Katatonia
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Katatonia is a Swedish metal band known for evolving from death-doom roots into a melancholic, atmospheric blend of progressive and alternative metal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Katatonia canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8577694 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Katatonia Context triple: [Porcupine Tree, hasInfluenced, Katatonia]
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A.
Sea of Sorrow
"Sea of Sorrow" is a dark, heavy grunge track by Alice in Chains, featured on their influential 1990 album *Facelift*.
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B.
Shellcreeper
Shellcreeper is a turtle-like enemy from the Mario Bros. arcade game, known for walking along platforms and flipping over when hit from below.
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C.
Orange Order
The Orange Order is a Protestant fraternal organization originating in Ireland, known for promoting unionism and organizing parades, particularly in Northern Ireland.
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D.
Avantasia
Avantasia is a German metal supergroup and rock opera project created by Tobias Sammet, known for its symphonic power metal concept albums featuring numerous guest musicians.
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E.
Alexisonfire
Alexisonfire is a Canadian post-hardcore band known for its intense dual-vocal style and influential role in the 2000s alternative music scene.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Katatonia Target entity description: Katatonia is a Swedish metal band known for evolving from death-doom roots into a melancholic, atmospheric blend of progressive and alternative metal.
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A.
Sea of Sorrow
"Sea of Sorrow" is a dark, heavy grunge track by Alice in Chains, featured on their influential 1990 album *Facelift*.
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B.
Shellcreeper
Shellcreeper is a turtle-like enemy from the Mario Bros. arcade game, known for walking along platforms and flipping over when hit from below.
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C.
Orange Order
The Orange Order is a Protestant fraternal organization originating in Ireland, known for promoting unionism and organizing parades, particularly in Northern Ireland.
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D.
Avantasia
Avantasia is a German metal supergroup and rock opera project created by Tobias Sammet, known for its symphonic power metal concept albums featuring numerous guest musicians.
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E.
Alexisonfire
Alexisonfire is a Canadian post-hardcore band known for its intense dual-vocal style and influential role in the 2000s alternative music scene.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Swedish metal band
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band ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1991 ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Bloodbath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Diabolical Masquerade NERFINISHED ⓘ October Tide NERFINISHED ⓘ Opeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bassist | Niklas Sandin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| debutAlbum | Dance of December Souls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debutAlbumReleaseYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| drummer | Daniel Moilanen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedInYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| formerMember |
Anders Tegner
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Daniel Liljekvist NERFINISHED ⓘ Fredrik Norrman NERFINISHED ⓘ Guillaume Le Huche NERFINISHED ⓘ Mattias Norrman NERFINISHED ⓘ Mikael Åkerfeldt NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomas Åkvik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder |
Anders Nyström
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jonas Renkse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative metal
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atmospheric metal ⓘ death-doom metal ⓘ doom metal ⓘ gothic metal ⓘ melancholic metal ⓘ progressive metal ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| guitarist | Anders Nyström NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLabel |
Avantgarde Music
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Century Media Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Napalm Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Peaceville Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics | English ⓘ |
| leadGuitarist | Roger Öjersson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
depression
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isolation ⓘ loss ⓘ melancholy ⓘ |
| lyricist | Jonas Renkse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| member |
Anders Nyström
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Daniel Moilanen NERFINISHED ⓘ Jonas Renkse NERFINISHED ⓘ Niklas Sandin NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Öjersson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalCharacteristic |
clean vocals in later work
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harsh vocals in early work ⓘ melancholic atmosphere ⓘ progressive song structures ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Brave Murder Day
NERFINISHED
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City Burials NERFINISHED ⓘ Dance of December Souls NERFINISHED ⓘ Dead End Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ Dethroned & Uncrowned NERFINISHED ⓘ Discouraged Ones NERFINISHED ⓘ Last Fair Deal Gone Down NERFINISHED ⓘ Night Is the New Day NERFINISHED ⓘ Sky Void of Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fall of Hearts NERFINISHED ⓘ The Great Cold Distance NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonight's Decision NERFINISHED ⓘ Viva Emptiness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| origin | Stockholm, Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondAlbum | Brave Murder Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondAlbumReleaseYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| vocalist | Jonas Renkse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| website | https://www.katatonia.com/ ⓘ |
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Subject: Katatonia Description of subject: Katatonia is a Swedish metal band known for evolving from death-doom roots into a melancholic, atmospheric blend of progressive and alternative metal.
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