Have you ever gotten into a band after hearing them perform a soundcheck while chillin’ in between back-to-back interviews with members of the other bands on the bill? Just us? Ok. Let’s set the stage: The year was 2012 and RNRF was in Worcester to interview Devin Townsend who was still making music as Devin Townsend Project and Nick Holmes of Paradise Lost. Pl was the opening act for a co-headlining run by DTP and Swedish Doom metallers Katatonia who we happened to catch soundchecking while waiting for one of the two interviews. The moment “Forsaker” hit our Spidey sense went through the roof and we made a mental note to delve deeper into Katatonia following the live music festivities to come and the rest, as they say, is history.

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