Saw You Drown
Encyclopedia
Saw You Drown is a four-song EP
released by Katatonia
in 1998, limited to 1500 handnumbered copies.
Today the EP is a true collectors' item and was recently issued on clear/blue wax 10" LP in 1000 hand-numbered copies.
While most of the band's previous efforts included distorted or screamed vocals, Saw You Drown, and all of the band's subsequent releases, feature almost exclusively clean vocals.
This release first shows on the album cover
the band's changed & second logo
.
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
released by Katatonia
Katatonia
Katatonia is a Swedish metal band formed in Stockholm in 1991 by Jonas Renkse and Anders Nyström .-1991-1993:The early Katatonia releases, such as the EP Jhva Elohim Meth.....
in 1998, limited to 1500 handnumbered copies.
Today the EP is a true collectors' item and was recently issued on clear/blue wax 10" LP in 1000 hand-numbered copies.
While most of the band's previous efforts included distorted or screamed vocals, Saw You Drown, and all of the band's subsequent releases, feature almost exclusively clean vocals.
This release first shows on the album cover
Album cover
An album cover is the front of the packaging of a commercially released audio recording product, or album. The term can refer to either the printed cardboard covers typically used to package sets of 10" and 12" 78 rpm records, single and sets of 12" LPs, sets of 45 rpm records , or the front-facing...
the band's changed & second logo
Logo
A logo is a graphic mark or emblem commonly used by commercial enterprises, organizations and even individuals to aid and promote instant public recognition...
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Credits
- Jonas RenkseJonas RenkseJonas Petter Renkse is a founding member, songwriter, lead vocalist and ex-drummer of the band Katatonia, founding member, songwriter, bassist, backing vocalist, ex-guitarist of the band Bloodbath and member of Sailors With Wax Wings.He was also the founding member, drummer, vocalist, guitarist...
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, vocals - Anders NyströmAnders NyströmAnders Nyström, also known as Blakkheim is a Swedish musician who was born on April 22, 1975 in Stockholm.-Biography:...
– guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments... - Fredrik Norrman – guitars (tracks 1 - 3)
- Mikael Oretoft – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(tracks 1 - 3) - Guillaume Le Huche – bass guitar (track 4)