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Swedish metallers Katatonia have issued the following update on their official website:

"It's been a while since we were roaming the European roads on eight wheels, but as of today we can proudly announce the confirmed dates for the New Night Over Europe 2010 spring tour which will run from early March through April. Support bands to be confirmed. Keep checking out the tour section for updates as we may schedule a few more gigs here and there. Ticket links for all dates will be up there soon. We're excited and we hope you are too. See you at the shows!"


New Night Over Europe 2010 announced dates are as follows:

Mar. 03 - Hamburg, Germany - Logo
Mar. 04 - Cologne, Germany - Luxor
Mar. 05 - Nijmegen, Netherlands - Doornroosje
Mar. 06 - Amstelveen, Netherlands - P60
Mar. 07 - Vosselaar, Belgium - Biebop
Mar. 09 - Manchester, UK - Manchester Academy 3
Mar. 10 - Nottingham, UK - Rock City Basement
Mar. 11 - London, UK - Garage
Mar. 12 - Prestatyn, UK - Hammerfest II
Mar. 13 - Cardiff, UK - Barfly
Mar. 14 - Wolverhampton, UK - Little Civic
Mar. 15 - Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Kulturfabrik
Mar. 16 - Paris, France - Noveau Casino
Mar. 17 - Niort, France - Camji
Mar. 18 - Barcelona, Spain - Apolo 2
Mar. 19 - Madrid, Spain - Ramdall
Mar. 22 - Lyon, France - CCO Villeurbanne
Mar. 23 - Solothurn, Switzerland - Kofmehl
Mar. 24 - Milano, Italy - Alcatraz
Mar. 25 - Rome, Italy - Alpheus
Mar. 26 - Cervia, Italy - Rockplanet
Mar. 27 - Ljubljana, Slovenia - Gala Hala
Mar. 28 - Vienna, Austria - Scene
Mar. 29 - Budapest, Hungary - Dürer Kert
Mar. 30 - Prague, Czech Republic - Exit Chmelnice
Mar. 31 - Krakow, Poland - Rotunda
Apr. 01 - Warsaw, Poland - Stodola
Apr. 02 - Berlin, Germany - Lido
Apr. 03 - Bochum, Germany - Zeche
Apr. 04 - Leipzig, Germany - Conne Island
Apr. 05 - Frankfurt, Germany - Batschkapp
Apr. 06 - Munich, Germany - Backstage
May 21 - Gelsenkirchen, Germany - Rock Hard Festival
Jun. 20 - Clisson, France - Hellfest

Ali entre os dias 19 e 22 podiam vir cá...

Pois podiam...

E bandas a acompanha-los na tour, nao há?

últimamente tenho andado a ouvir d'isto... não me importava nada de os ver cá.

Bahh, mais uma vez tristeza...

paulo figueiredo Escreveu:Ali entre os dias 19 e 22 podiam vir cá...

Epah não, dia 20 é TOT, seria muito mal marcado, e 21 nao dá pra regressarem a frança.
A não ser q fizessem concerto com os TOT mas isso ai deve tar fora de questão como é obvio...

Katatonia - Guitarist And Bassist Leave

Katatonia have issued the following statement regarding the departure of two long time band members:

"Sad but true, today's announcement will be heavy hearted for us to bring to you. We can hereby confirm that the brothers Fredrik "North" Norrman and Mattias "Krypt" Norrman have decided to step off the ride and leave Katatonia. We respect their decision and would like to take the opportunity to collectively thank them both for all the years gone by, all the up's and down's we shared out on the road, in the studio and basically the memories and moments we shared of our 20's growing up together. Fredrik was with us for 15 years and Mattias for 10 years and we were lucky to have the same intact line-up going since 1999, but it's true what they say - all good things come to an end.

Here's the official statements from the Norrman brothers:

Fredrik "North" Norrman: "This is definitely the hardest decision I've ever made. It's absolutely grievous to say the words "quit Katatonia", even worse to make it happen. It's been 15 really good years and I would like to thank the guys in the band and all people that I've meet on the road. I'll now watch Katatonia from your side..."

Mattias "Krypt" Norrman: "It's with great sadness I have decided to leave Katatonia after 10 fantastic years. This decision was probably the toughest I have ever made. The reason for this is many small factors that makes it hard for me to be away from home this forthcoming year. It's going to be a lot of touring in the future so the time for this desicion had to be done now. And I will point out that there is no personal argue between us in the band, just that the time for touring isn't right for me... This is not what I wanted, but family always comes in the first place. I would like to thank Jonas, Anders, Daniel, Fred and our crew for all those years together. It has truly been the best in my life. And a big thanx to all fans and all good friends I have made out there. You are the best and you will be missed... I really hope that one day when the time is right be able to continue the journey with the band. I wish all the best to you guys!! I'm really gonna miss the life on the road with you!"

