Dance of December Souls

Dance of December Souls
Studio album by Katatonia
Released 14 December 1993[1]
Recorded 4–9 April 1993 at Unisound Studios
Genre Black/doom,[2] death/doom,[3] dark metal[4]
Length 53:35
Label No Fashion
Producer Dan Swanö, Katatonia
Katatonia chronology

Dance of December Souls
(1993)		 Brave Murder Day
(1996)
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Dance of December Souls is the first full-length album by Katatonia.

The album was released on CD in 1993 by No Fashion Records and LP by Helion Records, released in the USA in 1999 by Century Black. In 2004, record label Black Lodge reissued the album with all new artwork, but the band has stated on its website that it does not support this release for personal reasons. In 2007, the album was reissued once again, this time under Peaceville UK with a blue version of the original cover and all five songs from the Jhva Elohim Meth EP appended as bonus tracks. In 2010, Svart Records released a double vinyl version, which also included all songs from the EP.

This album is the first release with Israphel Wing, making him the band's first bass player. Prior to this album, Blackheim had been playing both guitar and bass.

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Seven Dreaming Souls (Intro)"   00:45
2. "Gateways of Bereavement"   08:15
3. "In Silence Enshrined"   06:30
4. "Without God"   06:51
5. "Elohim Meth"   01:42
6. "Velvet Thorns (of Drynwhyl)"   13:56
7. "Tomb of Insomnia"   13:09
8. "Dancing December"   02:18
Total length:
 53:35

Personnel

As appears in the booklet:

Katatonia

Session musician

Production

References

  1. ↑ "Katatonia - Dance of December Souls". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Katatonia 'Brave Murder Day'". Decibel Magazine. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Dance of December Souls - Katatonia". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Their flyer best describes this godly band, 'Sorrowfilled and harmonous Northern Dark Metal.'" "Katatonia-'Dance of December Souls' CD". In: Petrified 'Zine, no. 2, Winter 1993, p. 4.