Discouraged Ones
1998 studio album by Katatonia
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Discouraged Ones (stylized discøuraged ønes) is the third studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Katatonia, released on 27 April 1998. This is the only Katatonia album with bassist Micke Oretoft. It is also their last release with Jonas Renkse on drums; on future releases, he was the band's lead vocalist and contributed additional guitar work. According to Renkse, Discouraged Ones had sold roughly 20,000 copies as of 2001.[5]
| Discouraged Ones | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 27 April 1998 | |||
| Recorded | July–August 1997 | |||
| Studio | Sunlight Studios[1] | |||
| Genre | Gothic metal[2] | |||
| Length | 46:57 | |||
| Label | Avantgarde Music | |||
| Producer | Katatonia | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Chronicles of Chaos | 9/10[4] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Renkse and Nyström unless noted otherwise.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Break" | 4:24 |
| 2. | "Stalemate" | 4:21 |
| 3. | "Deadhouse" | 4:37 |
| 4. | "Relention" | 3:39 |
| 5. | "Cold Ways" | 5:22 |
| 6. | "Gone" | 2:49 |
| 7. | "Last Resort" | 4:37 |
| 8. | "Nerve" | 4:32 |
| 9. | "Saw You Drown" | 5:04 |
| 10. | "Instrumental" | 2:52 |
| 11. | "Distrust" | 4:57 |
| Total length: | 46:57 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Quiet World" (written by Nyström, Renkse, F. Norrman, Oretoft) | 4:39 |
| 13. | "Scarlet Heavens" | 10:26 |
| Total length: | 62:02 | |
Release history
| Date | Note |
|---|---|
| 27 April 1998 | 1998 original issue |
| 23 February 2007 | 2007 reissue |
| 2009 | 2009 LP reissue (150 orange and 350 yellow) |
| 2011 | 2011 LP reissue (350 black and 550 orange) |
| 2013 | 2013 LP reissue |
| 2019 | 2019 LP reissue |
Personnel
Katatonia
- Jonas Renkse – drums, guitars, lead vocals
- Anders Nyström – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
- Fred Norrman – guitars
- Micke Oretoft – bass
Additional personnel
- Mikael Åkerfeldt – backing vocals, vocal production[6]
- Tomas Skogsberg – engineering, mixing
- Fred Estby – engineering
- Pressens Bild – photography
- Tom Martinsen – photography, digital design
- Maria Winsnes – photography
- David Castillo – remastering
- reesycle.com – layout
