Live Consternation is the first live album and video by Swedish heavy metal band Katatonia, released in both CD and DVD format through Peaceville Records on 28 May 2007. The double album features a live performance recorded at Germany's Summer Breeze Open Air festival, on 17 August 2006. The artwork was designed by Travis Smith and is close to the visual concept for The Great Cold Distance.[6]

Live Consternation
Live album by
Released28 May 2007
Recorded17 August 2006
StudioSummer Breeze Open Air, Germany
GenreHard rock,[1] gothic rock, gothic metal[2]
Length51:51
LabelPeaceville
DirectorRonald Matthes
ProducerRoaxfilms
Katatonia chronology
The Great Cold Distance
(2006)
Live Consternation
(2007)
Night Is the New Day
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[3]
AllMusic[4]
Exclaim!(favorable)[5]

Track listing edit

All songs written and composed by Jonas Renkse, Anders Nyström and Fredrik Norrman.

  1. "Leaders" – 5:11
  2. "Wealth" – 4:48
  3. "Soil's Song" – 4:15
  4. "Had To (Leave)" – 4:53
  5. "Cold Ways" – 5:23
  6. "Right into the Bliss" – 5:20
  7. "Ghost of the Sun" – 4:07
  8. "Criminals" – 4:03
  9. "Deliberation" – 4:05
  10. "July" – 4:42
  11. "Evidence" – 5:01

Notes

Personnel edit

Band
  • Jonas Renkse – vocals
  • Anders Nyström – guitar, backing vocals
  • Fredrik Norrman – guitar
  • Mattias Norrman – bass
  • Daniel Liljekvist – drums
Production
  • Travis Smith – art director, artwork, designer
  • Petri Eskelinen – photography
  • Ronald Matthes – director, executive producer
  • Erik Fugmann-Brandt – editor
  • Roaxfilms – producer
  • Kaja Kargus – executive producer
  • David Castillo – mixing engineer, mastering engineer

References edit

  1. ^ "Album search for 'live consternation'". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Katatonia – Live Consternation (CD + DVD)". Metal1.info.
  3. ^ Bowar, Chad. "Live Consternation review". About.com. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  4. ^ Mason, Stewart. "Live Consternation review". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  5. ^ Wiebe Taylor, Laura (September 2007). "Live Consternation review". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  6. ^ "Katatonia's 2006 Summer Breeze festival performance to surface on Live Consternation". BW&BK. 12 March 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2010.