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	Jonas Renkse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jonas Renkse (born May 19, 1975, in Sweden), is a founding member and the current lead singer of the band Katatonia.
		Renkse was also a member of the band October Tide, releasing albums in 1997 and 1999.
		Renkse's lyrics often deal with very dark subject matter often relating to isolation and a general incompatibilty with society and human conventions.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jonas_Renkse (160 words)

	Katatonia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Katatonia is a Swedish Doom Metal band formed in Stockholm, Sweden in 1991 by Jonas Renkse (formerly Lord Seth) and Anders Nyström (formerly Blackheim).
		The early releases of the band feature mostly harsh vocals and can stylistically be considered as a mixture of doom and death metal.
		Jonas Renkse (aka Lord Seth) – vocals (1991–)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Katatonia (353 words)

	UberMetal.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Jonas Renkse, along with the rest of the band, have proclaimed their fondness for Tool in the past, and you can hear a blatant influence in the music, but especially in Jonas' voice and tone patterns, though the vocals are a little under-produced.
		Jonas uses a vocal effect, and for a second reminds me of the singer from Garbage.
		Jonas uses the same vocal effect mentioned in Premonition, and I kind of wish that he didn't use it, as he doesn't need to.
	www.ubermetal.com /reviews/katatonia1.html (965 words)

	Katatonia: Melancholic Atmospheric Metal/Rock
		Jonas chooses a half-whispered, half-sung approach here that fails to be as convincing as it could have been.
		It’s notable how far Jonas Renkse has advanced in his role as a live vocalist, and his stark presence and lost-in-icy-distance stare visually compliment the smooth melancholy of his voice.
		Through depressive, achromatic melodies and Jonas Renske’s captivating voice of cold fragility and dismay, the expression of life’s melancholy this act have always commanded resonates brilliantly in "Leaders", "Soil’s Song", "July" and "In The White".
	www.thebleakhorizon.com /katatonia.htm (4488 words)

	Katatonia - Last Fair Deal Gone Down
		Once again Jonas Renkse takes the helm of the vocal duties with another progressive album from the Swedish fl metal kings.
		Renkse's voice fits chillingly with the concept and captures the emotions in a way that pulls the listener in.
		Apart from that, there are some nice vocals and the use of echoes on Renkse's voice late on, also some trademark memorable drums, perhaps I was a little hard on it, it's not a bad track after all.
	www.geocities.com /weepingwounded/reviews/katatonia/lastfairdeal.html (1072 words)

	CoC : Katatonia : Interview
		Jonas explains: "It took some time to make and record this album, because we had some financial troubles which didn't allow us to be in the studio all of the time.
		Renkse and his bandmate Fred Norrman have also produced something far less parent-friendly since Katatonia started to develop this new sound of theirs, a sound which is far from the raw emotions of _Dance of December Souls_ and the harshness of _Brave Murder Day_.
		Jonas is not very keen on describing the kind of emotional qualities of his vocals, however.
	www.chroniclesofchaos.com /Articles.aspx?section=1&id=355 (5771 words)

	purevolume™ \| KATATONIA
		Maybe this was due to the fact that Katatonia produced the album themselves over a vast period of time; maybe it was the persuasive use of light and dark, used to illustrate perfectly the emotional gravitas of the songs, either way this was the album that made the whole world sit up and listen.
		Renkse really had come into his own as one of the most honest and distinctive vocalists around from this scene.
		Renkse and Nystrm then returned home to the making of their seventh album and spent the whole spring completing the process.
	www.purevolume.com /katatonia (2175 words)

