We’re proud to present the music video for “Day And Then The Shade,” the first single from Night is the New Day. The video was directed by Lasse Hoile.
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I love Katatonia, I always did and I guess I always will, but this video SUCKS. Seriously. It's horrible! And the scenario?! There was no such thing for this video! No plan, no thought! Just some horrible girls crawling on the ground! I am so disappointed! Is the band changing target from melancholic, mature people to emo and gothic-wannabes?! This is so wrong. This is so sad! I fucking HATE this video! My cat could have made a better one!
Is this video ment to be a joke ? I can't think of any other reason that a band like Katatonia would release a garbage like this. At least don't hire this guy to do video ever again !
Well, i think the video itself is pretty good. It doesn't fit the music…but from a visual point of view, it's good. The music is too special for that kind of video… i myself, would just love to see the five of you doing the song. But, that is the way “I” would like it. Good video .. fantastic music .. but not fitting when put together. Regards Jorn from germany
I didnt want to agree with most of these, but after seeing the video I felt that although not terrible, it is too disjointed from the song. It looks like an amateur found a creepy (and parts that looked somewhat silly)looking video and layed your song over it (great song btw). I went to Lasses website and found some quite interesting work, and I think with better direction it could have been something spectacular as the song is great and the artist definitely has some talent. Have you heard of the 'tilt shift” technique? that technique in itself is a bit on the weird side and with some cool visuals and direction you would have a very amazing/memorable video. Perhaps you guys playing with some effects added and some landscapes brought into the fray. I'm sorry guys but i just wasnt feeling this one.
What in the fuck are you guys doing? Trying to ruin everything?
I've been with Katatonia since 2002, but this is just retarded. REMAKE IT!
This is NOT Katatonia, I was expecting a vision of a city at night, with Jonas walking and singing quitely. (C'mon! Anything is better than this lamme clip)
This is just childish and you should remove it and forget, it never existed.
A video is for promotional reason, cannot see why a lot of you guys are complaining, really! Katatonia is a band and makes music, this is just a videoclip. As usual this is the bad side of the internet: people bashing whenever they can, throwing shit on everything as soon as they can. Katatonia doesnt deserve this, katatonia deserves only support and love, the same as they show to us
wtf are these gothic chics doin' i your video…don't like it..just not your style…doe something like Lies that Bind from Daylight Dies…would suit better…much better…cheers from Switzerland
I believe you're missing the point. It is because these people love Katatonia and want them to achieve that there is a concern that this video will hold them back. Yes, people will bash things they don't like and conversely can be amazingly sycophantic when moved to. Bare in mind that the band have allowed comments presumably to canvas opinion. The people are speaking as they see it!
Oh, by the way. How does this support and love from Katatonia manifest itself? Did I miss the party? I just assumed they made great music for their own pleasure and we just happen to like/love it too. I might add that a supporting and loving parent provides constructive (admittedly not forthcoming from all commentators) criticism to help their child learn from their errors and help guide them to their benefit. I think Katatonia are great! It's just Lasse's artistic laziness/naivity I take issue with.
You know, music videos can be a wonderful form of art. Unfortunately, Lasse Hoile thinks things like whiny emo brats (Way Out of Here), goth lesbians (Porcelain Heart), and lyrical read alongs (Time Flies) are great ideas. And then there's this… Trainwreck. Angsty teens? Check. Pretentious gothic imagery? Check. Spastic undercranking? Yep. I guess that wasn't enough though, so he tossed in some truly shit makeup jobs and awful CG for good measure. But at least it's got that trademark Lasse Hoile stamp of cheap-looking crispness that only he (and everyone else who hasn't learned how to use HD yet) can get.
Please stop giving him work. You'll only encourge him.
On the other hand i'm trying to see this from a different perspective. We, fans of katas music wont stop being fans because of a video that they problably had not much to do to begin with, and maybe the video will bring them more mainstream audience and money. It pisses me off, but thats the way of the world. Labels want to sell albuns… And i don't think its a bad video, its technically godd and all, it just doesn't fit katatonia AT ALL. And please stop calling the girls bitches, cmon, whats up with that?
what … no reaction by the band to any of these comments ! This video doesn't represents Katatonia in any way. How can you be proud of this video after what fans have said … are you even awake !
amateur directing, and overall made no connection to the music, idea, band or anything at all… a couple of girls with typical gothic make up crawling and opening their mouths once in while with jumpy editing and effects, is that how you make a video? standards or getting lower everyday with this digital business.
