Old Composer REACTS to Katatonia Lethean | Reaction & Breakdown 

I am absolutely thrilled to see Katatonia getting some attention. Beautiful, dark music with remarkable musicality, composition and arrangement.

A band I feel is very underrated, don't see many people reacting to them.

Katatonia has had so many great songs along their long career.

I love Katatonia. I never expected to hear anyone react to one of their tunes.

Such an underrated band. Not that they are small time, but they are so unique, and make such amazing artistic choices in their writing. They really deserve to be way bigger than they are.

Katatonia is one of the most important band in my life, thank you for listened to

This is a really interesting band: They started by being an extreme metal band playing Death Doom metal (A version of Death metal that has a strong emphasis on very slow tempos and repetition to create a lot of atmosphere while still having very aggressive distorted sound and vocals) but their career took a turn for a more moderate style of metal driven by clean vocals and diving deeper into the atmospheric elements with a very tasteful use of electronics and production. Very unlike most other metal bands but not quite like most Rock or Prog acts either.

Katatonia has kept me alive for 15 + years. Easily my favourite band, and the most impactful in my life.

The drummer is a beast on this one!

Agalloch - In The Shadow of Our Pale Companion

A reactor that did the RIGHT starter song for a change...This is where you begin with Katatonia, the rest is all up to you. Greatest band on earth (in my opinion)

Katatonia is in my top five for sure!

Katatonia are poetry ...it's time to listening SOEN

Just if you didn't read it so far: the singer of Katatonia is the same guy who sang the bridge in the OCEAN song you just heard a few days ago. ;-)

The thing that really jumps out about this, with this drummer who has since left the group, is how deep his grooves are and how unique his fills are, unlike anyone else's I have heard. The devil is in the details on this drummer's deep grooves and his fills...simply amazing!

Katatonia have some of the best musical economy in the business. Renske and Nystrom just have this knack for never letting a phrasing overstay it's welcome, nor depart too soon. The manner in which they shift accents and timing around comes off as effortless, and even after 2 decades of listening to them avidly, I still find myself catching little nuances I missed before. They always manage to trick your expectations, and ear, in the most delightful of ways, often resolving melodies in unanticipated fashion, from one album to the next, one song to the next, one note to the next. Much like my sentiments for Opeth, I find myself honored to bear witness and feel like a part of their continual evolution. Katatonia is musical integrity/sincerety of the highest order. Your really breaking down some great songs from somene great bands man, and doing so in very interesting detail, so hats off to you man. If anyone out there is doing it better than you, I haven't seen em yet.

Katatonia is awesome! I swear some of the best music I’ve heard in years is coming out of Sweden!

They released a live acoustic concert "Sanctitude" where they played this song. Beautiful.

Katatonia is such an underrated band

Crazy to believe thay Katatonia was formed in 1991. And still going strong! 🤘🖤🤘🖤

If this song doesn't pull at your heart strings, check your pulse. Just full of emotion.

One of my absolute favourite Bands. Been listening too them for over 19 years :D

These guys are so good at what they're doing that I refuse to listen to them anymore, because they make me feel sad even when my mood is great

Katatonia has a really diverse catalogue and their current sound stands out quite nicely. It's also interesting how their sound has evolved and "matured" over the years. And appreciate how you spoke about the vocals. Jonas has some of the best vocal phrasings I've ever heard.

this fantastic band is so underrated. lucky us, who appreciate hem.

The quality of this song is otherwordly, a mystery. Forever one of greatest tunes I've ever heard.

Katatonia is so underrated! So atmospheric and dark.

YESSS! Katatonia rules!I kinda love how the signature sound of the band came about more or less by accident. They started out as more of a death metal band, and singer Jonas Renkse used to do death growls, but he started to have problems with his vocal cords and the story goes that a doctor basically told him that if he kept singing that way, he would eventually lose his voice completely. So he switched to doing clean vocals, which in turn changed the band's sound - and thank heavens for that.

holy shit, ive watched a ton of your videos over the whole covid lockdown thing and i never expected to see katatonia on here. insanely underrated band.

I recently discovered the band Katatonia and I can't stop listening to them. They definitely have their own sound. The tasteful playing, interesting melodies, great vocals and harmonies, and surprising rhythms that keep you on your toes. Great stuff!

This band continues to be the most underrated band in my playlist. It amazes me that I find first video reacting to them. Much love. Subscribed!!

Absolutely one of my favorite bands and perhaps one of the best of all time in my opinion. Night is the New Day is one of my top 3 favorite albums and i enjoy every one of their albums so much.

Tesseract - Hexes

Fun Fact: Jonas Renkse (Katatonia's singer) and Anders Nyström (guitar and main songwriter) are members of a death metal supergroup called Bloodbath along with Martin Axenrot, Opeth's current drummer. Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth's singer and songwriter) was a member of the band as well, but left several years ago.

I love how they just play around with rhythms and flowing around in between them like water.. It's just magical. Love Katatonia.

