Katatonia - which Prog Archives sub-genre?

angelmk wrote: Although i like Katatonia a lot , i cannot say it is progressive, maybe little hits of prog here and there but not sufficient enough to be added here. I get some feeling that everyone tries to push his favourite band in PA. i saw the progfreak charts UMUR displayed in the few posts above , and i saw Kreator suggested for PA, non sense, also Green Day for PA - hilarious,  also Lacuna Coil, Machine Head and countless other rejected,  for god sake people, lets add any band related to rock and metal here, so we gonna have rock/metal archives then, no need to waist our time seeking  for progressiveness, we will avoid just acts like Britney Spears and the likes,  unless someone says they are prog

As I remember it the early days of the PMT saw several bands voted on an rejected just to prove they wouldnt let any old metal in, hence Evernesance and Lacuna Coil.

angelmk wrote: UMUR wrote: Come on angel that isn´t fair! You´re doing the exact same thing as the Camel dude above my last post which is to imply that people here want to add Katatonia because they like Katatonia´s music. And as I said above that is completely irrelevant. The people in this thread who would like to see Katatonia added to PA want to see Katatonia added because they feel they are progressive and have a place here.   It´s up to those believers to create a strong enough case to convince the non-believers ( man I love those religious terms LOL). As I implied above it will likely fail, but who knows if they haven´t tried? UMUR, i wasn't implying on Katatonia exactly, a was more infuriated by people who just suggest some obvious non-prog bands here,  and by accedent i unleashed my rage here on Katatonia thread. As far as i am concerned Katatonia has some prog moments for sure. i will support Negoba here, if we add Katatonia, then we also open the door for loads of bands similar to Katatonia, for example Sentenced, Autumnblaze, Nox Mortis, Swallow the Sun,Novembers Doom, Lifelover,  and that is some vicious circle , many non prog bands could enter the archives ..

 

Edited by (De)progressive - April 14 2010 at 09:43

I think Katatonia should definitely have a page on PA.  I think they'd fit perfectly in the Experimental/Post-metal subgenre.  Now I wouldn't actually call Katatonia "prog", but they are continously experimenting with the blending of styles in their music.  They really aren't a progressive rock outfit, but they are definitely progressive in their own right.  If bands like Deadsoul Tribe and Anathema are included on this website, then I believe Katatonia should DEFINITELY be on board as well.  For those who have not heard it yet, Night is the New Day is very progressive in this aspect.  And listening to all their albums chronologically will show the progression of the band unfolding from album to album. 

...so it's settled then??

I've always been a huge fan and tried to suggest them here.a funny guy has put metallica in here  but kat not till now

Look people, once the masses declare something "progressive" then it becomes prog music. Regardless of what the few "experts" or whatever define the genre as for example:


(Taken from LastFM)

Those tags are voted on by thousands of people. And the general consensus is that they are progressive metal, so therefore, it is probably appropriate (and fair for the band) for them to be included on the site. Regardless.

*Edit: wow, just realized this thread is ancient.

Edited by pianoman - October 13 2013 at 11:24

VOTOMS wrote: p.s. I think Megadeth should be added to the prog related as Metallica.

degraving a triple years old corpse here,but Kat is more prog than many bands here,if you guys say that it should be a prog related,then why hesitation?
although,I'm really sure that there's enough rooms of prog here to place Kat somewhere in

katatonia wrote: degraving a triple years old corpse here,but Kat is more prog than many bands here,if you guys say that it should be a prog related,then why hesitation? although,I'm really sure that there's enough rooms of prog here to place Kat somewhere in