amateur directing, and overall made no connection to the music, idea, band or anything at all… a couple of girls with typical gothic make up crawling and opening their mouths once in while with jumpy editing and effects, is that how you make a video? standards or getting lower everyday with this digital business.
don't be so rude guys. the director had put work in this. we should respect that!
there are many things i would like to complain about the video in a production way but it's about katatonia to talk here. it doesn't fit the music i think. it should be more of an abstract way that fits to the video in a kind of mood or when people then something real, perhaps minimal colours, rough looking imigary and tell a story in the real world.
this video is too placative. i see a nice clean garden in the background, that could be in my city nearby, some girls croushing, bleeding – that doesn't fit at all. it's too much, too overblown. it didn't feel creepy or something at all… look at the abstract animation stuff with the house and the red sky – this is somekind of image i like to see all the time. the director should work with jonas side by side to translate his words, not just do something “popular”, katatonia is not emocore or something.
this style of video clips are for lame trendy bands like moonspell, him, sentenced vs. whose only function is to make money by selling their stuff to teenagers who don't have a deep taste in music yet. katatonia is too good for this. i think this is a disadvantage of becoming too big as a band and they cannot avoid being commercial anymore. i don't want to remember katatonia with stuff like this. they have released many many great albums and they don't even have a bad song. when i saw this i was like “what the hell is going on??”
This video is mind-numbingly dumb and inauthentic. The editing alone doesn't even flow with the audio. I'm been along for the ride and listening to the band since the Jhva Elohim Meth… days and this just seems to be a complete betrayal to the fans. Where's the honesty and originality at guys? You are better than this, Katatonia, and the new album confirms it. For shame.
What can I say?? I'm really really disappointed with this video… I love Katatonia… I mean I REALLY love Katatonia but this is the kind of trashy comb over crap I'd expect to be pumped out by some trendy emo or goth band… or the bands mentioned in deliberations post below. It's just so middle of the road… a perfect cliche… no… it's just terrible. Katatonia please re-make this video! You're too good for this!
you're pretty much a complete idiot if you think moonspell is trendy or exceedingly profitable, and you're an even bigger idiot if you think katatonia is going to sell out, let alone having any mainstream medium letting them
This video is UTTER crap, with all those to-be-expected semi-gothic clichés. By the way, this song is so dull and disposable, just like this entire record. A pity, since these guys have been my favourite songwritters for at least 10 years. I love their entire carrer, but this record just makes me miss even the TGCD (never thought I'd say this, since that was their least good album to date… until now) days.
This video is UTTER crap, with all those to-be-expected semi-gothic clichés. By the way, this song is so dull and disposable, just like this entire record. A pity, since these guys have been my favourite songwritters for at least 10 years. I love their entire carrer, but this record just makes me miss even the TGCD (never thought I'd say this, since that was their least good album to date… until now) days.
Wow, i'm overwhelmed by shallowness. It seems like Katatonia still has to work on their visual image until it reaches the high level of their music and the depth of their lyrics. This video isn't connected to the song at all, something more abstract would fit way better. The short image of the red skyline isn't that bad, yet it seems like it was thrown into the clip randomly. The new album is mindblowing, this song is utterly beautiful, but its video is just an epic failure. Is there any chance you guys will have it redone? You deserve better!
and you are a complete idiot if you cannot get the difference between artistic vision and the target audience on this video with the earlier works of katatonia.. now go and listen to some moonspell kid, that's something for you.
Ok I'm sure everyone else has said this but this video sucks. I was really surprised…in a bad way. At first I thought it was a bad fan video or something but nope. I couldn't get through the first 5 min. So I say REDO! REDO the video for your awesome fans! Plus when's the next North American tour??!!
Thank you the two of you who think we're hot (the girls)
You really have some brutal reactions! wow…
Great album, Katatonia.
I love Katatonia, I always did and I guess I always will, but this video SUCKS. Seriously. It's horrible! And the scenario?! There was no such thing for this video! No plan, no thought! Just some horrible girls crawling on the ground! I am so disappointed! Is the band changing target from melancholic, mature people to emo and gothic-wannabes?! This is so wrong. This is so sad! I fucking HATE this video! My cat could have made a better one!
Is this video ment to be a joke ? I can't think of any other reason that a band like Katatonia would release a garbage like this. At least don't hire this guy to do video ever again !
Great album. But, man, this video doesn't do Katatonia and the song itself justice. It sucks downright. You could have done without this video.
Good song, but this video doesn't even begin to compare with your other videos.
I hate to have to say it but its not good for the song, are you guys honesty telling me that this video fits with what your song was about?
