KATATONIA RELEASE MNEMOSYNEAN ON 1 OCTOBER 2021

 An extensive collection of rarities and B-sides marking 30 years of the band

 Katatonia are set to release Mnemosynean on 1^st October 2021 through Peaceville Records.

This new release marks 30 years since the formation of one of the most enigmatic & aurally captivating bands to grace the dark rock/prog genre, Mnemosynean contains an extensive collection of all of Katatonia’s rarities and B-sides, including tracks from the band’s numerous EPs, limited special edition bonuses, cover songs, as well as a series of collaborative remixes.

The journey of Mnemosynean spans the gothic-soaked experimental epic ‘Scarlet Heavens’ recorded all the way back in 1994, through to tracks recorded during the sessions for the stellar 2016 opus, The Fall of Hearts.

The intriguing title of ‘Mnemosynean’ itself represents memories & was selected because tomb inscriptions dating back to 400 BCE say that the dead could keep their memories by avoiding drinking from the Lethe, and drink instead from the stream flowing from the lake of Mnemosyne (the goddess of memory).

The Mnemosynean packaging includes a new band biography courtesy of music journalist Eleanor Goodman, as well as full lyrics plus backgrounds to the track origins described by founding members Anders Nyström and Jonas Renkse, along with other close Katatonia collaborators. The artwork for this release has been created by long-running Katatonia visual artist Travis Smith.

MNEMOSYNEAN will be released through Peaceville on 1^st October, on 2 CD, deluxe gatefold  triple LP on black vinyl , deluxe gatefold  triple LP on white coloured vinyl (available only through the Peaceville label stores and Katatonia band store)and digitally.

MNEMOSYNEAN TRACKLISTING (CD split)

DISC 1

1. Vakaren [04:54]
2. Sistere [04:11]
3. Wide Awake In Quietus [04:59]
4. Night Comes Down [04:14]
5. Second [03:32]
6. The Act Of Darkening [05:52]
7. Ashen [04:06]
8. Sold Heart [04:32]
9. Displaced [05:14]
10. Dissolving Bonds [03:41]
11. Unfurl[04:48]
12. Code Against The Code [03:28]

DISC 2

1. Wait Outside [03:38]
2. Sulfur[06:22]
3. March 4 [03:51]
4. O How I Enjoy The Light [02:44]
5. Help Me Disappear [05:13]
6. Fractured [05:52]
7. No Devotion [04:48]
8. Quiet World [04:39]
9. Scarlet Heavens [10:27]
10. In The White (Urban Dub) [05:25]
11. My Twin (Opium Dub Version)[04:15]
12. Soil`s Song (Krister Linder 2012 remix)[04:40]
13. Day And Then The Shade (Frank Default remix) [05:40]
14. Idle Blood (Linje 14) [03:23]
15. Hypnone (Frank Default Hypnocadence mix)[04:46]

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