Scroll down for extensive details on each member, or go directly to a specific member: Jonas Renkse, Anders Nyström, Fred Norrman, Mattias Norrman or Daniel Liljekvist.
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PERSONAL |
What is your name?
What kind of role do you play in the band?
Vocalist, songwriter.
When did you join the band?
1991, founding member.
When and where were you born?
May 19th, 1975 in Stockholm, Sweden.
Where do you currently reside?
Stockholm, Sweden.
What is your marital status?
Busy.
What are your outside projects?
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WHAT IS/ARE YOUR… |
| …favorite Katatonia album?
The Great Cold Distance.
…favorite Katatonia song?
Complicity.
…favorite Katatonia moment?
Finalizing the new album.
…worst Katatonia moment?
Milwaukee Metal Fest 2000.
…musical influences and favorite choice of music?
Tool, Morbid Angel, David Sylvian, 16 Horsepower,
Palace Bros/Songs/Music, Jeff Buckley, RHP, Slint.
…worst choice of music?
R'n'b.
…favorite food and drinks?
Mexican, Italian. White Russian, red wine, beer and water.
…favorite movies and TV-shows?
The Usual Suspects, K-PAX, Om Jag Vänder Mig Om,
The Godfather, Goodfellas, Omen, Nalles Show, Stockholmare, Spacer.
…favorite authors and books?
JD Salinger - 'The Catcher In The Rye', Paul Auster - 'The New York Trilogy'
& 'Oracle Night', Kristian Petri - 'Nattboken',
Claes Holmström - 'Tredje Stenen Från Solen',
Bret Easton Ellis - 'American Psycho' & 'Glamorama'.
…favorite video games and comics?
GTA: San Andreas, Tintin.
…favorite season of the year and day of the week?
Autumn, Saturday.
…favorite places around the world?
Sicily.
…favorite colors?
Black.
…favorite technology gadget?
Drum machine.
…Outside interests?
Reading, being on the move. |
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what do you remember from the following years?
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1980?
Lego (TM).
1985?
Ice-skating, snowball wars, heavy metal.
1990?
Death metal.
1995?
Regressing, leading a "Tredje Stenen Från Solen" - life in Sthlm (not bad).
2000?
Getting a grip, the making of 'Last Fair Deal Gone Down'.
2005?
Turbulence, 'The Great Cold Distance'. |
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LIVE GEAR
SHURE SM58 | Microphone
NADY PEM-500 | In-ear monitor system
Various FX |
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COMPLETE PERSONAL DISCOGRAPHY |
KATATONIA 'Jhva Elohim Meth' MCD 1993
KATATONIA 'Dance of December Souls' CD 1993
KATATONIA 'For Funerals to Come' MCD 1994
KATATONIA 'WAR compilation vol one' CD 1995
KATATONIA 'Brave Murder Day' CD 1996
KATATONIA 'Scarlet Heavens' MLP 1996
KATATONIA 'Sounds of Decay' MCD 1997
KATATONIA 'Saw You Drown' MCD 1998
KATATONIA 'Discouraged Ones' CD 1998
KATATONIA 'Tonight’s Decision' CD 1999
KATATONIA 'Last Fair Deal Gone Down' CD 2001
KATATONIA 'Teargas' MCD 2001
KATATONIA 'Tonight's Music' MCD 2001
KATATONIA 'Viva Emptiness' CD 2003
KATATONIA 'Brave Yester Days' CD 2004
KATATONIA 'The Black Sessions' CD/DVD 2005
KATATONIA 'My Twin' MCD 2006
KATATONIA 'The Great Cold Distance' CD 2006
OCTOBER TIDE 'Rain without End' CD 1995
OCTOBER TIDE 'Grey Dawn' CD 1998
BLOODBATH 'Breeding Death' MCD 2000
BLOODBATH 'Resurrection through Carnage' CD 2002
BLOODBATH 'Nightmares Made Flesh' CD 2004 |
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PERSONAL |
What is your name?
Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström.
What kind of role do you play in the band?
Lead/rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist, songwriter.
When did you join the band?
1991, founding member.
When and where were you born?
April 22nd, 1975 in Stockholm, Sweden.
Where do you currently reside?
Stockholm, Sweden.
What is your marital status?
Guilty of Love (in the first degree).
What are your outside projects?
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WHAT IS/ARE YOUR… |
…favorite Katatonia album?
The Great Cold Distance.
…favorite Katatonia song?
Follower.
…favorite Katatonia moment?
Being in the studio for the first time and releasing your first record.
