''Tonight's Decision'' is the fourth full-length album by
Katatonia, released in 1999 by
Peaceville Records. It was reissued in 2003 with two bonus tracks.
Background
Around this time, the band were being influenced less by metal and more by
alternative, with Renkse citing
Jeff Buckley, whose song "Nightmares by the Sea" was covered on this album, as well as
Radiohead
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as examples.
Renske's close friend,
Mikael Åkerfeldt of
Opeth
Opeth is a Swedish progressive metal/rock band from Stockholm, formed in 1990 by lead vocalist David Isberg. The group has been through several personnel changes, including the replacement of every original member; notably Isberg in 1992. Mikael ...
, was present to help record, produce and work on ideas for vocal tracks.
Track listing
The standard edition and 2003 reissue each end with a different song, but on every version the final track ends with 25 to 30 seconds of silence and a hidden track, hence there are actually two official versions of "Black Session".
Personnel
Katatonia
*
Jonas Renkse – vocals
*
Anders Nyström – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
* Fredrik Norrman – bass
*
Dan Swanö
Dan-Erland Swanö (born 10 March 1973), also known as Dan "The Man" Swanö, is a Swedish musician and record producer who is currently the vocalist, guitarist, ex-bassist and ex-drummer for the band Nightingale, lately vocalist, keyboardist and ...
–
session drums
Additional personnel
*
Mikael Åkerfeldt – additional vocal production
*
Travis Smith – artwork, design, layout
* Paul Loasby – management
* Mia Lorentzson – mastering
* Joakim Petterson – engineering
* Tomas Skogsberg – engineering
* Camilla Af Geijerstam – photography
* Martin Bencik – desert photography assistant
* Brad Gilson Jr. – photography
References
Katatonia albums
1999 albums
Albums with cover art by Travis Smith (artist)
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Alternative rock albums