ELANGELETERNO79: Biogrfia

Katatonia formed in 1991 in Stockholm, Sweden and was brought together by long time friends, Anders Nyström (aka Blakkheim) and Jonas Renkse (aka Lord Seth). After more than a year of rehearsals and composing, the first real fruits of their labour came to light in mid 1992 with the release of the demo ‘Jhva Elohim Meth’, recorded at Sweden’s Gorysound Studio and produced by the multi-musician Dan Swanö. The demo sold out immediately, bringing Katatonia to the attention of Dutch label Vic Records, who went on to re-release the demo as a mini CD, titled ‘Jhva Elohim Meth – the Revival’. With the CD selling out fast and their reputation spreading like a wildfire through the underground, the duo knew they would need a fuller line-up to move the band up and forward. So, bassist Guillaume Le Huche (aka Israphel Wing) was enlisted to their ranks, enabling them to perform live in concert for the first time in their career.
'Dance of December Souls' 1993
Things progressed at pace and at the end of 1992 the trio entered into a one-album deal with the now defunct Swedish label No Fashion records. April 1993 saw Katatonia re-enter Gorysound (now renamed Unisound) to record their first full-length album ‘Dance of December Souls’, produced by Katatonia and Dan Swanö. It then seemed like the album would never see the light of day, but was eventually released in a desirable match to the album title in December 1993. The album was an immediate hit with both the critics and the metal scene. Gone were the black metallic meanderings of their earlier attempts, to be replaced with distinguished melancholy & epic melodious emotion. An essential and now classic chapter in the doom metal genre.
The reaction to the new sound was just what Katatonia needed to hear, encouraged and driven by the ever growing quest for progression, they pushed the boundaries even further and set about re-entering Unisound in early 1994 to record the classic 10 minute goth epic ‘Scarlet Heavens’. The track eventually found a home, with Misanthropy records releasing it as a limited split 10” (with Primordial in 1996).
Spring 1994 and Wrong Again records approached the band to appear on a compilation album they were putting together and in the same year Italian label Avantgarde Music approached them with a new record deal. Determined to still make a successful future in the metal scene, the band returned to the sound crafted on ‘Dance of December Souls’ but compressed the epic proportions into a more live adjusted style. Back at the familiar Unisound studio, Katatonia emerged with the tracks ‘Black Erotica’ and ‘Love of the Swan’ for the compilation and the ‘For Funerals to Come’ ep to be released by Avantgarde Music in early 1995.
Katatonia then surprised everyone by taking a sabbatical the whole following year. Nyström & Renkse’s problem to find a complete & stable line-up to help them realise their master plan eventually made the two members destined to go separate ways. The time that followed, Renkse spent his time in a new founded side project called October Tide while Nyström divided his occupation in newly formed constellations Diabolical Masquerade and Bewitched.
'Brave Murder Day' 1996
Eventually frustrated by abandoning the uncharted promising future of Katatonia and little action within the walls of gloom, the friends got back together with a different approach and reunited Katatonia in early 1996. Now finally, having found a new permanent third member in ex-October Tide guitarist Fred Norrman, the trio went back into the ever open doors of Unisound, but this time armed only with ideas and an intricate vision, no actual songs had been written at this stage. After a two week’s recording session, Katatonia emerged with the album ‘Brave Murder Day’, proof positive that this new daring way of working had paid off. Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt was asked to step in and perform vocal duties after Renkse declared his voice had taken its toll. Katatonia & Dan Swanö’s production values perfectly captured the highly original and newly emerging Katatonia sound; emotional and cutting edge, simple and direct while still retaining the dark void so integral to the whole Katatonia vibe. The band had re-invented their sound and this album proved to be a groundbreaking influence for many bands to emerge thereafter.
