October Tide – ‘A Thin Shell’ CD

October Tide is a melodic death doom metal band founded in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1994 by Jonas Renkse and Fredrik Norrman (of Katatonia).

They released two full-length albums: ‘Rain Without End’ (recorded in 1995, yet released only in 1997 on Vic Records) and ‘Grey Dawn’ (1999, originally on Avantgarde, re-issued in 2007 via Peaceville Records) before disbanding because their “inspiration ran dry” and because Renkse and Norrman decided to fully concentrate on Katatonia instead.

In late 2009 however, despite staunchly refusing the notion of future material for an astounding eleven years, Fred Norrman announced he was leaving Katatonia and had reformed October Tide.

A brand new full-length album entitled ‘A Thin Shell’ was released on October 12th, 2010.