Dead End Kings

Studio album by Katatonia

Released

August 27, 2012

Recorded

June 2012

Genre

Progressive metal, alternative metal, doom metal^[1]

Length

48:47

Label

Peaceville

Producer

Jonas Renkse
Anders Nyström

Katatonia chronology

Night Is the New Day
(2009)

Dead End Kings
(2012)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	^[2]
Allmusic	^[1]
Drowned in Sound	8/10^[3]
The Guardian	^[4]
Sputnikmusic	^[5]

Dead End Kings is Katatonia's ninth full-length album. It was released on August 27, 2012, in Europe and August 28 in the U.S. through Peaceville Records. This is the first album to feature Per Ericksson and Niklas Sandin in the lineup, though Per Ericksson would leave in 2014. This is also the final album to feature longtime drummer Daniel Liljekvist as a member of the band.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Parting"	Jonas Renkse	4:52
2.	"The One You Are Looking For Is Not Here" (feat. Silje Wergeland)	Renkse	3:52
3.	"Hypnone"	Renkse	4:07
4.	"The Racing Heart"	Renkse	4:06
5.	"Buildings"	Anders Nyström (music), Renkse (lyrics)	3:28
6.	"Leech"	Renkse	4:23
7.	"Ambitions"	Renkse	5:07
8.	"Undo You"	Nyström	4:56
9.	"Lethean"	Per Eriksson, Renkse (music), Renkse (lyrics)	4:39
10.	"First Prayer"	Nyström, Renkse (music), Renkse (lyrics)	4:28
11.	"Dead Letters"	Nyström (music), Renkse (lyrics)	4:49
Total length:			48:47

Limited Deluxe Book Edition Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Second"		3:34
13.	"The Act of Darkening"	Nyström	5:55
Total length:			57:47

Personnel

Jonas Renkse – vocals, guitar, keyboards, production, mixing
Anders Nyström – lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, production, mixing
Daniel Liljekvist – drums
Per Eriksson – guitar, engineering
Niklas Sandin – bass guitar

Additional personnel

Silje Wergeland – vocals on "The One You Are Looking for is Not Here"
Frank Default – keyboards on track 1-11
JP Asplund - percussion
David Castillo – production, engineering, mixing

References

1 2 Thom Jurek. "Katatonia: Dead End Kings". Allmusic. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
↑ Bowar, Chad. "Katatonia - Dead End Kings Review". About.com. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
↑ Falcone, Jon (August 19, 2012). "Katatonia Dead End Kings". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
↑ Lawson, Dom (August 23, 2012). "Katatonia: Dead End Kings – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
↑ Ward, Kyle (August 27, 2012). "Katatonia Dead End Kings". Sputnik Music. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

Katatonia

Jonas Renkse Anders Nyström Daniel Liljekvist Guillaume Le Huche (Israphel Wing) Fredrik "North" Norrman Mikael Oretoft Mattias "The Crypt/Kryptan" Norrman

Studio albums	Dance of December Souls (1993) Brave Murder Day (1996) Discouraged Ones (1998) Tonight's Decision (1999) Last Fair Deal Gone Down (2001) Viva Emptiness (2003) The Great Cold Distance (2006) Night Is the New Day (2009) Dead End Kings (2012)

EPs	Jhva Elohim Meth... The Revival For Funerals to Come... Sounds of Decay Saw You Drown Teargas Tonight's Music July The Longest Year

Singles	"Ghost of the Sun" "My Twin"

Live albums	Live Consternation

Compilation albums	Brave Yester Days The Black Sessions

Related	Discography

Notable session musicians: Dan Swanö Mikael Åkerfeldt Per Eriksson (Sodomizer) Niklas "Nille" Sandin

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