Katatonia - Night Is the New Day (2009)

Katatonia - Night Is the New Day (2009)

Tracklist front / back album covers

1. "Forsaker"   4:05

2. "The Longest Year"   4:39

3. "Idle Blood" (lyrics by Nyström)   4:23

4. "Onward into Battle"   3:51

5. "Liberation"   4:18

6. "The Promise of Deceit"   4:17

7. "Nephilim"   4:27

8. "New Night"   4:27

9. "Inheritance"   4:30

10. "Day and Then the Shade"   4:27

11. "Departer" (lyrics by Renkse, Krister Linder)   5:28

Total length:   48:33

Katatonia Band Members / Musicians

Jonas Renkse – lead vocals; production

Anders Nyström – lead guitar; production

Fredrik Norrman – rhythm guitar

Mattias Norrman – bass guitar

Daniel Liljekvist – drums

Krister Linder – co-vocals on "Departer"

Frank Default – keyboards, additional strings and additional percussion

David Castillo – production

Travis Smith – artwork, design

Linda Åkerberg – photography

Night Is the New Day is Katatonia's 8th full-length album. It was released 2 November 2009, in Europe and 10 November 2009, in North America through Peaceville Records. 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". "Idle Blood" had the working title "Kozelek", named after Mark Kozelek, a member of Red House Painters, which is one of Katatonia's influences. This is the last Katatonia release with the Norrman brothers.