October Tide

October Tide is a Swedish death-doom band that was created in 1994 by Katatonia vocalist Jonas Renkse and guitarist Fred Norrman.^[3] Norrman revived the band after leaving Katatonia in 2009.

October Tide
October Tide in 2011
Background information
Origin	Stockholm, Sweden
Genres	Death-doom, melodic death metal[1][2]
Years active	1994–1999, 2009–present
Labels	Vic, Avantgarde, Pulverised, Agonia
Spinoff of	Katatonia
Members	Fred Norrman Johan Jönsegård Jonas Sköld Mattias "Kryptan" Norrman Alexander Högbom
Past members	Jonas Renkse Mårten Hansen Tobias Netzell Pierre Stam Emil Alstermark Joakim Wallgren
Website	octobertide.net

History

1995–1999

October Tide's debut album, Rain Without End, was recorded in 1995 and released on Vic Records in 1997.^[4] During this period October Tide maintained a low profile, deciding not to tour or give any interviews.^[3] October Tide disbanded after releasing their second album, Grey Dawn, in 1999.

2009–2011

After leaving Katatonia, Norrman reformed October Tide in early 2009. The new line-up didn't include founding member Jonas Renkse, but instead consisted of Norrman on guitars, Tobias Netzell from In Mourning on vocals, Robin Bergh on drums and Jonas Kjellgren as a session bassist.^[3] The band entered the studio to record a new album.^[5] October Tide signed to Candlelight Records in March 2010.^[5]

In July 2010, October Tide performed live at Hell's Pleasure Metalfest.^[6] Johan Jansson replaced Kjellgren on bass for the show.^[7]

A Thin Shell was released on 28 September 2010.^[8] After the album's release, Pierre Stam joined the band on bass.^[8]

2012–present

In March 2012, Netzell and Stam left the band, and were replaced by Alexander Högbom and Mattias Norrman, respectively.^[9] October Tide signed with Pulverised Records in April 2012.^[10] The band entered Black Lounge Studios in late 2012 to record their new album, Tunnel of No Light.^[11] They released the album on 25 March 2013.^[12]

In 2015, drummer Robin Bergh was replaced by Jocke Wallgren.^[13] In Splendor Below was released on 17 May 2019.^[14]

Members

Current members

• Fred Norrman – guitar (1994–1999; 2009–present), bass (1994–1999)
• Mattias "Kryptan" Norrman – guitar (2016-present), bass (2011–2016)
• Alexander Högbom – vocals (2012–present)
• Johan Jönsegård – bass (2016-present)
• Jonas Sköld – drums (2016-present)

Past members

• Jonas Renkse – vocals (1994–1998), drums, guitar (1994–1999)
• Mårten Hansen – vocals (1998–1999)
• Robin Bergh – drums (2009–2014)
• Tobias Netzell – vocals (2009–2012)
• Emil Alstermark^[8] – guitar (2010–2016)
• Johan "Jonken" Jansson – live bass (2010)
• Pierre Stam – bass (2010–2012)
• Jocke Wallgren – drums (2014–2016)

Timeline

Discography

Demo

• Promo Tape (1995)

Albums

• Rain Without End (1997 – Vic Records, 2008 – reissued with new artwork)
• Grey Dawn (1999 – Avantgarde Music, 2007 – reissued by Peaceville Records)
• A Thin Shell (2010 – Candlelight Records)
• Tunnel of No Light (2013 – Pulverised Records)
• Winged Waltz (2016 – Agonia Records)
• In Splendor Below (2019 – Agonia Records)
• The Cancer Pledge (2023 – Agonia Records)