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Night Is the New Day is Katatonia's eighth full-length album. It was released 2 November 2009, in Europe and 10 November 2009, in North America through Peaceville Records.[2] Thirteen tracks were recorded, eleven of which made it onto the record. The band describes the material as "Our most varied, diverse and possibly strongest shit all together on one and the same album".[2] "Idle Blood" had the working title "Kozelek", named after Mark Kozelek, a member of Red House Painters, which is one of Katatonia's influences.[3] This is the last Katatonia release with the Norrman brothers.

Night Is the New Day
Studio album by Katatonia
Released	2 November 2009
Recorded	July–August 2009
Genre	Alternative metal doom metal gothic metal[1]
Length	48:40
Label	Peaceville
Producer	Jonas Renkse Anders Nyström David Castillo
Katatonia chronology
Live Consternation (2007) Night Is the New Day (2009) The Longest Year (2010)

Release and reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[4]
AllMusic	[5]
Blabbermouth.net	[6]
PopMatters	[7]
Rock Sound	9/10[8]
Sputnikmusic	4/5[9]

Night Is the New Day sold more than 2,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release.[10] "Day and Then the Shade" was the first single, released in late 2009. The promotional video for this song was directed by Lasse Hoile.[11]

Musical style

Night Is the New Day shows Katatonia expanding their music palette.[6] The album shows a slightly more progressive sound than The Great Cold Distance, yet retains the heaviness and morose atmosphere, with electronics and synths playing an important role.[9] The big, heavy parts are interspersed with quiet, somber electronics, and acoustic guitars.[6] Each song transforms frequently, changing tempo, intensity and texture.[4] "Forsaker" starts aggressively but soon the down-tuned metal chords shift to chiming darkwave strains.[7] "The Longest Year" intertwines synth and metal passages,[4] while the acoustic style of "Idle Blood" is comparable to Opeth and Porcupine Tree.[9] "Nephilim" brings together a dissonant minor-chord chorus with a plodding beat and an oppressive atmosphere.[6] The single "Day and Then the Shade" is both brooding and heavy, as well as atmospheric and progressive.[8]

Critical reception

The album was generally well received by critics. The album was deemed the second best metal album of 2009 by Popmatters.[12]

Track listing

All lyrics by Jonas Renkse except where noted, all music by Renkse, except where noted. Writing credits taken from ASCAP.[13][14]

Chart positions

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Finnish Albums Chart[15]	8
French Albums Chart[15]	141
German Albums Chart[16]	77
Swedish Albums Chart[15]	39

Credits

References

External links

• Official website
• Frank Default website

На других языках

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- [en] Night Is the New Day

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[es] Night is the New Day

Night is the New Day es el octavo álbum de la banda sueca Katatonia. Fue lanzado al mercado europeo el lunes 2 de noviembre de 2009, mientras que en EE.UU el día 10 del mismo mes. Este álbum representa la culminación del trabajo que el grupo venía organizando desde Viva Emptiness. Este álbum posee el estilo que llevó en su anterior álbum The Great Cold Distance, con un sonido más alternativo y progresivo, además con grandes influencias del Doom Metal (como queda expresado en el tema Nephilim), que han llevado en su carrera. Por otro lado, el juego de sintetizadores (más intensivo y extensivo que en el disco pasado) se combina con "sampleados" de violines y piano, acercándose algunas veces en sus canciones a un sonido más minimalista y más alternativo. La canción Departer cuenta con la participación de Krister Linder (de la banda Enter The Hunt).

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[ru] Night Is the New Day

Night Is the New Day — восьмой полноформатный альбом группы Katatonia. Был выпущен 2 ноября 2009 года в Европе и 10 ноября 2009 года в Северной Америке на Peaceville Records.[1] Было записано 13 композиций, 11 из которых представлены на альбоме. Группа описала альбом следующим образом: «Наш наиболее разнообразный и, возможно, самый сильный материал собран на одном альбоме».[1] Композиция «Idle Blood» имела рабочее название «Kozelek» в честь Марка Козелека, участника группы Red House Painters, которая является одним из вдохновителей группы.[2] Последний релиз Katatonia с братьями Норрман в составе.

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