Katatonia - July (REACTION!)

[@NeutralGravity]

No way. Somebody’s actually reacting to Katatonia? They have so many good albums and songs. Swedish metal is usually quality stuff.

[@chefboiardeeznutz9881]

Hell yeah man 🤘🏻

[@musikbyjh]

Right!? I was thinking the same thing! So stoked to see Katatonia getting love! They’re one of my favorite bands! I wish I could do reactions to them. Maybe I’ll do their new stuff when it comes out.

[@DrMcKay66]

​@@musikbyjh their new album is crazy good. Sky Void Of Stars. My balkan rapper friends is starting to convert to metal heads because i play Katatonia for them 😂😂😂❤❤ We swedes know metal alright 🤘🤘🤘

[@musikbyjh]

@@DrMcKay66 oh I that is awesome! So glad to hear that! Yeah, that new album is KILLER. I like it far more than City Burials. They kind of lost me on that one…there are about 3 songs that I really like. But the new album is dope.

[@DrMcKay66]

Dead End Kings is also one supreme album. ❤❤❤

[@megadestructo]

Man, The Great Cold Distance is one of the greatest albums out there. So stoked to see a Katatonia reaction, too!

[@Sillymarin]

That is one of the best albums in metal history. I find it very different from any prog act.

[@joaquinlezcano2372]

​@@Sillymarinthat's because is actually not prog. Is closer to alternative metal.

[@Phade91]

As others have suggested, "Soil's Song" and "My Twin" are both great songs from this album.

[@faust13301]

Hear, Hear!

[@jonnypalmberg8351]

My two favorite songs with Katatonia!

[@DraugrGrog]

There isn't a bad song on that album, but I always feel like "Rusted" gets overlooked.

[@amjan]

YES!!! My Twin is beautiful and Soil's Song is their Meshuggah song.

[@majipon7747]

Deliberation is my favorite from this album, I feel it is a bit underrated

[@DrewFortune97]

So glad you guys are covering Katatonia! Especially this album ❤️🤞🏼

[@AppliedFool042]

My favorite band, I blast this all the month of July. Amazing song amazing band. Love you guys

[@breezer6568]

Finally! This is the side of rock and metal I was hoping to see you dig into more! I don't mind all the mainstream / classic rock reactions but I hope this song gets you to make more room for exploring lesser known and more modern metal bands. Seeing you discover bands like Opeth and Gojira is what keeps me interested in the channel, and this video felt like I was back in those days. I hope this opens the gateway to you finally checking out bands like Paradise Lost, Anathema, Agalloch, Ulver, Alcest and Cult Of Luna. There aren't many people requesting them now but it will bring interest to your videos the same way the Opeth and Gojira reactions did.

[@matthewgodding777]

Couldn't agree more with Ulver. Low-key would love a reaction to to the Drone Activity stuff. Some Icelandic weirdness would be awesome too. Some Sólstafir, some Svartidauði.

[@sieda666]

I see we share a common interest in metal bands. Totally support the recommendations, however thinking about it... I'm pretty sure Agalloch's long narrative song structures would bore the LiV guys though lol. Cult of Luna too I can imagine them saying "There were a lot of really cool riffs but they could have trimmed the song down some".

[@YannickTMessiah]

Good call!

[@StormTroopaKoopa]

Their album "Night Is the New Day" is still my favorite by them. "Forsaker" was such a great song to pop the album off with.

[@dantess2693]

That and Dead End Kings are my favourites

[@HateMich]

The great thing is that everyone has his own favourite.

[@lordofdorknessdm3085]

Forsaker is one of my favorite tracks ever by Katatonia. Big fan of that album!

[@kornelparoczai1763]

One of the few albums where every single song is an absolute banger

[@chainsawsforballs]

I absolutely love this album. I think it's their best. Idle Blood is my favorite song from it.

[@samuelmichaelstirpe2037]

Saw them live twice! One of the best Swedish Metal bands hands down!

