A Thin Shell / October Tide

Before Katatonia were the epitome of modern gloominess, they were an outright doom band in the most original of senses; just listen to 1993's _Dance of December Souls_. But a few years after that album, the band went into a temporary hiatus where vocalist Jonas Renkse and then guitarist Fredrik Norrman formed a band called October Tide. They released a couple of albums in '97 and '99 and stopped it to focus back on Katatonia. Now 11 years late...

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