Katatonia releases lyric video for new track “Old Heart Falls”

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Katatonia has revealed the first full track, entitled “Old Heart Falls”, from its highly anticipated new album “The Fall of Hearts”, due for release on May 20th, 2016 through Peaceville Records.

View the “Old Heart Falls” lyric video, directed by Lasse Hoile, below.

On the release of the first new song, vocalist Jonas Renkse commented: “A song with lush textures, distinct dynamics and a memorable chorus are the trademarks to some of the most beloved Katatonia songs. "Old Heart Falls" substantiates all of those attributes, but is not by any means defining the album as a whole. There is more to come...”

About the lyric video, guitarist Anders Nyström added: “Knowing we didn't want another 'font circus' with all these words and letters competing in Olympic acrobatics, we decided to make it extremely simple but also very real... 30 years ago when we were active in the underground tape-trading scene, there were no computers around, so we had to write all our letters by hand, or when feeling extra motivated, we used a typewriter. I clearly remember writing letters on a typewriter with a ribbon directly to paper created a special feeling that no computer would ever emulate. So determined to bring back this feeling for a brief couple of minutes, we passed on our idea to our talented friend Lasse Hoile, who made sure this beautiful Royal typewriter served a final purpose before crawling all the way back to the start, returning to dust...”

“The Fall of Hearts” CD, LP and Deluxe Edition exclusive bundles can be pre-ordered now here and here, while digital pre-orders are now up here.

Tracklist:
01. Takeover [07:09]
02. Serein [04:46]
03. Old Heart Falls [04:22]
04. Decima [04:46]
05. Sanction [05:07]
06. Residual [06:54]
07. Serac [07:25]
08. Last Song Before the Fade [05:01]
09. Shifts [04:54]
10. The Night Subscriber [06:10]
11. Pale Flag [04:23]
12. Passer [06:25]
 
Bonus Tracks:
01. Vakaren [04:54] (CD/DVD & Deluxe Edition)
02. Sistere [04:11] (LP & Deluxe Edition)
03. Wide Awake in Quietus [04:59] (Digital & Deluxe Edition)

“The Fall of Hearts” will be released on the following formats:

Deluxe 12" hardbook featuring:
• 30+ page artwork book with alternative album artwork from Travis Smith.
• CD “The Fall of Hearts” 12 original album tracks plus two bonus tracks "Sistere" and "Vakaren."
• DVD-V T“The Fall of Hearts” 12 original tracks hi resolution stereo and 5.1 audio (DTS 96/24 5.1 & 96/24 Stereo LPCM) mixed by Bruce Soord.
• Special Double 10" vinyl edition of “The Fall of Hearts” 12 original tracks plus bonus track "Wide Awake In Quietus" (with MP3 download code) featuring guest guitarist Paradise Lost's Gregor Mackintosh.

2 Disc CD & DVD Mediabook featuring:
• CD “The Fall of Hearts” 12 original album tracks plus bonus track "Vakaren."
• DVD-V “The Fall of Hearts” 12 original tracks and includes hi resolution stereo & 5.1 audio (DTS 96/24 5.1 & 96/24 Stereo LPCM) mixed by The Pineapple Thief and Katatonia collaborator Bruce Soord.

CD featuring:
• “The Fall of Hearts” 12 original album tracks with a total playing time of 67:32 minutes.

Double gatefold 180g heavy weight LP featuring:
• “The Fall of Hearts” 12 original album tracks plus bonus track "Sistere" (with MP3 download code)

Digital download featuring:
• “The Fall of Hearts” 12 original album tracks plus bonus track "Wide Awake in Quietus" featuring guest guitarist Paradise Lost's Gregor Mackintosh.

Confirmed Festival appearances for 2016:
29/04/16 – Norway, Kopervik - Karmoygeddon Festival
19/06/16 – France, Clisson - Hellfest
03/07/16 – Finland, Helsinki - Tuska Festival
9-10/07/16 – Belgium, Bouckenborgh - Anterwerp Metal Festival
05/08/16 – Portugal, Corroios- Vagos Open Air Festival,
17-20/08/2016 – Germany, Dinkelsbühl - Summer Breeze Festival

Line-up:
Jonas Renkse - Vocals
Anders Nyström - Guitar
Roger Öjersson - Guitar
Niklas Sandin - Bass
Daniel Moilanen - Drums

Weblinks:
www.katatonia.com
www.facebook.com/katatonia