[@yippeethreeeight]

Leaders is the song I'd recommend off of this album. It's got a strong groove, while being proggy as hell. I just saw these guys a few days ago on 70,000 Tons of Metal. They, of course, played this song.

[@oscargamboa5793]

Y'all finally reacted to Katatonia! I'm glad to see you guys enjoyed their music. "My Twin" by them would be right up your alley. Saw them in Vegas of all places last year @ Resorts World. I recommend anyone reading this comment to listen to (Discouraged ones). It's an amazing life changing album.🤘

[@Newl777]

in the white is also a favorite of mine

[@boogufo6083]

Have you checked out Rishloo? 🤯

[@ivxxoni]

My Twin is a great suggestion. Also anything from Viva Emptiness (an earlier Katatonia record(

Man you guys gotta give Criminal from the Viva Emptiness album a go!

[@CorImmaculatum]

I appreciate the information. Katatonia is a band that I’ve danced around for several years. I have heard songs by them that I have really liked, but you know how it is with music. I get buried in so many different bands, that I never get back to them. I’m gonna check out that album. This song impressed me, so I hope the album will make a fan out of me. 👊🏼👊🏼

[@kenny408]

After all these years, still one of my favorite songs by Katatonia. Perfect drums, perfect everything.

[@swatson28]

by far the most underrated band of the past 25-30 years

[@naderh313]

FAAAAAAAAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

[@birkettN]

Do more of this band. Super underrated

[@MonTube2006]

uNDeRaTEd

[@humblenegroinchrist]

Promise of deceit is a must..

[@sumonjamal1653]

Katatonia is essentially 2 guys - Jonas Renkse (vocals) and Anders Nystrom (guitar)... who founded the band in the early 90's, initially as a black metal project (Opeth's Mikael Akerfeldt contributed vocals to early records) ... Jonas also played drums and bass, while Anders also played bass on some recordings, but they eventually hired more members for Katatonia ... Jonas and Anders also have a death metal band Bloodbath (Jonas on bass, Anders on guitar... current vocalist is Paradise Lost's Nick Holmes). After recording black metal albums, Katatonia changed up their sound in 1998 for their 3rd album 'Discouraged ones' w/ Jonas Renkse doing lead vocals and transforming their sound towards doom metal & gothic rock... After 2000, Jonas and Anders delivered some masterpieces w/ Katatonia... 'Last fair deal gone down' (2001) is just a dark descent into sonic depression w/ songs like - "Don't tell a soul"... 'Teargas'... 'We must bury you'... This album from 2006 was Katatonia's 7th album 'The great cold distance'... considered their best record. The single 'My twin' was a standout... along w/ 'July'... 'Leaders'... "Soil's song"... 🤘🤘💀💀 Over the years, Katatonia has changed members frequently... their latest album in 2023 is 'Sky void of stars'... joining Jonas and Anders are... Roger Ojersson (guitar), Niclas Sandin (bass) and Daniel Moilanen (drums). Other Katatonia songs to check out - 'I break'... 'Dead letters'... 'The longest year'... 'Opaline'... 🔥🔥

[@oceanmachine420]

The Great Cold Distance is such an all-time album for me, every song on it is top-tier.

[@piratealeks6865]

Follower and Leaders are probably my favorites by Katatonia. Glad to see you reacting to them

[@Fifthfloorwankr]

they got Leaders reaction on Patreon.

[@futurebreedmachine9302]

​@@Fifthfloorwankr are they going through Katatonia discography ? Or just a couple of songs reactions ?

[@LACEDJAGER]

Thank you for reacting to this song. My mother died when I was 10 in the month of July. This song means a lot to me. Katatonia is an amazing band. Great reaction guy’s!🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@stevenburke1325]

Never heard them but I am now very much a fan

[@gmorkins6006]

Check out Night is the New Day, their masterpiece in my opinion.

[@BurakOzmucur]

If you liked July, check out the entire The Great Cold Distance album. Afterwards, check out Night Is the New Day which came out right after.

