Katatonia Nominated For A Manifest Award

KATATONIA are nominated for a Minifest Award held by the Swedish Independent Musicproducers. The ceremony will take place on January 29 in Stockholm. The nominees in the 'Best Hard Rock/Punk' section are:

Arch Enemy – 'Anthems of Rebellion'
Burst – 'Prey On Life'
Cult Of Luna – 'The beyond'
Katatonia – 'Viva Emptiness'
Nasum – 'Helvete'

Katatonia took the 2nd spot at the Finnish Metal Music Awards held on January 3 in Helsinki, in the 'Best Foreign Act' category. Iron Maiden came in first and Dimmu Borgir third.

The band has also added some new dates on their oncoming Scandinavian tour together with AMARAN. The release date of Katatonia's 'Brave yester Days' has been set for February 23. The double cd comes in a digipac format and a 16 page booklet.

The official toudates are as follows:

Feb 4- Klubi Tampere, Finland
Feb 5th- Lutakko Jyväskylä, Finland
Feb 6th- Loop Oulu, Finland
Feb 7th- Tavastia Helsinki, Finland
Feb 19th- John Dee Oslo
Feb 20th- Byscenen Trondheim, Norway

Source: Katatonia