{"product_id":"801056839756","title":"Katatonia - The Fall of Hearts (10th Anniversary Pearl Dawn) - Import Vinyl LP Record","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKatatonia\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKatatoniaisonlyoneofmanybandsthatbeganwiththeirrootsinblackeneddeathmetalandtransformedtheirsoundintoonethatisnotonlyinstantlyrecognizablebutadheresmorecloselytomoody,melodicprogressiverock.TheFallofHearts,theband'stenthstudioalbum,directlyextendsthelinethatbeganwith2003'sVivaEmptinessandcarriesstraightthrough2014'sDeadEndKings.Thatsaid,italsopresentsanewmusicaldirection.NewdrummerDanielMoilanenismoremuchnuancedthanDanielLiljekvistwas.Hecanhithard,butmoreimportantly,heoffersrestraintandrefinementinthealbum'squietermoments.Further,newleadguitaristRogerOjerssondiversifiestheattackwithdynamicferocityandimaginationinhisriffs,fills,andsolos.Headdsweighttoeventhemostbasicandgentleofmelodies.Theuseofkeyboards--fromWurlitzers,Mellotrons,andsynthstoelectricandacousticpianos(playedbyvocalist\/guitaristJonasRenkseandguitarist\/backingvocalistAndersNystrom),aremoreassuredandsimultaneouslypainterlyindetailandmeatier.Firstsingle\"OldHeartFalls,\"withitsmodalmelodyandsyncopateddynamicstructure,offersfatcrescendoesanddropoutsasswirlingMellotronstrings,keyboard-simulatedvibraphones,andalayersofreverbiscinematicinscope.Themellowercutssuchas\"Decima,\"withitsfolk-likemelodiclineanduncharacteristichandpercussion(performedbyJPAsplund)employarestraintthatupsthelyrics'emotionalquotient.While\"Shifts\"commenceswiththesoundofanairraidsiren,itplodsatadirge-likerocktempocoloredbyacousticguitarsandpianothatrecallvintageWishYouWereHere-eraPinkFloyd.Contrastthesewith\"Serein\":anuptempo,progpop\/rockerwithringing,wranglingguitars,fatkickdrumsandsnare,andananthemicbridge.On\"Serac,\"Ojerssonflexeshisguitarmuscle.HismonstrousriffhearkensbacktothedoomydeathmetalonTonight'sDecision,orevenOpeth'sGhostReveries.\"Sanction,\"withskitteringhanddrums,blazingguitarvamps,andmulti-layeredchoralbackdrop,allsupportRenkse,whoisathismostemotiveandurgent.Someofthatfeeliscapturedonthemoremelodicandpiano-centric\"TheNightSubscriber\"andtheknottycloser\"Passer\"aswell.TheFallofHeartsoffersmoremusicalsleightofhandthanwe'veheardfromKatatoniainsometime.Theirlyricsremainsteepedinthemesofloss,alienation,desolation,andthedesirefortranscendence,buttheirmelodiesaremorelabyrinthine,lessstraight-ahead,andconversely,containmoreearwormhooks,makingthemmoreaccessibletoawiderprogrockaudiencethaneverbefore.Inspiringandforward-looking,thisalbumprovesthatat25,Katatoniaarestillrestlessandrefusetorestontheirlaurels.~ThomJurek\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peaceville Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53078949495073,"sku":"801056839756","price":5960.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/801056839756.jpg?v=1785056232","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/products\/801056839756","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}