	Transcending the Mundane (TTM): Listen / Buy / Read Review of The Black Sessions by Katatonia
		They were playing on borrowed equipment, the sound was terrible, and Jonas Renkse was way off-key and very uncomfortable-looking as the frontman.
		While the plodding feel of the originals is an integral part of their atmosphere on the albums, the increased energy level is welcome in a live environment.
		Renkse barely moves and usually sings with his eyes closed and otherwise stares down at his feet or directly into the microphone.
	basementbar.com /CurrSelN1.asp?Page=Archive&ID=2445 (1068 words)

	dark dose » Returning to October Tide
		The band was born during a temporary break-up of Katatonia, of whom all the members originate.
		Renkse is a huge fan of a musical element hordes of the music “listening” public just doesn’t appreciate nor understand — and it’s this very element which saturates “Grey Dawn”.
		If Renkse was going to do a “side project”, he’d have done something drastically different musically (such as Anders did with Diabolical Masquerade).
	www.darkdose.com /?p=82 (1459 words)

	Pile Of Skulls - Katatonia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The EP was so successful that Renkse and Nyström knew they would need a more complete line-up.
		After that, Katatonia more or less broke up; Renkse and Nyström were unable to assemble a line-up that was capable of producing what they wanted the band to sound like, so they turned their full attention to their other bands.
		Everything from the visual side of the band to the soft, but disturbed vocals is so believable and honest, that one would think that these guys really have issues with life.
	www.uusikaupunki.fi /~jukorki/bands/katatonia.htm (1245 words)

	Katatonia Reviews at Lunar Hypnosis
		Katatonia, being Swedish, happens to also be good friends with Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt, and this allows for Katatonia to use his growls as the main vocals on this album.
		That is not to say that Katatonia’s front-man Jonas Renkse does not sing, he does, but his performance is limited.
		Jonas Renkse has simply has never sounded so good.
	cp05.ionhosting.com /~joelh/lastfair.htm (2726 words)

	CoC : Gig Review
		Renkse, however, wasted no time after the song was over and succinctly asked the audience to "please keep off the stage".
		When Jonas Renkse announced that they were about to play their last song, he said it was going to be a song from _Brave Murder Day_.
		Renkse more than emulated Opeth's Mikael Akerfeldt's vocals on _Brave Murder Day_ to create an unforgettable experience, and the band even added some of _BMD_'s characteristic double-bass drumming to the end of the song to finish their set.
	www.chroniclesofchaos.com /Articles.aspx?id=5-547 (1571 words)

	October Tide Reviews at Lunar Hypnosis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		October Tide was a side project from Katatonia members Jonas Renkse and Fredrik Norrman.
		For this release Jonas handled the Drums & vocals, and Fredrik played the bass & guitar, whilst the line-up also included two unknown musicians by the names of Morion whom handled the keyboards, and Christer Aberg playing the violin.
		Although at this point in time Jonas wasn’t handling the vocals in Katatonia (Mikael Åkerfeldt was) here on ‘Rain Without End’ he growls and screams like he did on the first two Katatonia releases.
	cp05.ionhosting.com /~joelh/octobertidereviews.htm (305 words)

	BLABBERMOUTH.NET - BLOODBATH To Make Live Debut Next Year
		KATATONIA frontman Jonas Renkse recently spoke to Denmark's Antenna webzine about the new album from his BLOODBATH side project, entitled "Nightmares Made Flesh".
		Jonas Renkse: "Yeah, I think he was the first choice actually because Dan [SwanÃ¶], he's a friend of Peter and he proposed that we should talk with Peter and try him out and as everything went so smoothly with Peter there was really noting to discuss and we were all very happy with him.
		Jonas Renkse: "I think now that we've done two full-length albums and we heard the recent demands for us playing live.
	www.roadrunnerrecords.com /blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=27349 (644 words)

	www.myspace.com/octobertideband
		October Tide originated with a 1995 demo tape created by Katatonia members Jonas Renkse and Fred Norrman.
		Renkse and Norrman made a decision to not grant interviews nor tour whatsoever, which resulted in short lived public profile.
		These two albums continue to live on in the underground community and are widely regarded as two treasures to result from the temporary break-up of Katatonia.
	www.myspace.com /octobertideband (762 words)

