The Black Sessions

The Black Sessions is the second greatest hits compilation album by Swedish metal band Katatonia, released on February 21, 2005 through Peaceville. The compilation includes hit songs, B-sides and rarities recorded on the band's previous studio albums (from Tonight's Decision to Viva Emptiness). A live DVD for the band performing in Krakow, Poland in April 2003 is also included in the compilation.

For the France Inter live radio recordings, see Black Sessions.
The Black Sessions
Compilation album by
Katatonia
ReleasedFebruary 21, 2005 (2005-02-21)
Recorded
  • Discouraged Ones (Disc 1 & 2), Sunlight Studios, July–August 1997
  • Tonight's Decision, (Disc 1 & 2), Sunlight Studios, February–April 1999
  • Teargas EP / Last Fair Deal Gone Down / Tonight's Music (Disc 1 & 2), Sunlight Studios, April–November 2000
  • Viva Emptiness / Ghost of the Sun (Disc 1 & 2), 303 Studios, Stockholm & Studio Kuling, Örebro, October–November 2002
  • Disc 3, Kraków, April 2003
Genre
Length206:25 (3 Hours, 26 Minutes, 25 Seconds)
LabelPeaceville
ProducerKatatonia on Teargas EP/Last Deal Gone Down/Tonight's Music & Viva Emptiness, Thomas Skogsberg, Jocke Petterson
Katatonia chronology
Brave Yester Days
(2004)		 The Black Sessions
(2005)		 My Twin
(2006)

The song "Wait Outside" is recorded during the Viva Emptiness recording session but previously unreleased anywhere. A remixed and remastered version of the song is included on the 10th anniversary edition of Viva Emptiness.

Track listing

Disc one - CD
No.TitleAlbumLength
1."Teargas"Teargas EP / Last Fair Deal Gone Down3:32
2."Right into the Bliss"Tonight's Decision5:05
3."Criminals"Viva Emptiness / Ghost of the Sun3:47
4."Help Me Disappear"Tonight's Music5:14
5."Nerve"Saw You Drown / Discouraged Ones4:30
6."The Future of Speech"Last Fair Deal Gone Down5:39
7."Ghost of the Sun"Viva Emptiness4:07
8."I Am Nothing"Tonight's Decision4:37
9."Deadhouse"Discouraged Ones4:35
10."Passing Bird"Last Fair Deal Gone Down3:38
11."Sleeper"Viva Emptiness4:08
12."Sulfur"Teargas6:23
13."No Devotion"Tonight's Decision4:49
14."Chrome"Last Fair Deal Gone Down5:14
15."A Premonition"Viva Emptiness3:34

Disc two - CD
No.TitleAlbumLength
1."Dispossession"Last Fair Deal Gone Down5:37
2."Cold Ways"Discouraged Ones5:23
3."Nightmares by the Sea (Jeff Buckley cover)"Tonight's Decision4:16
4."O How I Enjoy the Light (Will Oldham cover)"Tonight's Music2:44
5."Evidence"Viva Emptiness / Ghost of the Sun4:36
6."March 4"Teargas / Last Fair Deal Gone Down3:53
7."I Break"Discouraged Ones4:22
8."For My Demons"Tonight's Decision 5:43
9."Omerta"Viva Emptiness2:58
10."Tonight's Music"Last Fair Deal Gone Down4:20
11."Stalemate"Discouraged Ones4:19
12."Wait Outside"The Black Sessions / Viva Emptiness (Reissue)3:38
13."Fractured"Tonight's Decision5:52
14."Sweet Nurse"Last Fair Deal Gone Down3:56
15."Black Session"Tonight's Decision7:02

Disc three - DVD
No.TitleAlbumLength
1."Ghost of the Sun"Viva Emptiness / Ghost of the Sun5:28
2."Criminals"Viva Emptiness / Ghost of the Sun3:51
3."Teargas"Teargas EP / Last Fair Deal Gone Down3:17
4."I Break"Discouraged Ones4:14
5."I Am Nothing"Tonight's Decision4:36
6."Sweet Nurse"Last Fair Deal Gone Down4:07
7."Tonight's Music"Last Fair Deal Gone Down / Tonight's Music3:57
8."For My Demons"Tonight's Decision5:06
9."Chrome"Last Fair Deal Gone Down5:04
10."The Future of Speech"Last Fair Deal Gone Down5:16
11."Complicity"Viva Emptiness4:04
12."Burn the Remembrance"Viva Emptiness4:54
13."Evidence"Viva Emptiness / Ghost of the Sun5:08
14."Deadhouse"Discouraged Ones4:41
15."Murder"Brave Murder Day5:11

Personnel

Katatonia
  • Jonas Renkse – lead vocals, production on Disc 1 & 2, songwriting on all other tracks other than "Nightmares by the Sea", drums on Discouraged Ones, Disc 1 & 2, additional guitar, mixing & programming on Viva Emptiness on Disc 1 & 2
  • Anders Nyström – lead guitar, production Disc 1 & 2, songwriting on Discouraged Ones & Tonight's Decision, music on Teargas EP / Last Deal Gone Down / Tonight's Music & Viva Emptiness, keyboards on Discouraged Ones, Tonight's Decision & Viva Emptiness, mellotron on Teargas EP / Last Deal Gone Down / Tonight's Music backing vocals, mixing & programming on Viva Emptiness Disc 1 & 2
  • Fred Norrman – rhythm guitar on Disc 1-3, bass guitar on Tonight's Decision Disc 1 & 2), music on Teargas EP / Last Deal Gone Down / Tonight's Music, "A Premonition"
  • Mattias Norrman – bass guitar on Last Fair Deal Gone Down & Viva Emptiness Disc 1 & 2, Disc 3
  • Daniel Liljekvist – drums on Last Fair Deal Gone Down & Viva Emptiness Disc 1 & 2, Disc 3, backing vocals on track 7, Disc 1

Additional personnel
  • Micke Oretoft – bass guitar and production on Discouraged Ones Disc 1 & 2
  • David Castillo - remastering on Discouraged Ones Disc 1 & 2
  • Fred Estby - engineering on Discouraged Ones Disc 1 & 2
  • Tomas Skogsberg - engineering & mixing Discouraged Ones, Teargas EP & Last Fair Deal Gone Down Disc 1 & 2, engineering on Tonight's Music Disc 1 & 2
  • Mikael Åkerfeldt - vocals production on Discouraged Ones & Tonight's Decision Disc 1 & 2
  • Dan Swanö – drums on Tonight's Decision Disc 1 & 2 & editing on Viva Emptiness Disc 1 & 2
  • Joakim Petterson - engineering on Tonight's Decision Disc 1 & 2
  • Jonas Kjellgren - engineering on Tonight's Music Disc 1 & 2
  • Mia Lorentzon - mastering on Tonight's Music Disc 1 & 2
  • Peter in de Betou - mastering on Teargas EP, Viva Emptiness & Last Fair Deal Gone Down Disc 1 & 2, editing on Last Fair Deal Gone Down Disc 1 & 2
  • Jocke Pettersson - mixing & engineering on Teargas EP / Last Fair Deal Gone Down / Tonight's Music Disc 1 & 2
  • Ian Agate - assisting engineering on Viva Emptiness Disc 1 & 2
  • Jens Bogren - mixing on Viva Emptiness Disc 1 & 2
  • Jeff Buckley - songwriter on "Nightmares by the Sea"

See also
  • List of "Greatest Hits" albums

References
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