Katatonia

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_DRW Entertainment & Metropolis Touring present_  
**KATATONIA  
(SWE)**

Swedish masters of dark melody KATATONIA return to Australia and New Zealand in 2026, bringing songs from their haunting new album _Nightmares as Extensions of the Waking State_ to life on stage, plus major milestones from the band’s extensive catalogue of astounding albums.  
  
 ‘Stagnation’ is not a word in the Katatonia dictionary. Since breaking through as masters of death/doom, Stockholm’s freethinkers have transcended genre, consolidating goth, shoegaze and prog into bleak, melodic songs.

After three decades of invention and reinvention, _Nightmares as Extensions of the Waking State_ marks another bold leap – not to mention singer, founder and lead songwriter Jonas Renkse’s most personal effort to date.

Drawing from such albums such as the powerful _The Great Cold Distance_ and _Dead End Kings_, Katatonia’s live concerts deliver a fan’s feast of dazzling experimentation which is astonishingly more metal than ever without holding back on the anthems. The dark hooks and tender vocals remain, yet the band also drive in unpredictable directions while delivering their hardest riffs in years.

Rejoice! It's time to bring KATATONIA’s haunting brilliance and signature vibrant darkness back to stages across Australia & NZ.  
  
 Katatonia shows regularly sell out – Do not miss your opportunity to catch Katatonia live in 2026!

“The Swedes played gems from their back catalogue, spanning over twenty years, and fans were losing their minds. It’s quite a picture to watch fans scream with excitement to the soft opening chord to a song that begins so minutely different to the last – some serious passion.” - _Wall of Sound_

“It’s hard to say what the highlights of Katatonia’s performance were because my notes on every song are something along the lines of “killer riff”, “solid crowd engagement”, “killer face melting solo” or something to that effect.” - _Everyday Metal_  
 “… with each cheer the atmosphere of anticipation became Swedish masters of dark melody **KATATONIA** return to Australia and New Zealand in 2026denser and more leaden… bursting the proleptic bubble and sending the crowd into a frenzy.” _The Rockpit_

“Katatonia is one of the best musical acts in the world… All we can do is continue to watch in awe and enjoy being witness to the masters at work.” _Dead Rhetoric_

**Artist Websites & Socials**  
[Website](https://www.katatonia.com/) | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/2CWWgbxApjbyByxBBCvGTm) | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/katatonia/73592787) | [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/katatoniaband/)| [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/katatonia) | [X](https://x.com/KatatoniaBand) | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/katatoniaband)

Katatonia

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