Katatonia In The White and My twin are best. All The great Cold Distance is great. You can also listen to some Paradise Lost and Hanging Garden songs. They may have similar traits

If I had to HIGHLY recommend a band to react/listen to, it would be FAIR TO MIDLAND. They're unfortunately busted up, but are THE most unique and awesome band that I've ever listened to.

When I listen to Katatonia I get a deep melancholic feeling in my chest, I really like that you made this video

Im so glad you picked up on the vocals coming in at an unusual time. Katatonia does that a lot! The vocals are layed over the songs so dynamically. They're incredible.

Jonas Renkse is an absolute genius. A drummer that became a lead singer/screamer (who also plays bass in the heaviest band on the planet - Bloodbath) who then came into singing clean vocals so as to not completely lose his voice. He also writes almost all of Katatonia's music currently and plays most of the instruments in the studio for demos (keyboards, guitar, drums, bass). He may have the most deeply emotive voice in rock/metal at this point. When he sings you feel an intense ache of sadness to the marrow. Don't even get me started on his lyrics... Only through deep humility and hard life work can anyone arrive at art on this level.

you should listen to Caligula's horse - "Bloom" and "Marigold" they are 2 different songs but they are meant to be played 1after another.

At this point you just seem to be working yourself through my whole record collection!

Katatonia are excellent. Love to see it here!

One of my most favorite things about Katatonia is exactly what he's mentioning, none of their songs sound like songs "should" and it's awesome

You need to listen to this Polish band “Riverside” “Second Life Syndrome” is like a modern Pink Floyd

Man, so glad u found Katatonia. They have a huge treasure chest packed with gems of songs. You should also check out the swedish band LETTERS FROM THE COLONY!!

As a Swede, I'm blown away that you did a reaction to this underappreciated band. You do NOT bla bla bla too much. I love your input on details I haven't thought about, even though I've heard the songs hundreds of times. ;) Would love if you did Soen soon. Either Lotus if you're in a bluesy mode, or Dissident from their latest album.

I'm glad that someone is finally looking at Katatonia. Amazing band. I found them in about 2006 and I have absolutely fallen in love with them.

I just love the band. And looove this song. I never knew why... :) Glad I'm not alone in this!

Amazing to see a reaction to Katatonia, truly wonderful group. Maybe there's hope that Therion will get a spot too.

One of my top 5 bands, so glad you reacted to one of their songs.

Katatonia is one of a couple bands tbat got me through some dark times. I recommend Journey Through Pressure

yes, Katatonia is a hidden gem

I think it's cool that you key in on what all these great bass players do for the music you're listening to. It's nice to give them some recognition because they really do tie it all together. Thanks for your work to make these videos happen. Much appreciated!

Katatonia’s song “Takeover” is incredible as well!

Nice pick bro. Katatonia is criminally underrated. Great band. Spot on with your assessment. His vocals are deceptively tricky with the phrasing and melodies/ harmonies. Great rhythm section and guitarwork. So smart and creative... those two elements are not always married seamlessly together but they seem to be naturals at it. It all just feels right and flows smoothly.

This band are fantastic and deserve more reactions in general.Thanks for this one, great stuff! Enjoying the vids

Can't believe you actually did it, i requested it so often! Thanks a lot

i prefer their early stuff, but i highly respect bands like this who feel they have exhausted a genre so they change, adapt, evolve, and progress

So happy to see you cover Katatonia!! I love this band!!

And now...October.... This time you won't be needing me To run along the freeway To weigh one's heart against the oncoming dark.... ❤❤❤

Katatonia - Dispossession Katatonia - Unfurl Katatonia - My twin

One of my favorite bands!! Thanks for the reaction!

OLD COMPOSER, love your reactions, it seems to me so sincere, i think you can enjoy metal as well, i'm happy when people find the beauty in xtreme music 🤘 stay safe my friend

This band is so close to my heart.

The fact that you react to Katatonia gives me so much joy!

I've loved Katatonia for a very long time, they're incredibly talented musicians and have changed up their genre in the way of all good progressive bands over the past 25 or 30 years (or however long it's been I've lost track).

You just reminded why I love this song so much! New album out soon, can’t wait.

I love Katatonia. The Racing Heart is a wonderful song by them

Thanks for doing Katatonia! One of my favorite bands. They are amazing!

Katatonia are awesome :)

I so love that you discovered Katatonia, they are very much part of my life's soundtrack. When you cycle back to them I can't recommend enough that you listen to "July" and "Soil's Song."

Love Katatonia 💞🥰

I'm still here. My fav band

One of my All-Time-Favourite songs from Katatonia. Thanks for this reaction

Favorite band. This is one of my favorite songs. Shifts and Hypnone is the best.

Still here! And so glad you got around to Katatonia. One of my favorites for sure. Another super interesting track from them to check would be Old Heart Falls.

If Katatonia, then Idle Blood or Sulfur. The third one's got to be Evidence. You know you want to hear it.

