Katatonia

The time is right for the first U.S. tour in some years by Swedish metal band Katatonia, which in 18 years has transformed from a rough-edged doom trio into a proggy five-piece prone to sweeping melancholy, ruminative tenderness and epic grandeur. With interest in Opeth (friends and fellow Swedes) at an all-time peak, Katatonia should make its biggest impact yet with its strongest record to date: last year's ambitious, gorgeously moody Night Is the New Day.