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Katatonia announce Australia and New Zealand tour in autumn 2026

Author Stefanie Nysand - 18.11.2025

The Swedish dark metal band Katatonia has just revealed their tour dates for Australia and New Zealand in autumn 2026. The dates for the tour, which takes place in October 2026, can be seen below. Tickets and further information can be found here. Katatonia are currently on a UK and European tour with Evergrey and Klogr as guests.

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Iron Maiden announce support acts for their tour in 2026

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Musical grayscale in vibrant hues – Katatonia and Evergrey in Tampere 11.11.

As Katatonia singer Jonas Renkse remarked at one point during last Tuesday’s show in Tampere, the band began the tour for their previous album “Sky Void of Stars” in the very same city in 2023. For a while it seemed like history would repeat itself, as Tampere was initially billed as the opening night for...

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Katatonia reimagines KISS classic with haunting new cover “A World Without Heroes”

From Stockholm, Sweden, melancholic prog metal outfit Katatonia has released a new single, “A World Without Heroes.” The track arrives via Napalm Records as a standalone digital cut, showcasing the band’s moody touch on a classic originally penned by Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Lou Reed, and Bob Ezrin for KISS’s 1981 album “Music from ‘The...

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Stockholm’s “Mammut Bar” is surprisingly closing this month; The Gems’ single release party relocated

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Katatonia reveal dates for their Waking State Of North America 2026 tour

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Mystic Festival 2026 announces first bands – featuring Black Label Society, The Gathering, Septicflesh and more

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Katatonia confirmed as special guest for Opeth’s North American tour

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Interviews

“This is one of the jobs that AI is not going to be able to steal from us” – interview with Evergrey

Not that many times it has happened to me to have the whole band for an interview, and when this time the opportunity arose with Evergrey, I couldn’t miss it, also because I basically adore them. We talked about music, venues, Asian food and messy people. Hello! How are you guys doing today? Tom S....

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