Tonight's Decision cover

Tonight's Decision

Katatonia · 1999

64 min · 13 tracks · alternative metal · doom metal · gothic metal

Melancholic melodies intertwine with heavy riffs, creating a somber landscape of introspection and despair.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • somber introspection with heavy riffs
  • wave-like pacing with dynamic shifts
  • emotional release through melancholic melodies
  • evening solitude for deep reflection

Maybe skip if you want

  • prefer upbeat and energetic sounds
  • seek instant gratification tracks

Where this album fits

Career context
Released on August 31, 1999, 'Tonight's Decision' was Katatonia's fourth studio album, following their critically acclaimed record 'Discouraged Ones.' At this point in their career, the band was refining their sound from earlier death-doom influences towards a more atmospheric gothic metal style, establishing themselves within the alternative metal scene.
Stylistic neighbors
Anathema· Opeth· Paradise Lost

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 For My Demons 5:47
  • 2 I Am Nothing 4:37
  • 3 In Death, a Song 4:51
  • 4 Had To (Leave) 6:03
  • 5 This Punishment 2:46
  • 6 Right Into the Bliss 5:04
  • 7 No Good Can Come of This 4:24
  • 8 Strained 4:15
  • 9 A Darkness Coming 5:01
  • 10 Nightmares by the Sea 4:15
  • 11 Black Session 7:01
  • 12 No Devotion 4:48
  • 13 Fractured 5:52

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