Dead End Kings
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| Studio album by Katatonia | ||||
| Released | August 27, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | February - May 2012 at Ghost Ward & The City of Glass Studios[1] | |||
| Genre | Doom metal,[2] alternative metal, progressive metal | |||
| Length | 48:47 | |||
| Label | Peaceville | |||
| Producer | Jonas Renkse Anders Nyström |
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| Source | Rating |
| About.com |   [3] |
| Allmusic | [2] |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10[4] |
| The Guardian | [5] |
| Sputnikmusic |  [6] |
Dead End Kings is Katatonia's ninth full-length album. It was released on August 27, 2012, in Europe and August 28 in the U.S. through Peaceville Records. This is the first album to feature Per Ericksson and Niklas Sandin in the lineup, though Per Ericksson would leave in 2014. This is also the final album to feature longtime drummer Daniel Liljekvist as a member of the band.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Jonas Renkse.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "The Parting" | Renkse | 4:52 |
| 2. | "The One You Are Looking For Is Not Here" (feat. Silje Wergeland) | Renkse | 3:52 |
| 3. | "Hypnone" | Renkse | 4:07 |
| 4. | "The Racing Heart" | Renkse | 4:06 |
| 5. | "Buildings" | Anders Nyström | 3:28 |
| 6. | "Leech" | Renkse | 4:23 |
| 7. | "Ambitions" | Renkse | 5:07 |
| 8. | "Undo You" | Nyström | 4:56 |
| 9. | "Lethean" | Per Eriksson, Renkse | 4:39 |
| 10. | "First Prayer" | Nyström, Renkse | 4:28 |
| 11. | "Dead Letters" | Nyström | 4:49 |
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Total length:
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48:47 | ||
| Limited Deluxe Book Edition Bonus Tracks | |||
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| No. | Title | Music | Length |
| 12. | "Second" | Nyström | 3:34 |
| 13. | "The Act of Darkening" | Nyström | 5:55 |
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Total length:
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57:47 | ||
Personnel
- Jonas Renkse – vocals, guitar, keyboards, production, mixing
- Anders Nyström – lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, production, mixing
- Daniel Liljekvist – drums
- Per Eriksson – guitar, engineering
- Niklas Sandin – bass guitar
- Additional personnel
- Silje Wergeland – vocals on "The One You Are Looking for is Not Here"
- Frank Default – keyboards on track 1-11
- JP Asplund - percussion
- David Castillo – production, engineering, mixing
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