Katatonia formed in 1991 by Anders Nyström and Jonas Renske. Their debut album, ‘Dance of December Souls’, was released in 1993, gaining the band recognition for their eclectic brand of gothic doom/death metal and joining acts such as Paradise Lost & My Dying Bride as one of the genre’s defining bands. Future albums revealed a newer, sleeker Katatonia, which can be heard on their third album ‘Discouraged Ones’; the main evolution point for modern day Katatonia.

Peaceville Records had been following the band’s career from the very beginning, and offered the band a long-term deal. Katatonia therefore set about working on their fourth studio album, Tonight's Decision. Tonight's Decision saw Katatonia back in Sunlight Studios and with strong international distribution now firmly in place via Peaceville, Katatonia saw their popularity soar to greater heights.

In the early summer of 2001 Katatonia released their fifth album, Last Fair Deal Gone Down, which showcased a newfound confidence adding a new dynamic to the sound. Katatonia produced the album themselves; perfectly illustrating the emotional gravitas of the songs, making the whole world sit up and listen.

April 2003 saw the release of Katatonia's sixth studio album, Viva Emptiness. The album was recorded during the dark Swedish winter at Soundtrade Studios (part of the 301 group), Stockholm in October/November 2002. The release was supported by a full European headline tour with support from Daylight Dies & Finntroll.

2005 saw the band release their seventh full-length album, The Great Cold Distance. The album was recorded in the summer of 2005 at Fascination Street Studios, Örebro, Sweden and was released early 2006 to universal acclaim. This was backed up soon afterwards by the release of follow-up single, 'Deliberation' and extensive touring throughout Europe in the Spring supported by label-mates Novembre. They also embarked on an American tour with Moonspell later on in the year. Katatonia gained great commercial and critical response to the album with many hailing it as the band's greatest work.

With such a monumental album to follow, it was 2009 before Katatonia entered the studio to record their eagerly awaited eighth album, ‘Night is the New Day’.

The album echoes the heaviness, depth and atmosphere of their previous album, yet is also a more multi-dimensional effort - waltzing between prog moments, doom, folk and the classic melodic anthems that are the staple of Katatonia’s uncompromising sound, completed by the haunting tones of Jonas Renkse’s journeys of urban and emotional decay.