One of my favorite groups, Swedish melancholic metal band Katatonia has announced that they have recruited Daniel ‘Mojjo’ Moilanen as their new drummer and that they have also entered the studio to begin recording their 10th album, which will be the follow up to 2012’s Dead End Kings
Vocalist Jonas Renkse recalled:
We first met Mojjo back in 2009 where his band at the time, Engel, had joined up with us and Paradise Lost on a U.K. tour and we soon realized we shared the same musical background and ideals. We stayed in touch over the years and when Daniel Liljekvist quit Katatonia in 2014 we decided to give Mojjo a call. He has now been with us for well over a year, so far only as a live member, but now is the time for him to join the Katatonia album cycle and most importantly – make his own impression on our new material. We can’t wait to see what this will lead to. Love him up!
Mojjo added, “From 1993 via 2009 to 2014, from today and onward into future battles. I am thankful, delighted and proud to take part in the next phase of Katatonia and I am looking forward to the journey being as giving as it has been for the last 22 years.”
I’ve been a fan of Katatonia for well over a decade and their music becomes more and more complex and beautiful. Right now it’s dark, rainy, and almost all the trees are naked, their leaves long since gone. I think it’s a perfect time for Katatonia’s music.
Upcoming tour dates:
Katatonia live…
2/04 – 2/08 – Fort Lauderdale, FL @ 70,000 Tons Of Metal Cruise
4/29 – Kopervik, Norway @ Karmoygeddon Festival
6/19 – Clisson, France @ Hellfest
7/03 – Helsinki, Finland @ Tuska Festival
Bloodbath live…
12/16 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Debaser Strand
12/18 – London, UK @ Electric Ballroom