Swedish master of melancholy, Katatonia, has unleashed 'The Longest Year', a new four track EP, available today through the Peaceville Records store. Alongside the new single, “The Longest Year”, taken from 2009’s, 'Night is the New Day', this new EP also features the previously unreleased track, “Sold Heart”, a remix of “Day and Then the Shade”, and an alternative version of “Idle Blood”, plus the videos for both “The Longest Year”, directed by Charlie Granberg (Bloodbath, My Dying Bride), and “Day and Then the Shade”, directed by Lasse Hoile (Porcupine Tree, Opeth).

Both the vinyl and special editions of the album are available through the Peaceville webstore , along with all the albums from the band’s back catalogue, including limited vinyl editions of the classic albums.

Fans can check out the video for “The Longest Year” on the 'Night is the New Day' mini-site: www.nightisthenewday.com.

The band is currently on an extensive European tour, and has already played a string of sold out shows in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and the UK. The tour continues through Luxembourg, France, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland, back to Germany, Bulgaria, Greece, Israel, Russia and Finland until the middle of April.

For more information please visit: www.myspace.com/katatonia.