Live Consternation
Encyclopedia
Live Consternation is a live album
and video
by Swedish heavy metal
band Katatonia
, released in both CD and DVD format through Peaceville Records
, on 28 May 2007. The double album
features a live performance recorded at Germany's Summer Breeze Open Air
festival, on 17 August 2006. The artwork was designed by Travis Smith
and close the visual concept for The Great Cold Distance
.
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
and video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
by Swedish heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band Katatonia
Katatonia
Katatonia is a Swedish metal band formed in Stockholm in 1991 by Jonas Renkse and Anders Nyström .-1991-1993:The early Katatonia releases, such as the EP Jhva Elohim Meth.....
, released in both CD and DVD format through Peaceville Records
Peaceville Records
Peaceville Records is a British independent metal-oriented record label. The label was founded by Paul "Hammy" Halmshaw in 1987, in Dewsbury, England...
, on 28 May 2007. The double album
Double album
A double album is an audio album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically records and compact discs....
features a live performance recorded at Germany's Summer Breeze Open Air
Summer Breeze Open Air
Summer Breeze Open Air is a heavy metal music festival in Germany. It takes place annually in Dinkelsbühl, Bavaria. It was first held in 1997. The festival had been held in Abtsgmünd until 2006 when it was moved to its new location of Dinkelsbühl. The festival draws around 40,000 attendees annually...
festival, on 17 August 2006. The artwork was designed by Travis Smith
Travis Smith (artist)
Travis Smith is an American graphic artist best known for designing heavy metal album art. He has been called "renowned" by Alternative Press and "unquestionably one of the most talented graphic artists in metal today" by Chronicles of Chaos...
and close the visual concept for The Great Cold Distance
The Great Cold Distance
-Credits:Katatonia* Jonas Renkse – vocals, additional guitar, keyboards & programming* Anders Nyström – lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals, keyboards & programming* Fredrik Norrman – lead & rhythm guitar* Mattias Norrman – bass...
.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Jonas Renkse, Anders Nyström, and Fredrik Norrman.- "Leaders" – 5:11
- "Wealth" – 4:48
- "Soil's Song" – 4:15
- "Had To (Leave)" – 4:53
- "Cold Ways" – 5:23
- "Right into the Bliss" – 5:20
- "Ghost of the Sun" – 4:07
- "Criminals" – 4:03
- "Deliberation" – 4:05
- "July" – 4:42
- "Evidence" – 5:01
Note
- Tracks 1, 3, 9 & 10 from The Great Cold DistanceThe Great Cold Distance-Credits:Katatonia* Jonas Renkse – vocals, additional guitar, keyboards & programming* Anders Nyström – lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals, keyboards & programming* Fredrik Norrman – lead & rhythm guitar* Mattias Norrman – bass...
- Tracks 2, 7, 8 & 11 from Viva EmptinessViva EmptinessViva Emptiness is the sixth full-length album by Katatonia, released in 2003 by Peaceville Records.Its main subjects are loneliness, social relations, crime, lying and depression...
- Track 4 & 6 from Tonight's DecisionTonight's Decision-Personnel:* Jonas Renkse – vocals* Anders Nyström – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals* Fredrik Norrman – guitar, bass guitar* Dan Swanö – session drums...
- Track 5 from Discouraged OnesDiscouraged OnesDiscouraged Ones is the third full-length album by Katatonia. The album was released in 1998.This is the last Katatonia release with Mikael Oretoft...
Katatonia
- Jonas Renkse – vocals
- Anders Nyström – guitar, backing vocals, art director
- Fredrik Norrman – guitar
- Mattias Norrman – bass
- Daniel Liljekvist – drums
Other Credits
- Travis Smith – art director, artwork, designer
- Petri Eskelinen – photography
- Ronald Matthes – director, executive producer
- Erik Fugmann-Brandt – editor
- Roaxfilms – producer
- Kaja Kargus – executive producer
- David Castillo – mixing engineer, mastering engineer