Please revisit this band for your 30 day countdown! So many gems in their catalog! For example check out New Night

I'm so glad you're checking them out!!

In my top 5. I love their music.

Katatonia is my favorite band of all time. Their older stuff focused on atmosphere and simplicity while their newer stuff is more prog driven. Great reaction, this song gets me untied, especially at the very end.

Katatonia is one of my favorites. 🤩 Great band

Favorite band of all time. And their sound has really evolved over the years. If you are open to experiencing a different side of them, definitely recommend checking out 'Brave' - it has Opeth's Mikael Akerfeldt on the vocals and it's brutal and heart-wrenchingly beautiful at the same time. I know that you don't look at the lyrics when reacting (understandable), but with Katatonia, that's the major takeaways for anyone who loves this band to death, besides Jonas's vocals i.e. A natural progression from here would be Anathema, Riverside, Lunatic Soul, or Pineapple Thief. I'd recommend the following tracks: Anathema - Are you there? (The story behind the song is truly heartbreaking) or One last goodbye (for the amazing guitar solo) Riverside - Second life syndrome Lunatic Soul - Lunatic Soul Pineapple thief - The final thing on my mind. Thanks again. Solid reaction!

Oh nice... great to see Katatonia getting some love. I just love the odd-metal-ambient-harmonies from these guys. If you like what you hear, be sure to check out their 'acoustic' album called Sanctitude. Just amazing 'unplugged' arrangements of many of their coolest songs.

This is such a great band. I loved watching your face as you react to the different parts. I imagine it's how I look when I'm listening to them and get lost in the music!

I love watching your videos, it gives me the feeling of listening to something for the first time again! Katatonia is certainly one of my all time favorites and I even have Lethean's chorus tattooed on my arm. Thank you so much for giving me a second first listening on it!

Awesome band, It blows my mind that these bands are not on the radio and selling out stadiums all over the world. Prog rock fans just must listen and hear it differently than the general population. Go figure, Prog on!

Such a nice surprise seeing a reaction to Katatonia! Love it!!!

thanks for this reaction, I absolutely love this song! it's too damn emotional for me as it reminds me a specific time in my life. Katatonia is an amazing band. I would recommend other songs like: - The Longest Year - My Twin - Serein - Onward Into Battle - Brave

A huge thank you to whoever suggested this. Always nice to see my favorite band get more spotlight. And, of course, thank you for reacting to it and giving your thoughts on it. The thing with skipping the second chorus and going into the bridge straight from the second verse is something they've incorporated since 2009's "Night is the New Day" album, and with each new album they only took it even further. There are a couple songs on their latest release, "City Burials", that follow the old patterns with three choruses in total, but most of the time they don't use that formula anymore. Definitely suggest you to check out their two latest albums, I think from a composer's standpoint you'll find them the most interesting. "The Fall Of Hearts" has a miriad of long songs (With Residual being the best one, and anyone can fight me about it haha) with intricate structure, tempo changes, very cool effect choises and a very prevalent use of background percussion. This album is also recorded with a new drummer and solo-guitarist, and their mastership shines throughout the whole record (although I'd say Passer is the track to go to if you wanna hear what they can do out the gate). "City Burials" is mostly tamer, but the drumming in the opening track, Heart Set to Divide blows my mind to the next universe. Vanishers is probably the most beautiful song I have ever heard and City Glaciers is a deserving inheritor of what "The Fall Of Hearts" was about, being a long song that tells a story, with changing tempo (17/8 in the verses!) and a very odd atmosphere of being dark and gloomy but somehow filled with hope.

Katatonia is where my heart is at, so cool to see you react to them as they are grossly underrated.

Huge band! Greetings from Greece!

One of my all time favorite bands, especially the period until the full lenght album "The Great Cold Distance" (2006). "My twin" - ah, such are good memories... :)

Fucking great video mate, never usually comment on stuff but first time watching your channel, that first 5 mins brought me to tears genuine! Emotional wreck at the moment and somehow Katatonia push those buttons! That bass and kick….. ooofff! Keep up the good work, will watch more

I was listening to this album driving home today and thought to myself Key of Geebz needs to hear some Katatonia. Came home to find out that you had reacted to this song yesterday. Keep up the awesome work! Love the vibes!

One of my favorite band along with Antimatter, still do not accept that the ignorant market has kept them so underrated ... Jonas Renkse is a legit poet! His lyrics goes through your brain straight to your heart... Let me put it this way, his music is made with sutil and high vibration that only awake beings can hear because is our inner self who does it...majority, sad to say it but still is sleeping...😢 I dare to say that 99% of their music the last 20 years has been pure poetry with underline messages... Now is the time to wake up ❤

I recently discovered Katatonia and the couple of songs that I heard were beautiful! Awesome band

Yesss, thank you! Katatonia was the soundtrack to my life for some years, really helped me through some shiet. Such a beautiful, emotional & varied discography. I'd suggest "Walking By A Wire" or "Onward Into Battle" next 👍

Anyone wanna recommend him Soen? 😀