Viva Emptiness

Infobox Album |
Name = Viva Emptiness
Type = Album
Artist = Katatonia


Released = March 2003
Recorded = October–November 2002
Genre = Doom metal
Alternative metal
Length = 52:45
Label = Peaceville Records
Producer = Anders Nyström & Jonas Renkse
Reviews =
* [http://soundofmetal.se/ Sound Of Metal] Rating-10|7.5 [http://soundofmetal.se/index.php?page=katatoniavivaemptinessreview link]
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:bb8j1vf4zzca~T1 link]
Last album = "Tonight's Music"
(2001)
This album = "Viva Emptiness"
(2003)
Next album = "My Twin"
(2006)

"Viva Emptiness" is the sixth full-length album by Katatonia, released in 2003 by Peaceville Records.Its main subjects are loneliness, social relations, lying and depression. Viva Emptiness incorporates more of a rock sound with a strong but melodic doom metal sound that incorporates influences from progressive rock and alternative metal amongst others.

Track listing

# "Ghost Of The Sun" - 4:07 (Nyström/Renkse)
# "Sleeper" - 4:08 (Nyström/Renkse)
# "Criminals" - 3:47 (Nyström/Renkse)
# "A Premonition" - 3:33 (F. Norrman/Nyström/Renkse)
# "Will I Arrive" - 4:09 (Nyström/Renkse)
# "Burn The Remembrance" - 5:22 (Nyström/Renkse)
# "Wealth" - 4:22 (Nyström/Renkse)
# "One Year From Now" - 4:02 (Nyström/Renkse)
# "Walking By A Wire" - 3:22 (Nyström/Renkse)
# "Complicity" - 4:01 (Nyström/Renkse)
# "Evidence" - 4:36 (Nyström/Renkse)
# "Omertà" - 2:58 (Renkse)
# "Inside The City Of Glass" - 4:08 (Nyström/Renkse)

B-Side "Wait Outside" (Nyström/Renkse)

All lyrics by Jonas Renkse

Credits

* Jonas Renkse – vocals, guitars, programming
* Anders Nyström – guitars, keyboards, programming, backing vocals
* Fredrik Norrman – guitars
* Daniel Liljekvist – drums & percussion, backing vocals (on track 1)
* Mattias Norrman – bass guitar & slide guitar (on track 8)