[@Dragonpuncher123]

Awesome band. The album Viva Emptiness is fire all the way through!

[@johnbaird2095]

Viva Emptiness is the only Katatonia album I have and I agree, absolute fire. Off the top of my head the songs Evidence and Omerta are my favourites. Definitely an album need to revisit.

[@surpriselobotomy502]

Criminals is the right song for them to react to! guaranteed stay-list.

[@blindi0815]

This one here. Every song on Viva Emptiness is fire. One of the few life changing albums for me.

[@giustinoscalise3177]

You've passed the test and that's so good for you.

[@jaevnstroem]

The special edition of this album have the bonus song "Unfurl" which in my opinion is one of their best tracks, it's VERY different compared to their usual style / genre, it's actually much more a Trip-Hop track than it is rock / metal, but the atmosphere in that song is still very Katatonia -like, they absolutely pull it off 100% - Given your recent discovery / love for Trip-Hop and now you've listened to Katatonia, I'd say "Unfurl" is a must listen!

[@FoxoDelToro]

Cannot believe you guys made it to Katatonia, so awesome! You have a long list of amazing tracks to dig into...."Teargas", "Evidence", "The Racing Heart".....it goes on. Keep 'em coming boyz!

[@DroctorKloebner]

that whole album is absolute fire from start to finish

[@jordanaut]

So excited!! Highly recommend their song Brave, one of my all time favourite songs and has Mikael Akerfeldt from Opeth providing the growls, possibly his best harsh vocals performance ever!

[@chungedjonesjr]

Thank god someone is showing katatonia love. my favorite band of all time.

[@mikerogers3203]

I saw this thumbnail float by and was psyched to see the reaction. Randomly caught these guys years ago live at the NE Hardcore and Metal Festival, and was totally blown away by the performance. Amazing band, thanks for giving them a chance!

[@olivierpeartnoy]

Why do I see 0 suggestion for Forsaker in these comments?? These guys would love it I'm sure.

[@wishnewsky]

"The Night Subscriber" from Katatonia is an awesome mix of what you said you might like in this type of music!

[@manwiththecigar2606]

That's a really good song doesn't get enough recognition

[@PaddyLaPoint]

You guys made me fuckin' LOL to such a sombre and melancholic song. Hats off man, fuckin hats off.

[@sentenced03]

The riff on this song bangs so hard. The transitions are really clean and the vocals are smooth. This album as a whole is one of my absolute favs. Night is the new day, soil song, and deadhouse would be my song suggestions.

[@zeroontology]

So glad you finally came around to Katatonia! Great band! Great song! I'd be interested to see what song you do next from them. They can do no wrong but I'd love to see you review: Consternation, My Twin, City Glaciers, Hypnone, The Parting. Great stuff!

[@taylorvice1610]

You guys are reviewing some of the best metal bands, it's so fun to watch this channel when you check these types of songs out. Wonder if you all would like in flames. They are the swedish metal greats. (Clayman album)

[@hishamelfangary722]

This reaction put a smile on my face. This album is special to me, I had just moved to a snowy town in Canada for College back in 2006, alone, broke, depressed, and the only thing i had was this Katatonia CD which had just come out, in my car. That album is all I listened to for a full year, along with 'Damnation' by Opeth, and they both always got the rage out of me and made me feel better. They are both very dark albums and they were the right feel to go with a snowed in dark depressing winter in a sleepy college town. This album kept me company.

[@jamsena91]

I really got into katatonia the last year and The Great Cold Distance became my favorite album from them. For me, Jonas has the most beautiful voice in metal/rock. I hope you guys do more songs from them. My suggestion is Soil's Song from the same album.

[@futurebreedmachine9302]

You should checkout 10th Anniversary edition of that album. Couple of hidden gems there.

[@jamsena91]

@@futurebreedmachine9302 oh, I listened to this one too. Thanks for the suggestion

[@Betterpigeon]

In my opinion Katatonia is the best band I've ever heard. They've put out absolutely fantastic album after album for years.

