Considered by many to be one of the heavyweights of Swedish metal, Katatonia had a long and storied career that saw them move from a rough, sludge-like doom metal sound to a more streamlined approach, losing the guttural vocals and adding a more accessible, riff-based sheen to their brand of gothic doom.Formed in 1991 in Stockholm, Sweden, Katatonia started out life as a studio-based two-piece. Members Jonas Renkse (known then as Lord Seth) was the band's vocalist and drummer, and Anders Nyström (aka Blakkheim) spent their first year under said moniker writing and rehearsing before putting together a demo, titled Jhva Elohim Meth, which was recorded by Swedish metal legend Dan Swanö, an... ... More