The Great Cold Distance

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.

The Great Cold Distance
Studio album by Katatonia
Released	13 March 2006
Recorded	May–August 2005[1]
Genre	Alternative rock[2] hard rock shoegaze[3] doom metal[4]
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	[5]
Blabbermouth.net	[6]
Decibel	[3]
PopMatters	[7]
Stylus	A−[8]

Release

The album was re-released on 12 March 2007 with two bonus tracks and with the entire album in 5.1 surround sound.^[9]

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"^[10] and "July".^[11]

Reception

The album is listed at number 8 on PopMatters' list of the Top Metal Albums of 2006.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Leaders"	4:21
2.	"Deliberation"	4:00
3.	"Soil's Song"	4:12
4.	"My Twin"	3:41
5.	"Consternation"	3:51
6.	"Follower"	4:46
7.	"Rusted"	4:21
8.	"Increase"	4:20
9.	"July"	4:45
10.	"In the White"	4:54
11.	"The Itch"	4:20
12.	"Journey Through Pressure"	4:21
Total length:		51:51

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

Double vinyl limited edition reissue

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Displaced"	5:16
14.	"Dissolving Bonds"	3:43
15.	"In the White" (Urban Dub Mix)	5:30
16.	"Code Against the Code"	3:35
Total length:		69:55

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

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom, Russia	2006	Peaceville, Soyuz Music	CD	CDVILEF 128
United Kingdom	2006	Peaceville	CD	VILELP128
United Kingdom	2006	Peaceville	CD	CDVILEF 128P
United Kingdom	2006	Peaceville	CD	CDVILED128
Russia	April 2006	Союз	CD	CDVILEF128
Ukraine	May 2006	Moon	CD	MR 1633-2
United Kingdom	26 June 2006	Peaceville	Vinyl	VILELP 128
Sweden	2006	Peaceville	CD	CDVILEF 128X
United Kingdom	12 March 2007	Peaceville	CD	CDVILEF176X
United Kingdom	2009	Peaceville	CD	CDVILED264X

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[12]	8
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13]	42

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.