	Katatonia - The Great Cold Distance - Review - Stylus Magazine
		On their full-length debut, Dance of December Souls, Jonas Renkse and Anders Nyström offered a heavy doom/death metal hybrid, much in the vein of early Paradise Lost.
		Renkse injured his voice through too much harsh growling, and the band enlisted Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt for vocals on 1996's Brave Murder Day.
		Renkse returned to the microphone for Discouraged Ones, but with a new vocal style: clean, melodic singing.
	www.stylusmagazine.com /review.php?ID=3943 (657 words)

	Doom-metal.com: Reviews - October Tide
		Jonas still uses his old grunt/screaming style and the music has that typical Katatonia feel from around the period of 'Dance of December Souls'.
		Jonas and Fredrik are still the core of the group but the vocals have been left to a certain Marten Hansen.
		While Jonas claims in interviews that October Tide is not aiming to recreate the old Katatonia sound, this album still leads me to the conclusion that October Tide is mainly a project for Jonas and Fredrik to relive the old Katatonia days.
	www.doom-metal.com /reviews/ot.html (375 words)

	Albums - Theundergroundscene.net
		Vocalist Jonas Renkse has one of those very sad, gloomy voices that to me defines this band, which is why I really don’t see Katatonia pre-Discouraged Ones as the same band.
		Katatonia has never been a very lyrically intelligent band and it’s more of the way Renkse delivers the vocals that gets the message across rather than the actual lyrics themselves.
		Granted it is in the background behind Jonas’ clean vocals, but it fits the song over the double bass.
	www.theundergroundscene.net /albums.php?op=viewalbum&albmid=19 (1222 words)

	Musique Machine / Multi-Genre Music Magazine
		Jonas Renkse’ very personal and sometimes obscure lyrics adding a very human element to their technical sound.
		The great cold distance continues with the more direct aggressive style found on Viva Emptiness and this is shown very clearly on the first two tracks Leaders and Deliberation.
		Renkse’ singing is brilliant on this track and really shows the development his voice has made since the whimpering on Tonight’s Decision, now he sings through with power and genuine passion.
	www.musiquemachine.com /reviews/reviews_template.php?id=737 (645 words)

	Damnit, Åkerfeldt kicked out of Bloodbath. =\ - www.ezboard.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		BLOODBATH, the Swedish death metal supergroup featuring Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström, Jonas Renkse, and Dan Swanö have announced plans to enter the studio in the spring to record their sophomore album, tentatively due late summer through Century Media Records.
		Furthermore, drummer Dan Swanö has decided to step off at the death metal depot to switch instruments and is now sharing guitar duties with me. Taking over the drums, is yet another big, big name.
		Jonas Renkse is still keepin' the decay and pulse behind the bass and is leading the race of gathering pile after pile with sick and dark lyrics.
	p102.ezboard.com /fcacophonyradiofrm9.showMessage?topicID=368.topic (403 words)

	Katatonia Syndrome --- h i s t o r y
		Trio began to prepare new material, but it was revealed Renkse has lost his ability to sing with growling death vocal, and however they tried to get these roars out of him - nothing of the kind came out.
		And hence Jonas Renkse besides drumming and wailing in microphone has begun playing axe.
		Probably the simplicity of songs construction, their compactness (verse-chorus), clean, sorrowful, almost weeping Jonas' vocal (by the way, some ideas with recording & mixing were brought by Mike Akerfeldt), imbued with despair lyrics, a kind of tranquil & indifferent guitar sound make the third album like this.
	katatonia.musica.mustdie.ru /historye.html (1243 words)

	Nocturnal Horde - All Reviews
		You can hear it, how Jonas Renkse strains to get the words out with the cross between death metal and fl metal scream.
		Interesting to note is that Renkse also did all the drumming on this album.
		Only to be awakened once in a while by the ugly screamed growl from Jonas Renkse.
	www.nocturnalhorde.com /review406.html (2409 words)