After successfully touring Europe for the first time in the autumn of 1996, Katatonia felt excited to re-enter the studio early 1997 to quickly unleash new material. Facing the fact that their second home Unisound had closed its doors for good, they chose the only logical alternative in Sunlight Studio located in their home city of Stockholm. Figuring this would push their originality and experimentation to new places the result was justified in the mini-album ‘Sounds of Decay’, again for Avantgarde Music. Produced by the band & mixed by Tomas Skogsberg the CD followed a similar path to ‘Brave Murder Day’ and again saw Mikael Åkerfeldt perform vocal duties.
'Discouraged Ones' 1998
Fuelled and at the top of their peak of creativity, it wasn’t long before Nyström, Renkse & Norrman and new member and bassist Mikael Oretoft returned to Sunlight later again in mid 1997, to begin work on their third full-length album ‘Discouraged Ones’, a rebirth of sorts, which saw Renkse again take his old classic role as Katatonia’s combined vocalist and drummer. This time Åkerfeldt’s input moved from a primal screamer to the more eloquent vocal producer position, and it is on this release we get the first real taste of Renkse’s clean and distinct vocal style. A brave and radical move away from the old was a big risk for the band, but the sheer quality of the music on offer blew all away. The gothic flourishes of yore having been replaced by more contemporary leanings, dealing with feelings of loss and desolation, of despair and hope. This is where the band had fully taken off on their dark stylistic turn.
'Tonight's Decision' 1999
Peaceville Records had been following the bands career from almost the very beginning, but it was ‘Discouraged Ones’ with its modernity and dynamics that made the label really fall in love with their sound. Realising that Katatonia was perfect for their roster of highly original acts, the label offered the band a long-term deal, spanning five albums. Delighted to find themselves working with a label that had previously produced some of their favourite music, Katatonia now back again as a trio, set about working on their fourth studio album in 1999, 'Tonight’s Decision'. This album saw Katatonia back in Sunlight, produced again by the band with Åkerfeldt still co-producing the vocals; they were skilfully assisted by Tomas Skogsberg on the mix. The old long-time producer/mixer Dan Swanö came on board as this session’s guest drummer – enabling Renkse to focus all his attention on his ever-improving sharp vocals. With strong international distribution now firmly in place via Peaceville, Katatonia saw their popularity soar to unimagined new heights and at the end of the year Katatonia toured Scandinavia opening up for the legends Paradise Lost with a brand new line-up in Fredrik Norrman’s brother Mattias Norrman on bass and Daniel Liljekvist on drums.
'Last Fair Deal Gone Down' 2001
Being busy in the millennium year of 2000 recording the fifth album and also visiting Poland and USA together with Opeth on a number of gigs, Katatonia released ‘Last Fair Deal Gone Down’ in the early summer of 2001. The album release was preceded by a 3 track CD single, the title track being ‘Teargas’ culled from ‘Last Fair Deal Gone Down’ and spiced up by two tracks specially written for the single – ‘Sulfur’ & ‘March 4’. Perhaps more than ever, we saw Katatonia really expanding in their self-belief. With their hallmark tears of sorrow spilling over the songs, there was also a confidence and warmth about the band that added a new dynamic to the sound. Maybe this was due to the fact that Katatonia produced the album themselves over a vast period of time; maybe it was the persuasive use of light and dark, used to illustrate perfectly the emotional gravitas of the songs, either way this was the album that made the whole world sit up and listen. Renkse really had come into his own as one of the most honest and distinctive vocalists around from this scene. There was vulnerability in his vocal style that made you believe every word, giving ever so much without sounding fake. All this underpinned by the genius guitar work of Nyström, who seemed to have opened up the door from that slightly narrow gothic doom sound to rays of modern darkness and an altogether more contemporary approach.
After the success of the ‘3 days-3 countries’ sprint that was the Peacefest in March 2001, Katatonia came back to the UK in May and embarked on a headline mini tour. Fuelled by the crowds reaction, they were quick to set their sails on a full tour opening up for Opeth later same year taking place in Central Europe and the UK again. To coincide with the tour Katatonia released their second single of 2001 – ‘Tonight’s Music’. The title track again was taken from their last album, ‘Last Fair Deal Gone Down’, released in March. The EP also contained the exclusive tracks ‘Help Me Disappear’, and ‘O How I Enjoy the Light’.2002 was in total a pretty silent year for the band and the months were mostly spent with by having time off mixed with writing for the next album.
