Discouraged Ones

1998 studio album by Katatonia

Discouraged Ones

Studio album by

Katatonia

Released| 27 April 1998 (1998-04-27)
Recorded| July–August 1997
Studio| Sunlight Studios[1]
Genre| Gothic metal[2]
Length| 46:57
Label| Avantgarde Music
Producer| Katatonia
Katatonia chronology
| Saw You Drown
(1998)  | Discouraged Ones
(1998)  | Tonight's Decision
(1999)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [3]
Chronicles of Chaos| 9/10[4]

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]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Renkse and Nyström unless noted otherwise

No.| Title| Length

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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

2007 re-release bonus tracksNo.| Title| Length

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12.| "Quiet World" (written by Nyström, Renkse, F. Norrman, Oretoft)| 4:39
13.| "Scarlet Heavens"| 10:26
Total length:| 62:02

## Release history

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Date  | Note

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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

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### Katatonia

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* Jonas Renkse – drums, guitars, lead vocals
* Anders Nyström – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
* Fred Norrman – guitars
* Micke Oretoft – bass

### Additional personnel

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* 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

## References

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1. ^ "Katatonia Releases". Katatonia.com. 17 August 2006. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
2. ^ Mills, Matt (7 April 2021). "10 metal bands who went 'soft' – and were better off for it". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
3. ^ York, William. "Katatonia - Discouraged Ones Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
4. ^ Azevedo, Pedro (7 June 1998). "CoC : Katatonia - Discouraged Ones : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
5. ^ Rocher, David; Azevedo, Pedro; Bromley, Adrian (12 August 2001). "CoC : Katatonia : Interview". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
6. ^ "Opeth". Opeth. Archived from the original on 9 October 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2022.

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Katatonia

* Jonas Renkse
* Anders Nyström
* Roger Öjersson
* Niklas Sandin
* Daniel Moilanen

* Guillaume Le Huche
* Mikael Åkerfeldt
* Fredrik Norrman
* Mikael Oretoft
* Mattias Norrman
* Daniel Liljekvist
* Per Eriksson

Studio albums|

* Dance of December Souls
* Brave Murder Day
* Discouraged Ones
* Tonight's Decision
* Last Fair Deal Gone Down
* Viva Emptiness
* The Great Cold Distance
* Night Is the New Day
* Dead End Kings
* The Fall of Hearts
* City Burials
* Sky Void of Stars

Live albums|

* Live Consternation

Compilation albums|

* Brave Yester Days
* The Black Sessions

EPs|

* Jhva Elohim Meth... The Revival
* For Funerals to Come...
* Sounds of Decay
* Saw You Drown
* The Longest Year
* Kocytean

Singles|

* "Tonight's Music"
* "My Twin"
* "Old Heart Falls"
* "Serein"

Related|

* Discography
* Bloodbath
* October Tide
* Dan Swanö

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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