[@Naddoniz]

Absolutely! Love Katatonia.

[@trve_ingvar]

I'd argue Paradise Lost, but they're close

[@musikbyjh]

Ohhh the smile on my face before the first chorus, as you guys are steady headbangin’ away. LOVE it. “Forsaker” is another good one by them. And so is “Soil’s Song”. They’ve got SO many. Glad to see you guys are doing them.

[@inthedream9127]

DUDES!!! Thank god you guys started checking out Katatonia. The Great Cold Distance is one of the best albums of the 2000's. Check out In the White or Rusted next! Trust me those will blow you away. Keep it up guys!

[@demonstosome3746]

Already like, this is a band that is very consistent these days and do not disappoint. Lots of echos of early Bloodbath in this too...im gonna have to go back and re listen to the library, keep killin the game boys.

[@pilgrimpaige6036]

I rarely comment on YT vids but want to say this has quickly become one of my fave music reaction channels. It's one thing to broaden horizons, but another to trawl the subgenre depths as deep as y'all do, and while always bringing honest, totally tuned-in reactions to the table. In that spirit, I recommend *Agalloch*. I'd dive in headfirst - "The Melancholy Spirit", "Falling Snow", "Hallways of Enchanted Ebony" or for a surprisingly thorough short song, "She Painted Fire Across the Skyline part 2".

[@forafewpossumsmore]

Always dope hearing somebody else jam out to a song you dig too. Love Katatonia, especially these earlier albums.

[@Dmoralize]

Katatonia has so many great jams that I almost don't even know what I'd recommend next! Jonas could sing the dictionary and I'd listen.

[@Schrantism]

His voice is so hauntingly beautiful its ridiculous

[@manwiththecigar2606]

@@Schrantism You should listen to Long Distance Calling - The Nearing Grave. You can hear Jonas vocals, it is so mesmerizing

[@Schrantism]

@@manwiththecigar2606 I will definitely do that! Thank you for the recommendation

[@standa3261]

That's the power of music/art. Your senses get overwhelmed and you react by laughing hysterically, crying, whatever. Been enjoying your genuine reactions for years, keep exploring.

[@tyd8064]

Oh shit! A Katatonia song?!?! Yes please, and more.

[@TheBlindedLeader]

Niceeeeeee, Katatonia is one of my favorite bands, happily surprised to see you guys react to it

[@Gamont]

I feel pretty confident when I say that Jonas, the vocalist, is one of the best metal vocalists of all time

[@korbain86]

The great cold distance i feel is kind of where i feel they found their sound. I seriously love just about everything by them. Theyve just continued to evolve and write great music. Their latest album isnt long out and is brilliant 😎

[@graveyardtroubadour9690]

Early 90s I got into Amorphis and that got me into Katatonia, there are a lot of awesome Swedish and Finnish bands out there. Also you guys should get back to Amorphis check out some more of their songs.

[@AlmissaGaming]

thank you guys for i discovered this song with you.and i think this is masterpiece,cant stop listening to it

[@AlecScam]

Do yourself a favor and listen to Night is the new day, in my opinion Katatonia's best album!

[@Sicundercover]

You guys started with the right song for Katatonia, they have a lot of great songs to explore.

[@SurvivalInFlames]

Such a great choice as an intro to Katatonia. I’ve been listening to this band for over 20 years and they just continue to amaze with every release.

[@floki5605]

EXCELLENT first Katatonia song to react to! I was screaming in the comments for yall to react to this one way before that prog guy 😂

[@markdepama367]

I’d love to see you review Myrath, and Paradise Lost.

[@jeremybollin7146]

Never heard of them before but I’m glad I decided to watch this video. I’ll have to check out more of their music. Thanks LIV for always putting me onto new good music!

[@sonsbreaks7849]

Katatonia is my favorite band they never let you down on every album

[@humblenegroinchrist]

latest album is W imho.

