Tuesday September 10th, Katatonia will release “Dethroned and Uncrowned,” the Kscope debut which revisions the band's most successful album, “Dead End Kings” - Peaceville Records, 2012 - the band's longtime home, and sister label of Kscope.
Many of the ecstatic reviews the "Dead End Kings" received commented on the fact that the album marked another step in the band's journey towards a more progressive sound. "Dethroned and Uncrowned" allows them to explore these elements of the record further as they have reworked the album, creating new moods and textures while still staying truthful to the core of the songs.
Founding member Anders Nyström says “The synopsis is simple and album title won’t lie; the drums will be dethroned and the distorted rhythm guitars will be uncrowned! Instead, we’ll place the emphasis on the many layers of ambience, with the melodies staying central and the vocal harmonies representing the heart of the album.”
The album will be available on double LP, download and as 2 disc (CD & DVD-AV) digibook set, which also features a 5.1 surround mix of the album.
In support of the album, on September 23rd Katatonia begin its U.S. co-headline “Uncrowned & Vertikal Tour” with Cult of Luna, Intronaut, TesseracT
09/23 - Boston, MA @ Paradise
09/24 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
09/25 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
09/26 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls
09/27 - Toronto, ON @ Opera House
09/28 - Detroit, MI @ Harpo’s
09/30 - Springfield, VA @ Empire
10/01 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s
10/02 - Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
10/04 - Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
10/06 - Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
10/07 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
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