'Viva Emptiness' 2003
April 2003 saw the release of Katatonia’s sixth studio album for empty souls and hearts. Titled ‘Viva Emptiness’, the album was recorded in the dark Swedish winter at 301 Studios in Stockholm and Fascination Street in Örebro, at the end of 2002. Produced by Nyström/Renkse and mixed by Jens Bogren. Using the metal genre as an early template Katatonia had never been a band to stand still or stagnate in any way. With this album, the band now proved to be purveyors of an understated kind of grandeur that had long outgrown all or any generic restrictions, still ostensibly digging deeper into the identity of a metal band. Without a halo of limiting genre above their heads, the music alone said more about the enigmatic Swedes than a 1000 word effort ever could. The release was supported by a full European headline tour over the months April and May, 2003.
In 2004 Katatonia toured Scandinavia two times and did a mini European tour and a bunch of festival shows all around the world. In between the live activity, the band yet again took well-deserved time off and started planning the next moves and how to create their next masterpiece.
The New Year 2005 brought the release of two compilation albums. The first being Avantgarde Music’s ‘Brave Yester Days’, a complete look back into the early days of 1992 – 1997. Included over 2 discs were the singles, demo, compilation tracks and a selection of the finest moment on the two first full-lengths. Peaceville’s ‘The Black Sessions’ was the second compilation featuring 2 discs of classic material from 1998 - 2004, plus a DVD concert from 2003's Viva Emptiness tour filmed in Poland. Included were all the singles and b-sides to date, together with the very best tracks from 1998's Discouraged Ones up to 2004's Viva Emptiness (including ‘Wait Outside’, an unreleased track from the Viva Emptiness sessions).
To warm up and get a doze of live action before making a start on recording the new album, the band hit the road in March added to the Metalmania bill, playing a few dates in Eastern Europe. Renkse and Nyström then returned home to the making of their seventh album and spent the whole spring completing the process. At the end of the year the band made it to Russia for the first time in their career, playing the two biggest cities to a crowd that had been waiting over a decade for the dark quintet to arrive.
'The Great Cold Distance' 2006
Bringing us right up to date and into the year of 2006, Katatonia have just delivered their brand new single, ‘My Twin’ plus a video for the same track directed by Charlie Granberg. The single is taken from their decisive seventh full-length album, aptly titled ‘The Great Cold Distance’ which was recorded during three months in the summer of 2005 at Fascination Street Studios, Örebro, Sweden. Produced by Nyström/Renkse and co-produced, mixed & engineered by Jens Bogren & David Castillo. The album is definitely their most dynamic work in their history and has such threatening coldness to it; it’s bound to create a distance from anything and everything. Renkse explains: “A distance necessary to journey through the corridors of human vexation. While embracing this album one must know that it will only help to increase the coldness between us. It's a devious life. And this is a soundtrack
to it."

PERSONAL
What is your name?
Jonas P Renkse.
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?
October Tide (1994-1998).Bloodbath (1998- ).
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.
what do you remember from the following years?
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'.
