Viva Emptiness

Viva Emptiness
Studio album by Katatonia
Released April 29, 2003
Recorded October – November 2002
Genre Alternative metal, doom metal
Length 52:45
Label Peaceville
Producer Anders Nyström, Jonas Renkse
Katatonia chronology

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(2001)		 Viva Emptiness
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Viva Emptiness is the sixth full-length album by Katatonia, released in 2003 by Peaceville Records. Its main subjects are loneliness, social relations, crime, lying and depression. Viva Emptiness incorporates more of a rock style, with a strong but melodic doom metal sound influenced by progressive rock and alternative metal. The album was re-released in 2013, coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the album.

The song "Wait Outside" was recorded during the album sessions, but was not released until 2005 on The Black Sessions. It was also included in the 10th anniversary edition of the album.

Release

Viva Emptiness was released on April 29, 2003. The album was re-released in 2013. The re-release features new keyboard arrangements and was completely remixed and remastered by David Castillo, as the band wasn't satisfied with the overall sound and production of the original release. The track "Inside the City of Glass" features vocals and lyrics on this edition, compared to the instrumental version included in the original release.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Renkse, all music composed by Renkse and Nyström, except where noted.

No. Title Length
1. "Ghost of the Sun"   4:07
2. "Sleeper"   4:08
3. "Criminals"   3:47
4. "A Premonition" (F. Norrman, Nyström, Renkse) 3:33
5. "Will I Arrive"   4:09
6. "Burn the Remembrance"   5:22
7. "Wealth"   4:22
8. "One Year from Now"   4:02
9. "Walking by a Wire"   3:32
10. "Complicity"   4:01
11. "Evidence"   4:36
12. "Omerta" (Renkse) 2:58
13. "Inside the City of Glass" (instrumental) 4:08
Total length:
 52:45
10th anniversary edition
No. Title Length
1. "Ghost of the Sun"   4:07
2. "Sleeper"   4:10
3. "Criminals"   3:50
4. "A Premonition"   3:34
5. "Will I Arrive"   4:07
6. "Burn the Remembrance"   5:25
7. "Wealth"   4:24
8. "One Year from Now"   4:04
9. "Walking by a Wire"   3:35
10. "Complicity"   4:05
11. "Evidence"   4:36
12. "Omerta"   3:00
13. "Wait Outside"   3:39
14. "Inside the City of Glass"   5:35
Total length:
 58:11

Personnel

Katatonia

Additional personnel

References

  1. ↑ Jurek, Thom. Viva Emptiness at AllMusic