Tonight's Decision [Extra tracks]

Tonight's Decision [Extra tracks]

Track Listings

1. For My Demons

2. I Am Nothing

3. In Death, A Song

4. Had To (Leave)

5. This Punishment

6. Right into the Bliss

7. No Good Can Come of This

8. Strained

9. Darkness Coming

10. Nightmares by the Sea

11. Black Session + (Secret Instrumental)

12. No Devotion [*]

13. Fractured [*]

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Special remastered limited digipak edition of the Swedish dark/death/doom metal trio's 1999 outing includes two bonus tracks, 'No Devotion' & 'Fractured'. 13 tracks. Peaceville. 2003.

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"You could never sleep at night if you knew what I've been through."

My first Katatonia cd, and now a fan for life!!!!

Don't get the wrong idea...

Alright

Tonight's Decision
Katatonia
Manufacturer: Peaceville UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Last Fair Deal Gone Down

Discouraged Ones

Viva Emptiness

Brave Murder Day

The Great Cold Distance

ASIN: B00008ZZ42
Release Date: 2003-06-10

Tracks:

For My Demons
I Am Nothing
In Death, A Song
Had To (Leave)
This Punishment
Right into the Bliss
No Good Can Come of This
Strained
Darkness Coming
Nightmares by the Sea
Black Session + (Secret Instrumental)
No Devotion [*]
Fractured [*]

Album Description

Special remastered limited digipak edition of the Swedish dark/death/doom metal trio's 1999 outing includes two bonus tracks, 'No Devotion' & 'Fractured'. 13 tracks. Peaceville. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

"You could never sleep at night if you knew what I've been through.".......2006-03-13

Above are some of the best lyrics Jonas has conjured. This album blew me away at the time I first heard it in '99 as great example of the Cure gone metal... it has since been eclipsed by the albums after it but is as essential as anything Katatonia has done from Brave Murder Day onwards. Really more of 4.5/5 but then again most their albums are. Also has Dan Swano on drums (Nightingale, Edge of Sanity, producer of Opeth's Morningrise and Orchid).

My first Katatonia cd, and now a fan for life!!!!.......2005-03-11

I picked this album up about a year ago and loved it immediately. It is well done and has a great atmospheric sound throughout the entire cd. It has a gloomy, moody sound to it, which is great for an album because that is what any good album should do, create a mood while listening to it. I have since bought viva emptiness, and last fair deal gone down. I consider all the albums excellent and perfectly done. I still love this album.

Don't get the wrong idea..........2005-03-09

I wanted to review this album because I don't want the only review to be a bad one. This is a very good album, it was my first katatonia album and I like it a lot. I don't know if it's true that this is nothing new or original, but that doesn't really matter. Considering that many of the people listening to katatonia are going to be metal fans, this is a lot different from what you will generally hear in metal. Also compared to Katatonia's early work this is quite different. It's possible that there are other bands out there that have this sound but do it better (I presume the other reviewer thinks so) but I don't know these bands so I can't say.

As for this album, it is very dark and beautiful sounding with a lot of memorable songs. Out of all of Katatonia's releases in this style (discouraged ones, tonight's decision, last fair deal gone down, viva emptiness) TD is probably the most laid back. They are all different and good. I would probably start with viva emptiness, then this, then LFDGD. It is hard to find discouraged ones but it doesn't really matter when you get that. This is a worthy addition to any fans collection, and not a bad place to start if you're new to katatonia. Unless, of course, you're looking to hear their old death metal stuff.

Alright.......2004-06-18

Let's revamp this review. This album sounds like Weezer with a little bit of a temper and a slightly hard edge. It really does. I don't see how this music is considered heavy or hard music really. The singer is somewhat whiny and irritating while the music is as equally interesting. The song diversity is rather absent through the whole album and everything has a monotone feel to it. I wouldn't recommend this album for this band to anyone unless if they were looking for something slightly harder to listen to, and they were fans of emo looking for some darker emo. There is better music out there, YOU JUST HAVE TO LOOK FOR IT!

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Not one of their best, but great nonetheless.
The Darkness Has Come
Dark Rock Masterpiece!! \m/
Very solid release
Four and a half stars, more like....

Tonight's Decision
Katatonia
Manufacturer: Peaceville UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Progressive Metal | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music

Death Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

Last Fair Deal Gone Down
Discouraged Ones
Viva Emptiness
Dance of December Souls
The Great Cold Distance

ASIN: B0000542MR
Release Date: 2001-02-27

Tracks:

For My Demons
I Am Nothing
In Death, A Song
Had To (Leave)
This Punishment
Right Into The Bliss
No Good Can Come Of This
Strained
A Darkness Coming
Nightmares By The Sea
Black Session + (Secret Instrumental)
No Devotion
Fractured

Album Description

Mid-price reissue of the Swedish dark metal act's third album, originally released in 1999. 13 tracks, including a cover of Jeff Buckley's 'Nightmares By The Sea' and two bonus tracks, 'No Devotion' and 'Fractured'. 2000 release. Standard jewel case housed in a slipcase.

Album Details

This New 11 Track CD is the Band's Third Album, but their First for Peaceville.

Customer Reviews:

Not one of their best, but great nonetheless........2006-09-23

"Tonight's Decision" is the Swedes 4th full length studio album. The band had a reasonably stable line-up by now, although Dan Swano plays drums on this album instead of Jonas Renkse (who from now on would concentrate solely on vocals) and bassist Micke Oretoft had left between albums (Fred Norman plays both guitar and bass on this album). Other than these small changes, the members of this line-up still all exist in the band today.