LIVE GEAR
SHURE SM58 MicrophoneNADY PEM-500 In-ear monitor systemVarious FX
COMPLETE PERSONAL DISCOGRAPHY
KATATONIA 'Jhva Elohim Meth' MCD 1993KATATONIA 'Dance of December Souls' CD 1993KATATONIA 'For Funerals to Come' MCD 1994KATATONIA 'WAR compilation vol one' CD 1995KATATONIA 'Brave Murder Day' CD 1996KATATONIA 'Scarlet Heavens' MLP 1996KATATONIA 'Sounds of Decay' MCD 1997KATATONIA 'Saw You Drown' MCD 1998KATATONIA 'Discouraged Ones' CD 1998KATATONIA 'Tonight’s Decision' CD 1999KATATONIA 'Last Fair Deal Gone Down' CD 2001 KATATONIA 'Teargas' MCD 2001KATATONIA 'Tonight's Music' MCD 2001KATATONIA 'Viva Emptiness' CD 2003 KATATONIA 'Brave Yester Days' CD 2004KATATONIA 'The Black Sessions' CD/DVD 2005KATATONIA 'My Twin' MCD 2006KATATONIA 'The Great Cold Distance' CD 2006OCTOBER TIDE 'Rain without End' CD 1995OCTOBER TIDE 'Grey Dawn' CD 1998BLOODBATH 'Breeding Death' MCD 2000BLOODBATH 'Resurrection through Carnage' CD 2002BLOODBATH 'Nightmares Made Flesh' CD 2004

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?
Diabolical Masquerade (1993-2004).Bewitched (1995-1997).Bloodbath (1998- ).
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.
what do you remember from the following years
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.
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 cabsBOSS GT-3 Guitar effects processorDAMAGE CONTROL DEMONIZER Dual tube preamplifierSKULL STRINGS (0.10 - 0.52) and (0.11 – 0.58)NADY PEM-500 In-ear monitor systemDELRIN 0.88 Signature guitar pics (black w/silver)ROCKBAG Stands & cases
COMPLETE PERSONAL DISCOGRAPHY
KATATONIA 'Jhva Elohim Meth' MCD 1993KATATONIA 'Dance of December Souls' CD 1993KATATONIA 'For Funerals To Come' MCD 1994KATATONIA 'WAR compilation vol one' CD 1995KATATONIA 'Brave Murder Day' CD 1996KATATONIA 'Scarlet Heavens' MLP 1996KATATONIA 'Sounds of Decay' MCD 1997KATATONIA 'Saw You Drown' MCD 1998KATATONIA 'Discouraged Ones' CD 1998KATATONIA 'Tonight’s Decision' CD 1999KATATONIA 'Last Fair Deal Gone Down' CD 2001KATATONIA 'Teargas' MCD 2001KATATONIA 'Tonight's Music' MCD 2001KATATONIA Viva Emptiness' CD 2003KATATONIA 'Brave Yester Days' CD 2004KATATONIA 'The Black Sessions' CD/DVD 2005KATATONIA 'My Twin' MCD 2006KATATONIA 'The Great Cold Distance' CD 2006DIABOLICAL MASQUERADE 'Ravendusk in My Heart' CD 1996DIABOLICAL MASQUERADE 'The Phantom Lodge' CD 1997DIABOLICAL MASQUERADE 'Nightwork' CD 1999DIABOLICAL MASQUERADE 'Death's Design' CD 2001BEWITCHED 'Diabolical Desecration' CD 1996BEWITCHED 'Encyclopedia of Evil' MCD 1996BEWITCHED 'Pentagram Prayer' CD 1997BLOODBATH 'Breeding Death' MCD 2000BLOODBATH 'Resurrection through Carnage' CD 2002BLOODBATH 'Nightmares Made Flesh' CD 2004

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?
Uncanny (1989 – 1994).Fulmination (1992 – 1994).Subdive (1997 – 2000).October tide (1995 – 1998).
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.
what do you remember from the following years
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.