	Decibel Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Renkse’s love of the crooner’s otherworldly confections makes perfect sense: he and Sylvian are bees of a feather.
		Churning around a tremolo-drenched arabesque, opener “Leaders” finds Renkse playing the seducer, intoning “Come here/ I split my heart in two/ But you don’t have it/ In you/ Do you?” in a manner both warm and cold, haunted and haunting.
		Renkse’s move to melodiousness also sparked a new lyrical approach—and then another.
	decibelmagazine.com /features/april2006/katatonia.aspx (1454 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The singing of Jonas Renkse is soothing and very melodic fitting the atmosphere of the lyrics and music perfectly.
		The drums you rarely focus on during the music and the bass is vague.
		Jonas' lyrics parallel the music and singing, and are dark but very fulfilling due to how superb they are.
	www.defenestratedzine.com /Reviews/Discs/Katatonia-Lastfairdeal.html (199 words)

	Evils-Darkland.de - Das Metalportal
		And Jonas Renkse is obviously no exception to this rule!
		The skilled drummer and vocalist behind the world famous Katatonia decided to exploit his talent even further, giving life to the still cryptic October Tide, with the precious collaboration of none other than Fredrik Norman himself on electric, acoustic and bass guitars.
		But the curiosity that has surely been building inside you all can finally be satisfied: Jonas signed a deal with Avantgarde Music in late 1997 and took his time to create an equally enthralling follow up entilted " Grey Dawn ".
	www.evils-darkland.de /b_october-tide.htm (182 words)

	Katatonia interview @ Tartareandesire.com
		This interview with Jonas Renkse of Katatonia was done through phone by Sam Chronic in late April 2003.
		Katatonia, one of metals most diverse bands has been around for over 13 years now with their melancholic music that could be called anything from prog rock to doom metal.
		Thanks to Jonas for taking time on his day off to chat with us and also to Lisa and Peaceville Records for hooking the whole thing up.
	www.tartareandesire.com /interviews/katatonia.html (1316 words)

	Amazon.ca: Viva Emptiness [Explicit Lyrics]: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Stillwith their hallmark tears of sorrow spilling over the songs, there is now also a confidence & warmth about the band that adds a new dynamic to the sound.
		Jonas Renske has a great range and sounds either like Maynard from Tool or or Matt Holt from Nothingface most of the time.
		Jonas' voice is perfect and the music is fantastically dismal yet dense and catchy at the same time.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00008GQG4 (970 words)

	KATATONIA \| Rockdetector
		Jonas Renkse (vocals / guitar), Anders Nyström (guitar / keyboards), Fred Norrman (guitar), Mattias Norrman (bass), Daniel Liljekvist (drums)
		Anders Nyström) and vocalist/drummer Lord Seth (real name Jonas Renkse) in 1987.
		The group, working with EDGE OF SANITY frontman DAN SWANÖ as producer, utilised Greyhound Studios over three days in July 1992 to record the demo 'JHVA Elohim Meth'.
	www.rockdetector.com /artist,4839.sm?moreSearchOptions=1 (359 words)

	Reviews - Katatonia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Jonas Renkse's vocals are very passionate and integral to the sorrowful moods spilling over on this track.
		There are plenty of heavy riffs on offer deeper into the CD, for example on 'Clean Today' and 'The Future Of Speech', the latter laden with a string section.
		Katatonia never alienate themselves from atmosphere, perhaps due to the fact that Renkse never sounds as though he is competing with the guitars.
	www.loudplanet.co.uk /reviews_katatonia1.htm (340 words)

	Music CD: Brave Murder Day Tracks: Brave, Murder, Day, Rainroom, 12, Endtime, Funeral Wedding, Shades OF Emerald ...
		Since Renkse played the drums on Brave Murder Day, they decided to use a static drum machine for this particular song.
		Granted Renkse has come a long way as singer over the last years (particularly from Last Fair Deal Gone Down onwards), his vocals on this track are very emotive and the "Let's stay here for a while" chorus is infectious.
		This is a great EP with some great songs, but Renkse's harsh vocals simply pale in comparison to Akerfeldt's, both on this album and its successor: the Sounds of Decay EP.
	www.musicolympus.com /cd-store/?Operation=ItemLookup&ItemId=B000005HNY (1420 words)

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