Discouraged Ones
Discouraged Ones (stylized discøuraged ønes) is the third full-length album by Katatonia, released on 27 April 1998. This is the only Katatonia album with bassist Micke Oretoft. It is also their last release with Jonas Renkse on drums; on future releases, he was the band's lead vocalist and contributed additional guitar work. According to Renkse, Discouraged Ones had sold roughly 20,000 copies as of 2001.[5]
| Discouraged Ones | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 27 April 1998 | |||
| Recorded | July–August 1997 | |||
| Studio | Sunlight Studios[1] | |||
| Genre | Gothic metal[2] | |||
| Length | 46:57 | |||
| Label | Avantgarde Music | |||
| Producer | Katatonia | |||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Chronicles of Chaos | 9/10[4] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Renkse and Nyström unless noted otherwise.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Break" | 4:24 |
| 2. | "Stalemate" | 4:21 |
| 3. | "Deadhouse" | 4:37 |
| 4. | "Relention" | 3:39 |
| 5. | "Cold Ways" | 5:22 |
| 6. | "Gone" | 2:49 |
| 7. | "Last Resort" | 4:37 |
| 8. | "Nerve" | 4:32 |
| 9. | "Saw You Drown" | 5:04 |
| 10. | "Instrumental" | 2:52 |
| 11. | "Distrust" | 4:57 |
| Total length: | 46:57 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Quiet World" (written by Nyström, Renkse, F. Norrman, Oretoft) | 4:39 |
| 13. | "Scarlet Heavens" | 10:26 |
| Total length: | 62:02 | |
Release history
| Date | Note |
|---|---|
| 27 April 1998 | 1998 original issue |
| 23 February 2007 | 2007 reissue |
| 2009 | 2009 LP reissue (150 orange and 350 yellow) |
| 2011 | 2011 LP reissue (350 black and 550 orange) |
| 2013 | 2013 LP reissue |
| 2019 | 2019 LP reissue |
Personnel
Katatonia
- Jonas Renkse – drums, guitars, lead vocals
- Anders Nyström – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
- Fred Norrman – guitars
- Micke Oretoft – bass
Additional personnel
- Mikael Åkerfeldt – backing vocals, vocal production[6]
- Tomas Skogsberg – engineering, mixing
- Fred Estby – engineering
- Pressens Bild – photography
- Tom Martinsen – photography, digital design
- Maria Winsnes – photography
- David Castillo – remastering
- reesycle.com – layout
References
- "Katatonia Releases". Katatonia.com. 17 August 2006. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- Mills, Matt (7 April 2021). "10 metal bands who went 'soft' – and were better off for it". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- York, William. "Katatonia - Discouraged Ones Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- Azevedo, Pedro (7 June 1998). "CoC : Katatonia - Discouraged Ones : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- Rocher, David; Azevedo, Pedro; Bromley, Adrian (12 August 2001). "CoC : Katatonia : Interview". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- "Opeth". Opeth. Archived from the original on 9 October 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
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