…worst Katatonia moment?
A constant moment - the music business.
…musical influences and favorite choice of music?
The Cure, Fields of the Nephilim, Bel Canto, Jeff Buckley, Red House Painters,
Tori Amos, Chris Isaac, Slowdive, Ben Christophers, Kent, Lisa Miskovsky,
Ed Alleyne-Johnson, October Project, Tool, A Perfect Circle, Porcupine Tree,
Opeth, Paradise Lost, Morbid Angel, Entombed, Bathory, Celtic Frost, Emperor,
Unanimated, Immortal, W.A.S.P, Whitesnake, Judas Priest, Skid row and the list
goes on and on and on…
…worst choice of music?
Rap, r'n'b, punk, any kind of ”-core”.
…favorite food and drinks?
Greek, Mexican, Asian, Swedish, beer, wine, booze, coke, water, vanilla milkshake.
…favorite movies and TV-shows?
V (The original mini-series/The Final Battle/The complete TV-Series), Star Wars saga,
Hellraiser saga, The Omen trilogy, Moonraker, Watership Down, The Mods trilogy,
Nalles Show, Stockholmare, Club Goa, Meerkat Manor, Prison Break. There’s just too much to mention.
…favorite authors and books?
Claes Holmström (all of them), Motley Crue ‘The Dirt’, Per Andersson ’Medans Svensson Åt Plankstek’.
…favorite video games and comics?
Castlevania series, Silent Hill series, Secret Wars.
…favorite season of the year and day of the week?
Summer nights or any Saturday of the year.
…favorite places around the world?
Underground tunnels, abandoned buildings, Swedish archipelago.
…favorite colors?
Black, silver.
…favorite technology gadget?
TV-B-Gone.
…Outside interests?
Cokkrokk, urban exploration. |
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what do you remember from the following years
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1980?
Star Wars & He-man toys. kindergarten. Zero responsibilities. Sweetest times.
1985?
Badminton championships & Heavy metal music split 50/50%. Illegal moped driving. Mullet.
1990?
Extreme metal. Developing what is to become Katatonia. Graffiti crimes. Girls.
1995?
Working in a warehouse. My own flat. Music becoming 24/7. Sideprojects. Hanging at Cityhallen/Sthlm.
2000?
Millenium ups and downs. Katatonia is 100% commitment. Dark hair dye. Hanging at Rocks/Sthlm.
2005?
Joining dirty old mens club. Bitter but better. Still a regular at Rocks/Sthlm. |
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LIVE GEAR
MAYONES GOTHIC REGIUS | Custom electric guitar (matte black)
ESP/LTD VIPER-1000 DELUXE | Electric guitar (flamed dark violet)
SCHECTER S-1 ELITE | Electric guitar (black cherry)
SCHECTER S-1 PLUS | Electric guitar (see thru black)
FERNANDES MONTEREY ELITE | Electric guitar (metallic black satin)
FERNANDES RAVELLE ELITE | Electric guitar (black)
GIBSON SG-X | Electric guitar (dark wine burst)
ES S-88AN | Custom electric guitar (see thru black)
MATAMP VALVE HEAD | Custom 140 watt dual channel w/2 4x12 cabs
BOSS GT-3 | Guitar effects processor
DAMAGE CONTROL DEMONIZER | Dual tube preamplifier
SKULL STRINGS | (0.10 - 0.52) and (0.11 – 0.58)
NADY PEM-500 | In-ear monitor system
DELRIN 0.88 | Signature guitar pics (black w/silver)
ROCKBAG Stands & cases |
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COMPLETE PERSONAL DISCOGRAPHY |
KATATONIA 'Jhva Elohim Meth' MCD 1993
KATATONIA 'Dance of December Souls' CD 1993
KATATONIA 'For Funerals To Come' MCD 1994
KATATONIA 'WAR compilation vol one' CD 1995
KATATONIA 'Brave Murder Day' CD 1996
KATATONIA 'Scarlet Heavens' MLP 1996
KATATONIA 'Sounds of Decay' MCD 1997
KATATONIA 'Saw You Drown' MCD 1998
KATATONIA 'Discouraged Ones' CD 1998
KATATONIA 'Tonight’s Decision' CD 1999
KATATONIA 'Last Fair Deal Gone Down' CD 2001
KATATONIA 'Teargas' MCD 2001
KATATONIA 'Tonight's Music' MCD 2001
KATATONIA Viva Emptiness' CD 2003
KATATONIA 'Brave Yester Days' CD 2004
KATATONIA 'The Black Sessions' CD/DVD 2005
KATATONIA 'My Twin' MCD 2006
KATATONIA 'The Great Cold Distance' CD 2006
DIABOLICAL MASQUERADE 'Ravendusk in My Heart' CD 1996
DIABOLICAL MASQUERADE 'The Phantom Lodge' CD 1997
DIABOLICAL MASQUERADE 'Nightwork' CD 1999
DIABOLICAL MASQUERADE 'Death's Design' CD 2001
BEWITCHED 'Diabolical Desecration' CD 1996
BEWITCHED 'Encyclopedia of Evil' MCD 1996
BEWITCHED 'Pentagram Prayer' CD 1997
BLOODBATH 'Breeding Death' MCD 2000
BLOODBATH 'Resurrection through Carnage' CD 2002
BLOODBATH 'Nightmares Made Flesh' CD 2004 |
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PERSONAL |
What is your name?