?????? ok..
and no response from You, Katatonia..
reaction = none.
so sad.
Well, i think the video itself is pretty good.
It doesn't fit the music…but from a visual point of view, it's good.
The music is too special for that kind of video… i myself, would just love to see the five of you doing the song. But, that is the way “I” would like it.
Good video .. fantastic music .. but not fitting when put together.
Regards Jorn from germany
I didnt want to agree with most of these, but after seeing the video I felt that although not terrible, it is too disjointed from the song.
It looks like an amateur found a creepy (and parts that looked somewhat silly)looking video and layed your song over it (great song btw).
I went to Lasses website and found some quite interesting work, and I think with better direction it could have been something spectacular as the song is great and the artist definitely has some talent.
Have you heard of the 'tilt shift” technique? that technique in itself is a bit on the weird side and with some cool visuals and direction you would have a very amazing/memorable video.
Perhaps you guys playing with some effects added and some landscapes brought into the fray.
I'm sorry guys but i just wasnt feeling this one.
on a side note..
YOU GUYS ROCK!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3h35Cyfssk
thats the video i have in mind
perfect
WHAT?….WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT???
What in the fuck are you guys doing? Trying to ruin everything?
I've been with Katatonia since 2002, but this is just retarded. REMAKE IT!
This is NOT Katatonia,
I was expecting a vision of a city at night, with Jonas walking and singing quitely. (C'mon! Anything is better than this lamme clip)
This is just childish and you should remove it and forget, it never existed.
A video is for promotional reason, cannot see why a lot of you guys are complaining, really! Katatonia is a band and makes music, this is just a videoclip. As usual this is the bad side of the internet: people bashing whenever they can, throwing shit on everything as soon as they can. Katatonia doesnt deserve this, katatonia deserves only support and love, the same as they show to us
wtf are these gothic chics doin' i your video…don't like it..just not your style…doe something like Lies that Bind from Daylight Dies…would suit better…much better…cheers from Switzerland
I believe you're missing the point. It is because these people love Katatonia and want them to achieve that there is a concern that this video will hold them back. Yes, people will bash things they don't like and conversely can be amazingly sycophantic when moved to. Bare in mind that the band have allowed comments presumably to canvas opinion. The people are speaking as they see it!
Oh, by the way. How does this support and love from Katatonia manifest itself? Did I miss the party? I just assumed they made great music for their own pleasure and we just happen to like/love it too. I might add that a supporting and loving parent provides constructive (admittedly not forthcoming from all commentators) criticism to help their child learn from their errors and help guide them to their benefit. I think Katatonia are great! It's just Lasse's artistic laziness/naivity I take issue with.
boring
its pretty cool..but they shouldve been in it playing the instruments and singing…wouldve broke up the monotony
Love the band and the album but this video is not good.
You know, music videos can be a wonderful form of art. Unfortunately, Lasse Hoile thinks things like whiny emo brats (Way Out of Here), goth lesbians (Porcelain Heart), and lyrical read alongs (Time Flies) are great ideas. And then there's this… Trainwreck. Angsty teens? Check. Pretentious gothic imagery? Check. Spastic undercranking? Yep. I guess that wasn't enough though, so he tossed in some truly shit makeup jobs and awful CG for good measure. But at least it's got that trademark Lasse Hoile stamp of cheap-looking crispness that only he (and everyone else who hasn't learned how to use HD yet) can get.
Please stop giving him work. You'll only encourge him.
The album is amazing. The video its not. Not for Katatonia. It just doesn't have anything to do with your music, as simple as that.
On the other hand i'm trying to see this from a different perspective. We, fans of katas music wont stop being fans because of a video that they problably had not much to do to begin with, and maybe the video will bring them more mainstream audience and money. It pisses me off, but thats the way of the world. Labels want to sell albuns…
And i don't think its a bad video, its technically godd and all, it just doesn't fit katatonia AT ALL. And please stop calling the girls bitches, cmon, whats up with that?
what … no reaction by the band to any of these comments ! This video doesn't represents Katatonia in any way. How can you be proud of this video after what fans have said … are you even awake !
Great song but crappy video.
amateur directing, and overall made no connection to the music, idea, band or anything at all…
a couple of girls with typical gothic make up crawling and opening their mouths once in while with jumpy editing and effects, is that how you make a video? standards or getting lower everyday with this digital business.
amateur directing, and overall made no connection to the music, idea, band or anything at all…
a couple of girls with typical gothic make up crawling and opening their mouths once in while with jumpy editing and effects, is that how you make a video? standards or getting lower everyday with this digital business.
disappoiting….:-(((((
I will say it again: REMAKE IT! This video suck balls, and the band doesn't deserve it.
