Brave Murder Day

Brave Murder Day is the second studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Katatonia, released on 1 August 1996 by Avantgarde Music.^[4] The lead vocals on the album are provided by Mikael Åkerfeldt of Opeth, as Katatonia frontman Jonas Renkse was medically unable to perform screamed vocals anymore following health issues that arose from performing the band's debut.^[5] It was also the band's first album with second guitarist Fredrik Norrman.

Brave Murder Day
Studio album by Katatonia
Released	1 August 1996[1]
Recorded	July 1996
Studio	Unisound Studios
Genre	Death-doom[2] gothic metal[3]
Length	41:13
Label	Avantgarde Music
Producer	Katatonia
Katatonia chronology
For Funerals to Come... (1995) Brave Murder Day (1996) Sounds of Decay (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

The original version of the record was not mastered, but the 2006 Peaceville Records re-release finally released a mastered version of the album and included the Sounds of Decay EP as bonus tracks.^[4] The remastered edition also includes new liner notes by Anders Nyström. The previous Century Black reissue of the album included the four tracks from the band's For Funerals to Come... EP. A vinyl release was issued through the band's Northern Silence Productions.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Jonas Renkse, all music composed by Katatonia.

No.	Title	Note	Length
1.	"Brave"		10:16
2.	"Murder"	[lower-alpha 1]	4:54
3.	"Day"		4:28
4.	"Rainroom"	[lower-alpha 1]	6:31
5.	"12"	[lower-alpha 2]	8:18
6.	"Endtime"	[lower-alpha 3]	6:46
Total length:			41:13

Century Black reissue

No.	Title	Length
7.	"Funeral Wedding"	8:40
8.	"Shades of Emerald Fields"	5:24
9.	"For Funerals to Come..."	2:50
10.	"Epistel"	1:13
Total length:		59:20

IROND Records reissue^[6]

No.	Title	Length
7.	"Nowhere"	6:08
8.	"At Last"	6:13
9.	"Inside the Fall"	6:20
10.	"Funeral Wedding"	8:40
11.	"Shades of Emerald Fields"	5:25
12.	"For Funerals to Come..."	2:50
13.	"Epistel"	1:14
Total length:		78:01

Peaceville Records 2006 reissue

No.	Title	Length
7.	"Nowhere"	6:08
8.	"At Last"	6:13
9.	"Inside the Fall"	6:20
Total length:		59:54

Personnel

The list of personnel involved in this album, as it appears in the booklet:

Band

• Mikael Åkerfeldt — lead vocals (except track 3)
• Anders Nyström — bass
• Fredrik Norrman — guitars
• Jonas Renkse — drums, backing vocals, lead vocals on track 3

Production

• Dan Swanö — engineering
• Bildhuset — front and back cover photos
• Lennart Kaltea — photos
• Tom — digital design

Notes

1. "Murder" and "Rainroom" are featured on Brave Yester Days.
2. "12" is a re-recorded version of the song Black Erotica from the W.A.R. Compilation Volume 1 (1995). The song can also be found on the 2004 compilation Brave Yester Days.
3. "Endtime" is one of very few Katatonia recordings to utilize samples, featuring a clip of dialogue from the Stanley Kubrick film The Shining during the latter half of the song's lengthy intro.

References

1. Rocher, David; Azevedo, Pedro; Bromley, Adrian (12 August 2001). "Songs of Quintessential Sorrow - CoC interrogates Jonas Renkse of Katatonia". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
2. Dick, Chris (18 November 2007). "Katatonia - "Brave Murder Day"". Decibel. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
3. Anderson, Jason. "Katatonia - Brave Murder Day Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
4. "KATATONIA Vocalist Talks About Touring North America For First Time". Blabbermouth.net. 23 October 2006. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
5. Sam (20 October 2012). "Katatonia (Jonas Renkse) Interview | Metal Blast!". Retrieved 12 December 2023.
6. "back.jpg (image)". 1.bp.blogspot.com. Retrieved 8 February 2012.