Jhva Elohim Meth

Jhva Elohim Meth which means "God is dead", a quotation from Friedrich Nietzsche's The Gay Science, is the first official release by Katatonia. It was released in July 1992 and was limited to 500 copies of which 300 were blue, 100 transparent and 100 red. The first 30 copies came with photos and lyrics. The demo was later released as an EP with the title Jhva Elohim Meth... The Revival.

Track listing

1. "Prologue: Midwinter Gates"
2. "Without God"
3. "Palace of Frost"
4. "The Northern Silence"
5. "Epilogue: Crimson Tears"

• All music composed by Blackheim
• All lyrics written by Lord Seth

Personnel

As appears in the booklet:

Katatonia

• Blackheim – electric & acoustic guitars, bass
• Lord Seth – drums and vocals

Session musician

• day Disyhrah (Dan Swanö) – all keyboards, epilogue and acoustic vocals

Production

• Dan Swanö – mixing & engineering

Additional Notes

• The first song is indeed called "Prologue: Midwinter Gates". Some sources claim it to be "Midwinter Intergates", but this is wrong (as one can see on the demo's booklet).