| Tonight's Decision | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 31 August 1999 | |||
| Recorded | February–April 1999 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock[1] | |||
| Length | 56:14 | |||
| Label | Peaceville | |||
| Producer | Katatonia | |||
| Katatonia chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
Tonight's Decision is the fourth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Katatonia, released in 1999 by Peaceville Records. It was reissued in 2003 with two bonus tracks.
Background
Around this time, the band were being influenced less by metal and more by alternative, with Renkse citing Jeff Buckley, whose song "Nightmares by the Sea" was covered on this album, as well as Radiohead as examples.[3]
Renkse's close friend, Mikael Åkerfeldt of Opeth, was present to help record, produce and work on ideas for vocal tracks.[3]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Nyström and Renkse except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "For My Demons" | 5:47 |
| 2. | "I Am Nothing" | 4:37 |
| 3. | "In Death, a Song" | 4:51 |
| 4. | "Had to (Leave)" | 6:03 |
| 5. | "This Punishment" | 2:46 |
| 6. | "Right Into the Bliss" | 5:04 |
| 7. | "No Good Can Come of This" | 4:24 |
| 8. | "Strained" | 4:15 |
| 9. | "A Darkness Coming" | 5:01 |
| 10. | "Nightmares by the Sea" (Jeff Buckley) | 4:15 |
| 11. | "Black Session" | 7:00/9:15 |
| Total length: | 56:14 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "No Devotion" | 4:48 |
| 13. | "Fractured" | 5:52 |
| Total length: | 64:39 | |
The standard edition and 2003 reissue each end with a different song, but on every version the final track ends with 25 to 30 seconds of silence and a hidden track, hence there are actually two official versions of "Black Session".
Personnel
Katatonia
- Jonas Renkse – vocals
- Anders Nyström – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
- Fredrik Norrman – bass
- Dan Swanö – session drums
Additional personnel
- Mikael Åkerfeldt – additional vocal production
- Travis Smith – artwork, design, layout
- Paul Loasby – management
- Mia Lorentzson – mastering
- Joakim Petterson – engineering
- Tomas Skogsberg – engineering
- Camilla Af Geijerstam – photography
- Martin Bencik – desert photography assistant
- Brad Gilson Jr. – photography
References
- ↑ York, William. Last Fair Deal Gone Down review allmusic.com. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
- ↑ AllMusic review
- 1 2 Rocher, David; Azevedo, Pedro; Bromley, Adrian (2001). "Songs of Quintessential Sorrow: CoC interrogates Jonas Renkse of Katatonia". Chronicles of Chaos.