Fredrik “North” Norrman.
What kind of role do you play in the band?
Lead/rhythm guitarist.
When did you join the band?
1994
When and where were you born?
December 7th, 1974 in Avesta, Sweden.
Where do you currently reside?
A house in Jularbo outside Avesta, Sweden.
What is your marital status?
Two girls, cat and half a horse.
What are your outside projects?
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WHAT IS/ARE YOUR… |
…favorite Katatonia album?
The Great Cold Distance.
…favorite Katatonia song?
Murder, Chrome, Sleeper, Follower
…favorite Katatonia moment?
Every time I’m on tour.
…worst Katatonia moment?
013, Tilburg Holland, 2001
…musical influences and favorite choice of music?
Red House Painters, Kent, Morbid Angel, Coroner,
The Cure, Fields of the Nephilim, Coldplay, Heather Nova, Primal Scream, Mew
…worst choice of music?
Rap, hip hop, opera...
…favorite food and drinks?
Pasta Bolognese, chicken, junk food, all kind of beer, water.
…favorite movies and TV-shows?
Reality shows.
…favorite authors and books?
Claes Holmström.
…favorite video games and comics?
...
…favorite season of the year and day of the week?
Spring, summer, autumn and Saturday night.
…favorite places around the world?
Greece, Italy, Spain and many more.
…favorite colors?
Black.
…favorite technology gadget?
My Volvo 855 and Iriver.
…Outside interests?
My house, family and Saturday nights. |
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what do you remember from the following years
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1980?
I listened to Kiss and decided that I one day would play guitar in a metalband. Heard Iron Maiden for the first time.
1985?
I was the biggest Iron Maiden fan on earth.
1990?
Recorded our first demo with Uncanny.
1995?
Me and Jonas started October Tide.
2000?
The recording of 'Last Fair Deal Gone Down'. Moved to Märsta in Stockholm. Did 3 gigs in Poland with Opeth.
2005?
The recording of 'The Great Cold Distance'. Moved to a house. |
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LIVE GEAR
FRAMUS CAMARILLO | Electric guitar (black chrome)
FRAMUS CAMARILLO | Electric guitar (black high stain)
FRAMUS RENEGADE PRO | Electric guitar (Nirvana black)
GIBSON LES PAUL GOTHIC | Electric guitar (matte black)
FENDER TELECASTER CUSTOM | Electric guitar (sunburst)
MATAMP VALVE HEAD | Custom 140 watt dual channel w/2 4x12 cabs
BOSS GT-3 | Guitar effects processor
BOSS GT-8 | Guitar effects processor
SKULL STRINGS | (0.10 - 0.52) and (0.11 – 0.58)
ROCKCASE Stands and cases |
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COMPLETE PERSONAL DISCOGRAPHY |
KATATONIA 'Brave Murder Day' CD 1996
KATATONIA 'Scarlet Heavens' MLP 1996
KATATONIA 'Sounds of Decay' MCD 1997
KATATONIA 'Saw You Drown' MCD 1998
KATATONIA 'Discouraged Ones' CD 1998
KATATONIA 'Tonight’s Decision' CD 1999
KATATONIA 'Last Fair Deal Gone Down' CD 2001
KATATONIA 'Teargas' MCD 2001
KATATONIA 'Tonight's Music' MCD 2001
KATATONIA Viva Emptiness' CD 2003
KATATONIA 'Brave Yester Days' CD 2004
KATATONIA 'The Black Sessions' CD/DVD 2005
KATATONIA 'My Twin' MCD 2006
KATATONIA 'The Great Cold Distance' CD 2006
OCTOBER TIDE 'Rain without End' CD 1995
OCTOBER TIDE 'Grey Dawn' CD 1998
UNCANNY 'Split with Ancient Rites' CD 1993
UNCANNY 'Splenium for Nyktophobia’ CD 1994
SUBDIVE 'XXX Superstars' CD 1999 |
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PERSONAL |
What is your name?