[@j.p.lovecraft1826]

I recommended Katatonia way back at the beginning of your channel and I knew back then that it would definitely hit in the gut. Glad to have been proven right and glad to see someone else get the hook in them.

[@krupadre0177]

I love you got hooked with that guys. Katatonia is just sooo amazing, they are may not be very popular but they've made a shit ton of great albums. Hope to enjoy more reactions of Katatonia from you in the future!

[@paleguy9975]

Soooo glad y'all did Katatonia!! This band has been under the radar, while writing some of the most beautiful music, for many years. They are heavy, yet extremely melodic. Very nuanced. The drums are overlooked, but always amazing. The "Dead End Kings" have been put on the map, thanks to you guys!!

[@mundanemorselsmundanemorse7028]

“Leaders” is my favorite from this album. I think they’d appreciate the drumming on that track. A lot of good songs from Katatonia out there.

[@BleedingSunn]

Great! My Twin must be the next🔥

[@ShaneSemler]

Also, that band clip you played at the beginning was cool. I never heard of them but I’ll have to check them out.

[@Aram0978]

Great. You finally got to Katatonia. One of the first bands I found after digging deeper than Tool, Opeth,

[@OCyrus1989]

These guys are consistently solid, anything off this or The Fall of Hearts.

[@pranavdhokre8980]

The Fall of Hearts is so solid!!!

[@alexdunbar8993]

Yes. Love Katatonia

[@chrississon5954]

Glad I checked this reaction out. Never heard this track...very good song. And thanks for sharing that Mikael Ackerfeldt was part of this. Ackerfeldt is IMO some kind of metal savant.

[@BrofUJu]

It was only incredibly early on. They actually were both together in a death metal band called Bloodbath.

[@andreasstrom9648]

Holy shit, you guys did Katatonia! I´m totally blown away that you loved one of my all time favourite bands

[@stickflip4308]

My Twin is absolutely essential.

[@CloudMountainJuror]

What a pleasant surprise this reaction was! Katatonia has some really good stuff.

[@luliby2309]

Now here's finally a really interesting choice! To be honest, I stopped watching/listening to you guys for a while because it felt like you weren't exploring so much anymore, at least in the world of Rock. And let me tell you, if you enjoyed this, then you should have listened to my suggestions a loooooooong time ago. I could point you in the direction of music that is truly great, but sadly somewhat overlooked. Like Katatonia! What a great band. If you liked this, then they have a bunch of other awesome songs. You can't go wrong with any of the following songs. -My Twin (this feels like their "most well known single" type of song) -Lethean -Day And Then The Shade -Old Heart Falls

[@BandyGreensacks]

Katatonia is great. If you're planning on tackling more from them, Lethean is a fun one.

[@Jambaland]

Please do Soilwork! Any of the following tracks will do: * A whisp of the Atlantic (epic 17 min song) * Arrival * Stålfågel (means Bird of steel in Swedish) * The ride majestic

[@giordanquesada4417]

Long time Metal head here. Thank you for reacting to my favorite band and specially a song from my favorite album from them.

[@PamelaT40]

July!!! Such an amazing song by an amazing band🖤🤌🏼

[@Hugo-tf6no]

Katatonia has some FIRE tracks, all up to their latest work

[@AngelofSunday]

This is a band I’ve been meaning to get to. This was 🔥. Great reaction as usual.

[@Blarsen780]

Shout out to Orthrys in the intro! My favorite of the up-and-coming bands they've featured so far.

[@mikebiggums1921]

This band went through a lot of different sounds over the years so there are songs by them you'll love and songs you might not be that into. Here are some songs that you'd really like: Forsaker, In The White, Lethean, Dead Letters, Residual, The Night Subscriber. A lot of people are requesting My Twin which is their most popular song but it's very straightforward and simple, I'm not sure if it would be good for a reaction video. I would say check that song out in your own time and react to one of these, which have a lot more variety.

[@kablamowitz2347]

"Rusted" is another amazing song on this amazing album. I am so glad that yall liked this song as much as you did.

