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Peaceville re-issue on black vinyl.

Both in a positive and negative sense, this EP is definitely Katatonia’s most odd release. The moods are similar to the debut album, fanatically depressive with an almost Black Metal quality. Renkse’s voice got way better and he also tries out some clean vocals for the first time. But when it comes down to songwriting this is a total lottery. Especially “Funeral Wedding” and somewhat “Shades of Emerald Fields” are going in a lot of different directions and many times come across as scattered. The breaks between different parts in “Funeral Wedding” are quite abrupt. The individual parts are good but I find it hard to absorb this as a song. Still fantastic melody moments like the one at 3:35 saves the song. “Shades of Emerald Fields” on the other hand is way better. It has a more distinctive pulse that glues the song together. As a song it’s much more satisfying, since the crescendo of Renkse’s clean vocals towards the end wraps it up in a way that definitely represents the fantastic songwriters Blakkheim and Renkse wound up being later in their career. The album is ended with the moody acoustic title track and the outro “Epistel”. This is definitely a worthwhile EP for Doom Metal fans and people who enjoy dark, depressive music. While being far from Katatonia’s best material “For Funerals To Come” is worth checking out.

Track list:
1. Funeral Wedding
2. Shades Of Emerald Fields
3. For Funerals To Come
4. Epistel
5. Black Erotica
6. Love Of The Swan