Discouraged Ones

Discouraged Ones
Discouraged Ones
Studio album by Katatonia
Released	27 April 1998
Recorded	July–August 1997
Studio	Sunlight Studios
Genre	Gothic metal
Length	46:57
Label	Avantgarde Music
Producer	Katatonia
Katatonia chronology

Discouraged Ones (stylized discøuraged ønes) is the third studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Katatonia, released on 27 April 1998. This is the only Katatonia album with bassist Micke Oretoft. It is also their last release with Jonas Renkse on drums; on future releases, he was the band's lead vocalist and contributed additional guitar work. According to Renkse, Discouraged Ones had sold roughly 20,000 copies as of 2001.^[5]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Chronicles of Chaos	9/10^[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Renkse and Nyström unless noted otherwise

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Break"	4:24
2.	"Stalemate"	4:21
3.	"Deadhouse"	4:37
4.	"Relention"	3:39
5.	"Cold Ways"	5:22
6.	"Gone"	2:49
7.	"Last Resort"	4:37
8.	"Nerve"	4:32
9.	"Saw You Drown"	5:04
10.	"Instrumental"	2:52
11.	"Distrust"	4:57
Total length:		46:57

2007 re-release bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Quiet World" (written by Nyström, Renkse, F. Norrman, Oretoft)	4:39
13.	"Scarlet Heavens"	10:26
Total length:		62:02

Release history

Date	Note
27 April 1998	1998 original issue
23 February 2007	2007 reissue
2009	2009 LP reissue (150 orange and 350 yellow)
2011	2011 LP reissue (350 black and 550 orange)
2013	2013 LP reissue
2019	2019 LP reissue

Personnel

Katatonia

Jonas Renkse – drums, guitars, lead vocals
Anders Nyström – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
Fred Norrman – guitars
Micke Oretoft – bass

Additional personnel

Mikael Åkerfeldt – backing vocals, vocal production^[6]
Tomas Skogsberg – engineering, mixing
Fred Estby – engineering
Pressens Bild – photography
Tom Martinsen – photography, digital design
Maria Winsnes – photography
David Castillo – remastering
reesycle.com – layout

References

^ "Katatonia Releases". Katatonia.com. 17 August 2006. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
^ Mills, Matt (7 April 2021). "10 metal bands who went 'soft' – and were better off for it". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
^ York, William. "Katatonia - Discouraged Ones Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
^ Azevedo, Pedro (7 June 1998). "CoC : Katatonia - Discouraged Ones : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
^ Rocher, David; Azevedo, Pedro; Bromley, Adrian (12 August 2001). "CoC : Katatonia : Interview". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
^ "Opeth". Opeth. Archived from the original on 9 October 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2022.

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[1] "Katatonia Releases". Katatonia.com. 17 August 2006. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.

[2] Mills, Matt (7 April 2021). "10 metal bands who went 'soft' – and were better off for it". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 30 June 2022.

[3] York, William. "Katatonia - Discouraged Ones Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 June 2022.

[4] Azevedo, Pedro (7 June 1998). "CoC : Katatonia - Discouraged Ones : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 30 June 2022.

[5] Rocher, David; Azevedo, Pedro; Bromley, Adrian (12 August 2001). "CoC : Katatonia : Interview". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 14 February 2012.

[6] "Opeth". Opeth. Archived from the original on 9 October 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2022.

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