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 cabsBOSS GT-3 Guitar effects processorBOSS GT-8 Guitar effects processorSKULL STRINGS (0.10 - 0.52) and (0.11 – 0.58)ROCKCASE Stands and cases
COMPLETE PERSONAL DISCOGRAPHY
KATATONIA 'Brave Murder Day' CD 1996KATATONIA 'Scarlet Heavens' MLP 1996KATATONIA 'Sounds of Decay' MCD 1997KATATONIA 'Saw You Drown' MCD 1998KATATONIA 'Discouraged Ones' CD 1998KATATONIA 'Tonight’s Decision' CD 1999KATATONIA 'Last Fair Deal Gone Down' CD 2001KATATONIA 'Teargas' MCD 2001KATATONIA 'Tonight's Music' MCD 2001KATATONIA Viva Emptiness' CD 2003KATATONIA 'Brave Yester Days' CD 2004KATATONIA 'The Black Sessions' CD/DVD 2005KATATONIA 'My Twin' MCD 2006KATATONIA 'The Great Cold Distance' CD 2006OCTOBER TIDE 'Rain without End' CD 1995OCTOBER TIDE 'Grey Dawn' CD 1998UNCANNY 'Split with Ancient Rites' CD 1993UNCANNY 'Splenium for Nyktophobia’ CD 1994SUBDIVE 'XXX Superstars' CD 1999

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?
Moondark (1993-1994).Dellamorte (1994-2001).Subdive (2000-2004).
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!!!
what do you remember from the following years
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.
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 headEBS 810 EVOLUTION PROLINE 2000 1200 watt cabEBS ValveDrive pedalEBS WahOne pedalBOSS TU-2 chromatic tunerSKULL STRINGS (0.45 - 110) and (0.45 - 135)ROCKBAG stands & cases
COMPLETE PERSONAL DISCOGRAPHY
KATATONIA 'Last Fair Deal Gone Down' CD 2001KATATONIA 'Teargas' MCD 2001KATATONIA 'Tonight's Music' MCD 2001KATATONIA Viva Emptiness' CD 2003KATATONIA 'The Black Sessions' CD/DVD 2005KATATONIA 'My Twin' MCD 2006KATATONIA 'The Great Cold Distance' CD 2006DELLAMORTE 'Drunk in the Abyss' DEMO 1995DELLAMORTE 'Everything You Hate' CD 1996DELLAMORTE 'Dirty' 7”EP 1997DELLAMORTE 'Uglier & More Disgusting' CD 1997DELLAMORTE 'The World Domination Live' COMP CD 1998DELLAMORTE 'Home Sweet Hell' CD 1999DELLAMORTE 'Fuck Me Satan' 7”EP 2000MOONDARK DEMO 1993SUBDIVE Various DEMOS

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).
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.
what do you remember from the following years
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.
LIVE GEAR
PREMIER BIRCH ARTIST ROSEWOOD SERIES Drum setPREMIER Bass drum 18"x22"PREMIER Tom 8"x12"PREMIER Tom 9"x14"PREMIER Tom 11"x16"PREMIER Snare 5 1/2"x14"PREMIER HardwareIRON COBRA POWER GLIDE Double pedalPAISTE 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 stickNADY PEM-500 In-ear monitor systemPEARL ROADSTER ThroneROCKBAG Cases
COMPLETE PERSONAL DISCOGRAPHY
KATATONIA 'Last Fair Deal Gone Down' CD 2001KATATONIA 'Teargas' MCD 2001KATATONIA 'Tonight's Music' MCD 2001KATATONIA 'Viva Emptiness' CD 2003KATATONIA 'The Black Sessions' CD/DVD 2005KATATONIA 'My Twin' MCD 2006KATATONIA 'The Great Cold Distance' CD 2006KOMOTIO 'Coma Delirium' DEMO 2001KOMOTIO 'A Document of Skärseld and Stenkross' DEMO 2002KOMOTIO 'La Davina Slakthus' DEMO 2003KOMOTIO 'Jävla Hell' DEMO 2005WICKED Various DEMOS 1997 – 2001SUBDIVE Unreleased DEMO 1999KNOUT Variuos DEMOS 2002 – 2004

Álbumes [editar]
Dance Of December Souls - 1993
Brave Murder Day - 1996
Discouraged Ones - 1998
Tonight's Decision - 1999
Last Fair Deal Gone Down - 2001
Viva Emptiness - 2003
The Great Cold Distance - 2006
Consternation (álbum en vivo) - 2007