"Tonight's Decision" doesn't really alter the sound of "Discouraged Ones" all that much. It's very much in the suicide rock vain that they had transformed into after "Brave Murder Day". But this would have to be their mellowest album with slightly catchier tunes than they usually write. That's not to say they went entirely commercial as the melancholy and depressive nature that is Katatonia's trademark is firmly in place. It's just a bit rockier and less metallic than albums before and after with more of a focus on chorus. While I think it has a better production than "Discouraged Ones" which was a little weak sounding at times, particularly the guitars and drums, I don't think the songs are as strong as on that release.

Katatonia at this stage in their career would occasionally come across a little awkwardly in the lyrics and vocals department and this is the album that it shows up the most. I really like Jonas' style of singing in general and I think he improves each album from now onwards, but when combined with such honest yet dreary lyrics, he occasionally comes across as trying just a little too hard to be dramatic and depressing. The guitars as always are what make Katatonia's music so great. The reasonably high lead of Anders is often contrasting with Fred's dirge-like rhythm, yet they always combine to make emotionally touching music.

Tracks such as "Right Into the Bliss" and "A Darkness Coming" really work for me. Others such as "No Good Can Come of This" and the Jeff Buckley cover "Nightmares by the Sea" don't work quite as well, but overall this is another good Katatonia release that will please pretty much anyone that likes their modern albums. It's not one of their best, but then they've been so consistently excellent over the years that even their lesser releases are recommended.

The Darkness Has Come.......2006-05-21

Katatonia is one of those rare bands that went through a drastic change in style and actually came out better for it. In the beginning, there was the slow and boring black metal release "Dance of December Souls", that was immediately relegated to the mediocre and mostly talentless pile. Things started to look up when they signed on Mikael Akerfeldt from Opeth to do the vocals for one of their next black metal releases, "Sounds of Decay". Without warning, Katatonia suddenly switched gears from plodding atmospheric black metal to something completely different with their album "Discouraged Ones". Not quite metal, but certainly harder than pop or rock, they still managed to retain some vestiges of atmosphere and the visceral feeling of doom that permeates gothic metal.

Fast-forward one album to "Tonight's Decision". Here the sound Katatonia was grasping for previously has been refined and had a lot of the kinks worked out. The music has become more upbeat than in past offerings, but still definitely has a bleak and dark undertone. Everything sounds much more clean as well, and it's a lot easier to pick out individual sounds and instruments within the whole. The opening track sets the tone for the whole album, starting off with discordant sounds that don't particular appear to be any one single instrument, and then breaking out into some fancy guitar work that is reasonably heavy, but not crossing the line into actual metal. The vocal work is solid, remaining understandable throughout the whole album, and capturing an essence of despair. After running through the album a couple of times the listener will start to develop an emotional connection with the music. Memories and feelings will surface unbidden as the vocals mix seamlessly with the music to create something greater than the sum of it's parts. The second to last track, "Nightmares by the Sea", is probably the best here, creating a unique atmosphere that is neither bleak nor uplifting, but somehow managing to be both at the same time. Some of the distortion of the vocals are used here, which becomes more prevalent during later Katatonia albums, but everything is still clear enough to be understood.

This album is a perfect transition between the music of Katatonia's past and the sounds of their future. Highly recommended to all audiences, regardless of musical tastes.

Dark Rock Masterpiece!! \m/.......2005-09-26

every single song on this record is excellent! One of the few albums I own that I can just let the whole thing play, over and over on repeat. Most likely one of the best Dark Rock albums ever recorded. All you HIM fans especially need to come pay attention to KATATONIA as well, as they will be one of your new faves!

Very solid release.......2003-01-27

Katatonia is of course, known for their very dark, depressing tone in their music. While they aren't the most depressing sounding band i've ever heard (Godspeed you Black Emperor and My Dying Bride beat them) they are good at what they do. Tonight's Desicion is the perfect halfway point between the less depressing, more upbeat feel on "Last Fair Deal Gone Down" and the darker, heavyer "Discouraged Ones." Those albums are both brilliant in their own way also.

The artwork in this cd is amazing thanks to the great Travis Smith. The booklet is filled with depressing and original artwork and photography.

Some of my favorite songs are "For my Demons," "I am Nothing," "Had to (Leave)," "A Darkness Coming," and "Nightmares by the Sea." The first 2 songs are a great example of the bands catchy(but only if you have an ear for it) doomy, heavy (with haunting clean vocals) style of this album. Just one of the many styles of Katatonia. "Had to (Leave)" and most of the other songs have some melodic, sad, brilliant riffs and vocal melodies (and lyrics).

"Nightmares by the Sea" is a cover of a Jeff Buckley song. Katatonia left both the original sound to it and also twisted it into their own sound. If you didnt know it was a cover you probably wouldn't have the slightest idea it was. This is probably the most upbeat song on the album and works perfectly after the darkest, softest song "A Darkness Coming" which is an extremely dark tune with acoustic guitars and deep melodies.

Each Katatonia album probably has its number of fans who see it as their best, but if this is still missing from your collection, don't miss out. If you are a brand new fan, this would make a great introduction even though "Last Fair Deal Gone Down" would usually make a better introduction.

Four and a half stars, more like...........2002-09-23

Katatonia's simplest, catchiest album, although that's not to demean it in any way. Stripped down, relatively effects free production gives this album the band's clearest sound yet. The bonus tracks are also quite good. "No Good Can Come Of This" is quite possibly the most depressing song ever written. Buy immediately.

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