We also know that out of the ashes of a setback new possibilities open up. We've already found temporary replacements for the upcoming tours and this will not affect any of our agenda or plans for 2010. Currently filling in for Fredrik on guitar will be long time guitar tech and also guitarist of Bloodbath, Mr. Per "Sodomizer" Eriksson while we have Niklas "Nille" Sandin (ex-Siebenbürgen, ex-Amaran) filling Mattias shoes on bass until we decide how to move on with the replaceable positions on a permanent long term."

Sucks...

Todos sabemos que Katatonia é sobretudo o fruto do Jonas e do Anders, mas ainda assim a presenças dos manos Norrman sempre foi bem vinda e é triste ver uma das poucas bandas a aguentar um line-up estavel durante 10 anos a perder logo 2 dos seus membros.

Não creio que afecte demasiado o estilo da música da banda, nem a qualidade ou até a presença em palco (daquilo que vi há 10 anos em Bradford só o Anders e o Daniel se mexiam minimamente) mas não deixa de ser uma triste notícia...

Siga para bingo!
A.

mudança de formação após sair o álbum e antes da tour mau demais, a ver vamos....
era bom que viessem cá mas, é preciso alguém que os traga cá....

Que pena.

E foi um dos meus álbuns favoritos deste ano... É uma banda muito carismática. Tenho mesmo pena...
Vamos ver se arranjam substitutos à altura...

paulo figueiredo Escreveu:Katatonia - Guitarist And Bassist Leave

Katatonia have issued the following statement regarding the departure of two long time band members:

"Sad but true, today's announcement will be heavy hearted for us to bring to you. We can hereby confirm that the brothers Fredrik "North" Norrman and Mattias "Krypt" Norrman have decided to step off the ride and leave Katatonia. We respect their decision and would like to take the opportunity to collectively thank them both for all the years gone by, all the up's and down's we shared out on the road, in the studio and basically the memories and moments we shared of our 20's growing up together. Fredrik was with us for 15 years and Mattias for 10 years and we were lucky to have the same intact line-up going since 1999, but it's true what they say - all good things come to an end.

Here's the official statements from the Norrman brothers:

Fredrik "North" Norrman: "This is definitely the hardest decision I've ever made. It's absolutely grievous to say the words "quit Katatonia", even worse to make it happen. It's been 15 really good years and I would like to thank the guys in the band and all people that I've meet on the road. I'll now watch Katatonia from your side..."

Mattias "Krypt" Norrman: "It's with great sadness I have decided to leave Katatonia after 10 fantastic years. This decision was probably the toughest I have ever made. The reason for this is many small factors that makes it hard for me to be away from home this forthcoming year. It's going to be a lot of touring in the future so the time for this desicion had to be done now. And I will point out that there is no personal argue between us in the band, just that the time for touring isn't right for me... This is not what I wanted, but family always comes in the first place. I would like to thank Jonas, Anders, Daniel, Fred and our crew for all those years together. It has truly been the best in my life. And a big thanx to all fans and all good friends I have made out there. You are the best and you will be missed... I really hope that one day when the time is right be able to continue the journey with the band. I wish all the best to you guys!! I'm really gonna miss the life on the road with you!"

We also know that out of the ashes of a setback new possibilities open up. We've already found temporary replacements for the upcoming tours and this will not affect any of our agenda or plans for 2010. Currently filling in for Fredrik on guitar will be long time guitar tech and also guitarist of Bloodbath, Mr. Per "Sodomizer" Eriksson while we have Niklas "Nille" Sandin (ex-Siebenbürgen, ex-Amaran) filling Mattias shoes on bass until we decide how to move on with the replaceable positions on a permanent long term."

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Para além da dupla criativa o único membro influente no som da banda é o baterista, por isso, os outros desde que saibam tocar as partes deles...

É com imenso pesar que leio esta notícia, pois apesar de não fazer parte do núcleo critativo da banda gostava imenso do estilo do Fredrik Norrman. Acho que será mais difícil efectuar esta substituição que a do irmão.


A ver vamos o que aí vem no futuro.

O Jonas e o Nystrom ainda lá estão, e esses sim sao a alma da banda! Portanto, do mal o menos...