Mattias "Kryptan" Norrman.
What kind of role do you play in the band?
Bassist.
When did you join the band?
1999
When and where were you born?
September 18th, 1976 in Avesta, Sweden.
Where do you currently reside?
Avesta, Sweden.
What is your marital status?
My Girlfriend Linn, my daughters Leia and Tuva, two cats.
What are your outside projects?
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WHAT IS/ARE YOUR… |
…favorite Katatonia album?
The Great Cold Distance.
…favorite Katatonia song?
Leaders.
…favorite Katatonia moment?
Summer breeze 2004 was a killer!
…worst Katatonia moment?
Athens open air 2004 and a 10 hour ride in a extremely cold tour bus in northern Finland.
…musical influences and favorite choice of music?
Kent, Entombed, 16 Horsepower, Morbid Angel, Breach + many more.
…worst choice of music?
Dance band.
…favorite food and drinks?
Thai food, tacos, beer, wine, white russian, redbull vodka.
…favorite movies and TV-shows?
Dreamquest, Prison break, The Simpsons, Top model.
…favorite authors and books?
Jenna Jameson - ‘How To Make Love Like A Porn Star’.
…favorite video games and comics?
Snake on my cellphone.
…favorite season of the year and day of the week?
Summer, Saturday.
…favorite places around the world?
New York, London, Stockholm.
…favorite colors?
Black.
…favorite technology gadget?
My computer and dishwasher.
…Outside interests?
Family biz!!! |
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what do you remember from the following years
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1980?
Not Much. Four years old and playing with Lego.
1985?
Bought my first record - Saxon 'Innocence is no Excuse'. I was so happy I had to show it off to people from every angle and the record hit and crashed the ground.
1990?
Listened to Death metal, ONLY Death metal! Probably bought my first electric guitar, a red Kramer.
1995?
Dellamorte releasing the debut CD 'Everything You Hate'. Spent most of the time in the rehersal place and drank class II beer every weekend.
2000?
Me and a friend moving into a big fucking apartment together. Partying 4 times a week!
2005?
Buying a house. Renovating the house. Recording 'The Great Cold Distance'. My second daughter is born. |
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LIVE GEAR
FRAMUS SOULMAN | electric bass (nirvana black high polish)
WARWICK CORVETTE PROLINE | electric bass (nirvana black oil finish)
WARWICK KATANA NT | electric bass (nirvana black oil finish)
EBS FAFNER | 600 watt head
EBS 810 EVOLUTION PROLINE 2000 | 1200 watt cab
EBS ValveDrive pedal
EBS WahOne pedal
BOSS TU-2 | chromatic tuner
SKULL STRINGS | (0.45 - 110) and (0.45 - 135)
ROCKBAG stands & cases |
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COMPLETE PERSONAL DISCOGRAPHY |
KATATONIA 'Last Fair Deal Gone Down' CD 2001
KATATONIA 'Teargas' MCD 2001
KATATONIA 'Tonight's Music' MCD 2001
KATATONIA Viva Emptiness' CD 2003
KATATONIA 'The Black Sessions' CD/DVD 2005
KATATONIA 'My Twin' MCD 2006
KATATONIA 'The Great Cold Distance' CD 2006
DELLAMORTE 'Drunk in the Abyss' DEMO 1995
DELLAMORTE 'Everything You Hate' CD 1996
DELLAMORTE 'Dirty' 7”EP 1997
DELLAMORTE 'Uglier & More Disgusting' CD 1997
DELLAMORTE 'The World Domination Live' COMP CD 1998
DELLAMORTE 'Home Sweet Hell' CD 1999
DELLAMORTE 'Fuck Me Satan' 7”EP 2000
MOONDARK DEMO 1993
SUBDIVE Various DEMOS |
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PERSONAL |
What is your name?
Daniel Liljekvist.
What kind of role do you play in the band?
Drummer, party boy.
When did you join the band?
1999
When and where were you born?
July 17th 1977 in Falun, Sweden.
Where do you currently reside?
Falun, Sweden.
What is your marital status?
Living together with my fiancée Johanna and my daughter Lin.
What are your outside projects?
Komotio (2001- ).