[@Moonlapse508]

I love this track madly, "Rusted" is without a doubt one of my favourite tracks of all time.

[@GameShredderV1]

in the winter of 2020 the youtube algorithm put this album in my recommended. I had never heard of katatonia but the art intrigued me, so i clicked, and wow. i usually dont listen to albums in full, but i must have listened the great cold distance about 100 times that winter.

[@gmorkins6006]

Amazing underrated band.

[@CanadianRockers]

Thanks for the discovery of a new great band! It's FIRE!

[@deathgrinderb3284]

1st time hearing this band and its fire.

[@matthewlewis8106]

Hell yeah, so pumped to see ya'll have Katatonia on here! 🤘 A few of the members are also in Bloodbath if you want something very different. They got range! 🤘

[@kdiamond]

They got Leaders on their Patreon yall. I'm trying to get them to do Forsaker, I think they'd dig that one too.

[@GhostLake]

Wow! So glad you had this band on here. I used to listen to them back in the 90's, I think. Had forgotten about them until you guys reacted to them. You guys kick a**!

[@el_torrez75191]

hell yeah, i've requested this band for years here on youtube, Teargas, Passing Bird, Unfurl, My Twin, In The White, Lacquer, they are just phenomenal

[@grantw499]

Good morning sunshine, welcome to the world of Katatonia. They just happen to be one of the most diverse, emotional bands out there right now. Might be an unpopular choice, but check out the song Old Heart Falls. That hits me in the gut every time I hear it. Also, My Twin is a great one, or we must bury you. it's just hard to go wrong with this band. Enjoy the Rabbit hole, and keep up the great work.

[@markhaessler4395]

Dudes check out Forsaker! But really there's so many great tracks by these guys, they've been very consistent with their quality over the decades.

[@andrewerikson]

This has been my favorite band for the last few years. It's awesome to see you guys react to them.

[@umgwahumgwa]

oh god... reaction to Katatonia from Lost In Vegas!! now i feel complete!

[@maximegervais2213]

I like also " night is the new day" album, from start to finish, great songs for reaction videos

[@dantess2693]

Unfurl is one of my absolute favourite Katatonia songs

[@williamspence690]

Been waiting 4 years for this.

[@Wentru3]

I'm glad you guys reacted to this song. You should also have a listen to Katatonia's song Lethean.

[@johnbyrnes3790]

george's stank face and nod at 7:57 is exactly what i was waiting for. that little drum fill with the closed hatsl

[@j.p.lovecraft1826]

Finally Katatonia!! Such a gem of a band. Probably won’t get you outlandish views/likes but they will open up something new in listeners and that is always more important. Don’t stop with this one song!

[@AlmissaGaming]

first time hearing this ,that was soo good.

[@futurebreedmachine9302]

You got to checkout their album "The Great Cold Distance (10th anniversary edition)". You will definitely like almost all the songs on that album!

[@AlmissaGaming]

@@futurebreedmachine9302 will do,thx

[@forafewpossumsmore]

My favorite off of this album is Soil’s Song. Think you two would dig the hell out of it.

[@flataffect]

Recently discovered this one after overlooking it for a while. So good! The guitar in the chorus is so fucking catchy

[@LACEDJAGER]

Journey Through Pressure is a really dope song on the same album. 🤘🏼

[@Cold4Life629]

Mike from Opeth did the vocals on their album Brave Murder Day when the lead singer of Katatonia Jonas and Mike's BFF had health issues with his vocals. The two previous albums from Katatonia were very black metal with harsh vocals. 1998's Discouraged Ones introduced the new vocal style of Jonas with the clean vocals and it stuck and made them what they are today. Just an incredible band.

[@lennartquasebarth6993]

finally Katatonia! Such an underrated band in my opinion, you guys have to check out "Evidence" and "My Twin" 100%! I'm sure you will enjoy these

[@ryanpritt4849]

This is one of my favorite reactions.