Murder Day by Katatonia : Reviews and Ratings". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
- ↑ Dick, Chris. "Doomsday Celebration - The Making of Katatonia's Brave Murder Day", Decibel Issue 37, November 2007
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ "back.jpg (image)". 1.bp.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
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