Enica (2005- ).
Subdive (1998 - 2002).
Wicked (1997 - 2001). |
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WHAT IS/ARE YOUR… |
…favorite Katatonia album?
The Great Cold Distance.
…favorite Katatonia song?
Leaders.
…favorite Katatonia moment?
Recording ‘Last Fair Deal Gone Down’, my first album in a "real" studio.
…worst Katatonia moment?
Traveling from Portugal to England by bus on the 2003 Euro tour...No A/C, no toilet and all sick.
…musical influences and favorite choice of music?
ONLY NEO METAL!!! Hahah... No, metal in general and also some pop/rock stuff.
…worst choice of music?
Dance band??
…favorite food and drinks?
Home made meat sauce with pasta. I love beer and White Russians… a little too much I’m afraid.
…favorite movies and TV-shows?
Snatch, Star Wars, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Almost Famous, That Thing You Do, K-Pax, Pulp Fiction, Friends, Simpson’s, Scrubs, Married with Children, Seinfeld etc.
…favorite authors and books?
I work as a bookbinder so I make books instead of reading them.
…favorite video games and comics?
GTA: Vice City (PS2), GTA: San Andreas (PS2), GTA: Liberty City Stories (PSP), Tiger Woods 2005.
…favorite season of the year and day of the week?
A Saturday night in the middle of the summer...
…favorite places around the world?
There’s no place like home, but Canada and Greece are nice places.
…favorite colors?
Dark grey, black and red.
…favorite technology gadget?
My PSP (PlayStation Portable).
…Outside interests?
Playing with my daughter. |
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what do you remember from the following years
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1980?
Nothing. I was three years old damnit!
1985?
Destroying my jeans with a pair of scissors in the second grade of school and my teacher called my parents about it... She was a witch! Oh, and my younger sister Sandra was born.
1990?
Starting my first band. We were called Ignorance and only played Ramones covers, we sucked! Kissing a girl for the first time (with tongue and all) although I had a mullet! My brother Thomas was born.
1995?
18 years old in Sweden means two things: Getting in to bars and getting yer driving license. This is the year I discovered the fine taste of beer. This is also the year after I discovered Korn and it changed my life (musically) completely. I played in a band called Wrong Direction at that time. We were into skatepunk but I wanted to go heavy... they didn't... I left! It would take two more years before I started Wicked and that's when I began to beat the shit out of the drums.
2000?
Recording 'Last Fair Deal Gone Down' and again, a turningpoint in my life. I became a member in one of the best bands in the world. Oh, and I started dating my lifepartner Johanna.
2005?
Recording 'The Great Cold Distance', imo the best album we ever made. |
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LIVE GEAR
PREMIER BIRCH ARTIST ROSEWOOD SERIES | Drum set
PREMIER Bass drum 18"x22"
PREMIER Tom 8"x12"
PREMIER Tom 9"x14"
PREMIER Tom 11"x16"
PREMIER Snare 5 1/2"x14"
PREMIER Hardware
IRON COBRA POWER GLIDE | Double pedal
PAISTE RUDE | Hi-hat 14"
PAISTE RUDE | Crash 17"
PAISTE RUDE | Crash 18"
PAISTE RUDE | Crash 19"
PAISTE RUDE | Crash/Ride 20"
PAISTE RUDE | China 18"
PAISTE DIMENSIONS | Splash 8"
PAISTE DIMENSIONS | Splash 10"
TRUELINE D.L. SIGNATURE | Drum stick
NADY PEM-500 | In-ear monitor system
PEARL ROADSTER | Throne
ROCKBAG Cases |
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COMPLETE PERSONAL DISCOGRAPHY |
KATATONIA 'Last Fair Deal Gone Down' CD 2001
KATATONIA 'Teargas' MCD 2001
KATATONIA 'Tonight's Music' MCD 2001
KATATONIA 'Viva Emptiness' CD 2003
KATATONIA 'The Black Sessions' CD/DVD 2005
KATATONIA 'My Twin' MCD 2006
KATATONIA 'The Great Cold Distance' CD 2006
KOMOTIO 'Coma Delirium' DEMO 2001
KOMOTIO 'A Document of Skärseld and Stenkross' DEMO 2002
KOMOTIO 'La Davina Slakthus' DEMO 2003
KOMOTIO 'Jävla Hell' DEMO 2005
WICKED Various DEMOS 1997 – 2001
SUBDIVE Unreleased DEMO 1999
KNOUT Variuos DEMOS 2002 – 2004 |
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