What the fuck is with this video?
I like the song.. but this video is just so incredibly lame and terrible and sucky.
The music is plain awesome, as usuale.
The video is popular creepy goth-chick, American Horror-style, jerky-twitchy filming and digitally enhanced trash.
Personally, I always thought Katatonia could do with a more Porcupine Tree-Tool-Pink Floyd-esque videoclip.
This just doesn't work for me and apparently I'm not alone with that thought
IZ.
don't be so rude guys. the director had put work in this. we should respect that!
there are many things i would like to complain about the video in a production way but it's about katatonia to talk here. it doesn't fit the music i think. it should be more of an abstract way that fits to the video in a kind of mood or when people then something real, perhaps minimal colours, rough looking imigary and tell a story in the real world.
this video is too placative. i see a nice clean garden in the background, that could be in my city nearby, some girls croushing, bleeding – that doesn't fit at all. it's too much, too overblown. it didn't feel creepy or something at all…
look at the abstract animation stuff with the house and the red sky – this is somekind of image i like to see all the time. the director should work with jonas side by side to translate his words, not just do something “popular”, katatonia is not emocore or something.
this style of video clips are for lame trendy bands like moonspell, him, sentenced vs. whose only function is to make money by selling their stuff to teenagers who don't have a deep taste in music yet. katatonia is too good for this. i think this is a disadvantage of becoming too big as a band and they cannot avoid being commercial anymore. i don't want to remember katatonia with stuff like this. they have released many many great albums and they don't even have a bad song. when i saw this i was like “what the hell is going on??”
This video is mind-numbingly dumb and inauthentic. The editing alone doesn't even flow with the audio. I'm been along for the ride and listening to the band since the Jhva Elohim Meth… days and this just seems to be a complete betrayal to the fans. Where's the honesty and originality at guys? You are better than this, Katatonia, and the new album confirms it. For shame.
What can I say?? I'm really really disappointed with this video… I love Katatonia… I mean I REALLY love Katatonia but this is the kind of trashy comb over crap I'd expect to be pumped out by some trendy emo or goth band… or the bands mentioned in deliberations post below. It's just so middle of the road… a perfect cliche… no… it's just terrible. Katatonia please re-make this video! You're too good for this!
you're pretty much a complete idiot if you think moonspell is trendy or exceedingly profitable, and you're an even bigger idiot if you think katatonia is going to sell out, let alone having any mainstream medium letting them
This video is UTTER crap, with all those to-be-expected semi-gothic clichés. By the way, this song is so dull and disposable, just like this entire record. A pity, since these guys have been my favourite songwritters for at least 10 years. I love their entire carrer, but this record just makes me miss even the TGCD (never thought I'd say this, since that was their least good album to date… until now) days.
This video is UTTER crap, with all those to-be-expected semi-gothic clichés. By the way, this song is so dull and disposable, just like this entire record. A pity, since these guys have been my favourite songwritters for at least 10 years. I love their entire carrer, but this record just makes me miss even the TGCD (never thought I'd say this, since that was their least good album to date… until now) days.
Wow, i'm overwhelmed by shallowness. It seems like Katatonia still has to work on their visual image until it reaches the high level of their music and the depth of their lyrics. This video isn't connected to the song at all, something more abstract would fit way better. The short image of the red skyline isn't that bad, yet it seems like it was thrown into the clip randomly.
The new album is mindblowing, this song is utterly beautiful, but its video is just an epic failure. Is there any chance you guys will have it redone? You deserve better!
and you are a complete idiot if you cannot get the difference between artistic vision and the target audience on this video with the earlier works of katatonia.. now go and listen to some moonspell kid, that's something for you.
The directer is the same person who has been doing most of Porcupine Tree's visuals for a while, but i agree; the video doesn't fit the song's meaning
Ok I'm sure everyone else has said this but this video sucks. I was really surprised…in a bad way. At first I thought it was a bad fan video or something but nope. I couldn't get through the first 5 min. So I say REDO! REDO the video for your awesome fans! Plus when's the next North American tour??!!
Hi all. I thing that the video is really terrible, and thats a pity bcs i really like the song
I think your music is awesome!! I would luv to see Katatonia visit Albuquerque NM!!
*KIM*
Yeah what the heck. Why are we getting skipped over this tour? Please come back to the Launchpad!!
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