Cleveland House Of Blues Stop On The North American Heritage Tour

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The Swedes descended upon Cleveland bringing with them their own brand of progressive metal as the “North American Heritage Tour” rolled into northeast Ohio. It was a night of deep cuts, long compositions, and haunting vocals as OPETH and KATATONIA performed to a packed house at the House of Blues.

KATATONIA was up first; opening their show with “Buildings” off of their most recent release Dead End Kings. KATATONIA commanded the crowd’s full attention as they played their set with precision. Drummer Danial Lilijekvist set the tone with his dynamic playing and timely fills. Jonas Renkse’s vocals were both beautiful and melancholy at the same time as he let loose behind his mop of hair. The intricate play of guitarists Per Sandin and Anders Nystrom accompanied by Niklas Sandin on bass, round out the Swedish quintet.

The crowd seemed awestruck by the show...I think it was the attention to detail paid by the musicians with regards to every song. This wasn’t your average metal show...KATATONIA are perfectionists. The band was tight and their set reflected their skills as musicians. The setlist was primarily comprised of songs from their latest album Dead End Kings, but KATATONIA included a nice mix of songs from their last four releases.

Setlist:

• “Buildings”
• “Day and then the Shade”
• “My Twin”
• “Burn the Remembrance”
• “Soil’s Song”
• “The Racing Heart”
• “Lethean”
• “The Longest Year”
• “July”
• “Dead Letters”
• “Forsaker”

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