- Broken Base: From Discouraged Ones onward. Smaller contingents extend the cut-off point to Last Fair Deal Gone Down, or shrink it to Brave Murder Day.
- Friendly Fandoms: With Opeth, no question. It helps that Mikael Åkerfeldt contributed harsh vocals to Brave Murder Day and backing vocals to Discouraged Ones, in addition to forming Bloodbath with Jonas, Anders and long-time Katatonia/Opeth associate Dan Swano.
- Mikael's own longstanding association with Porcupine Tree's Steven Wilson and the fandom friendliness that resulted has also rubbed off on Katatonia fans as well, with a large overlap in all three fandoms. Mikael and Jonas' appearances in Wilson's Insurgentes documentary just serves to cement it.
- Growing the Beard: Discouraged Ones (1998) and Tonight's Decision (1999) began the shift to Katatonia's trademark depressive rock/metal sound.; Last Fair Deal Gone Down (2001) cemented it.
- Nightmare Fuel: Jonas' vocals on Dance of December Souls, especially on "Without God", will frighten anyone not used to metal screaming. And many lyrics.
- Paranoia Fuel: "Sleeper" and "Help Me Disappear".
- Signature Song: "Teargas" and "My Twin". For their earlier period, "Without God".
- Tear Jerker: Any lyrics, verging sometimes into Nightmare Fuel.
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