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The Great Cold Distance
Studio album by Katatonia
Released	13 March 2006
Recorded	May–August 2005
Genre	Alternative rock hard rock shoegaze doom metal
Length	51:51
Label	Peaceville
Producer	Jens Bogren, Katatonia
Katatonia chronology
Viva Emptiness (2003) The Great Cold Distance (2006) Live Consternation (2007)
Singles from The Great Cold Distance
"My Twin" Released: February 13, 2006 (2006-02-13) "Deliberation" Released: May 15, 2006 (2006-05-15) "July" Released: March 26, 2007 (2007-03-26)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Blabbermouth.net
Decibel
PopMatters
Stylus	A−

The Great Cold Distance is the seventh studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Katatonia, released on 13 March 2006. The album was recorded and mixed at Fascination Street Studios in Örebro between May and August 2005.

Release

The album was re-released on 12 March 2007 with two bonus tracks and with the entire album in 5.1 surround sound.

There is also a special Swedish edition of the album, which came in a limited edition box with an exclusive Katatonia poster, a set of Katatonia postcards and an enhanced video of "My Twin". Music videos were also released for singles "Deliberation" and "July".

Reception

The album is listed at number 8 on PopMatters' list of the Top Metal Albums of 2006.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Jonas Renkse; all music is composed by Renkse and Anders Nyström, except "Deliberation", co-written by Fredrik Norrman

Personnel

Katatonia

• Jonas Renkse – vocals, additional guitar, keyboards, programming
• Anders Nyström – lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals, keyboards, programming
• Fredrik Norrman – lead & rhythm guitar
• Mattias Norrman – bass
• Daniel Liljekvist – drums, backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Andreas Åkeberg – backing vocals
• Peter Damin – drum tech, percussion & additional drums on "Journey Through Pressure"

Production

• Jens Bogren – co-production, engineering, mixing, keyboards & programming
• David Castillo – co-production, engineering, mixing, keyboards & programming
• Thomas Eberger – mastering
• Travis Smith – album cover

Release history

Charts

References

1. "Katatonia Releases". Katatonia.com. 17 August 2006. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
2. "Katatonia – The Great Cold Distance". metalstorm.net.
3. ^ Decibel review Archived 6 May 2006 at archive.today
4. ^ Begrand, Adrien (21 December 2006). "The Best Metal Albums of 2006 – PopMatters". Popmatters. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
5. AllMusic review
6. Blabbermouth.net review Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
7. PopMatters review
8. Stylus review
9. "KATATONIA: 5.1 Surround Sound Mix of 'The Great Cold Distance' Due in March". 2 January 2007.
10. "KATATONIA: New Single to Feature Exclusive Bonus Material". 3 April 2006.
11. "KATATONIA to Release New Single in March". 23 January 2007.
12. "Katatonia: The Great Cold Distance" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
13. "Swedishcharts.com – Katatonia – The Great Cold Distance". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 December 2021.

• Katatonia albums
• 2006 albums
• Albums produced by Jens Bogren
• Alternative rock albums by Swedish artists
• Shoegaze albums by Swedish artists