Katatonia – “Ghost of the Sun”
From the album: Viva Emptiness

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Why this song doesn’t suck:
It’s just science… if it’s a metal band and they’re from Sweden it goes on my iPod. Swedes know how to make my earholes happy no matter what genre of metal their tunes happen to fall into. In Katatonia’s case, it’s kinda-ominous-yet-catchy-depressive-doom-metal. Here’s a song from Katatonia’s 2003 album (the cheerily-titled ‘Viva Emptiness’) entitled “Ghost of the Sun. The first song I ever heard from this band, “Ghost of the Sun” really got under my skin for some some. It’s slightly eerie yet strangely beautiful… and heavy… and catchy. And it’s worth a listen dammit. So do it.

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