Brave Murder Day and Sounds of Decay after regular Katatonia singer (and then drummer) Jonas Renkse became unable to perform vocals properly. During this time, the band decided to change their sound to a more soft sound with clean vocals beginning with 1998’s Discouraged Ones. This shift in instrumental tone and vocal style was accompanied by an appreciable decrease in the length of the band's songs, with latter period songs typically lasting around four minutes. ... "doom metal" depressing ...