Dance of December Souls

by Katatonia

Dance of December Souls cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 14 December 1993
  • Label: No Fashion
  • Country: Sweden
  • Length: 1:10:52
  • Community rating: 4/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Day DiSyraah, Peter Dahl, Israphel Wing, Dan Swan枚, Jonas Renkse

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Dance of December Souls' is the debut studio album by Swedish heavy metal act Katatonia. The record is a foundational release for the death-doom metal subgenre, characterized by its melancholic atmospheres, glacial tempos, and raw vocal deliveries.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Seven Dreaming Souls (0:46)
  2. Gateways of Bereavement (8:15)
  3. In Silence Enshrined (6:32)
  4. Without God (6:48)
  5. Elohim Meth (1:42)
  6. Velvet Thorns (Of Drynwhyl) (13:57)
  7. Tomb of Insomnia (13:09)
  8. Dancing December (2:20)
  9. Midwinter Gates (Prologue) - Jhva Elohim Meth (0:45)
  10. Without God - Jhva Elohim Meth (6:54)
  11. Palace of Frost - Jhva Elohim Meth (3:42)
  12. The Northern Silence - Jhva Elohim Meth (4:02)
  13. Crimson Tears (Epliogue) - Jhva Elohim Meth (1:56)

Credits

  • Blackheim - acoustic guitar [acoustic strings of sorrow], guitar [electric strings of sorrow], music by, arranged by
  • Jonas Renkse - arranged by, drums, percussion, voice, lyrics by
  • Dan Swan枚 - mixed by, engineer, producer
  • Tom Martinsen - design [cover design], photography by [photos]
  • Cover Me - design [cover design]
  • Peter Dahl - mastered by
  • Lennart Kaltea - photography by [photos]

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