Katatonia for Progressive Metal

This is probably the thirty-second time they've been suggested.  So good luck!
They do have a new album out soon, so I suppose its as good a time as any.

Edited by Guldbamsen - March 21 2016 at 05:38

I don’t think they are alternative metal at all.  I think their layers of ambiance is quite progressive.  They progress the genre.

They are a bit Prog Metal but not Prog Metal enough to have ever reached a unanimous Yes vote from the prog metal team.

Personally I think they merit a Yes for the album 'Brave Murder Day' and the mathy/proggy riffing and rhythms in later albums,
but most of my buddies in the team feel their songwriting is too straightforward to be considered Prog Metal (which is a strong argument admitted)












Edited by Bonnek - March 22 2016 at 05:36

I'd say their newest album (Dead End Kings) is the most progressive they've ever gotten. Either way, I'd say they're only prog-related at most; they always struck me more as an alternative/doom metal band. However, with that said, I DO love the band. Last Fair Deal Gone Down is one of my favorite albums of all time. 

They don't stand a chance in prog related. This sub is only for bands that either influenced prog rock on a large scale or similarly made their mark on the genre. Katatonia can't claim either.

Then again, Katatonia is certainly a better candidate than Mudvayne, who a few people have tried to get on the site before. That one's just comical

Well, it is probably not worth the fight.  As a prog fan, they fit into my tastes nicely.

The rules for additon on PA is that once an artist has been rejected from a sub genre, they can´t be re-evaluated Again for the same sub genre until they release a new album, that the genre team feels is progressive enough to warrant their addition to the site. In the case of Katatonia, that would mean suggesting their addition on the merits of their yet to be released new album, when it comes out. It´s the only way in for Katatonia, and personally I doubt that the new album will be more "progressive" in nature than what they have put out in the past, and since the progressive metal team has not deemed their previous releases progressive enough for Katatonia to be added, I doubt they´ll be added this time around. But by all means keep the PMT busy

Katatonia's stripped down Dethroned & Uncrowned is identical to Riverside's minimal metal: Love, Fear and the Time Machine.  Great song writing and excellent vocals on both, with mellow arrangements.