Leader Tamás Kátai says:
“I felt it was time to move in a different direction, whatever that direction might be, but A gyönyörű álmok ezután jönnek still possesses the dreaminess that I’ve always associated with Thy Catafalque”, Kátai says. “There is a tinge of nostalgia, a tinge of sadness, a tinge of hope, a tinge of beauty and still a generous amount of metal”.

About the album, he states:

“I imagine these songs as guides through a dark night of the soul”, Kátai says. In the video for the title track, he runs through the streets of his hometown in  Makó. As the path winds through the placid countryside, he’s greeted by strange scenes from both the past and present: rusted-out rail cars, bare-knuckle brawling, mysterious packages being dumped in the woods, a red-headed woman singing stoically in a field. At one point, he’s stopped in his tracks by the sight of his doppelgänger digging his own grave.  

“The video is pretty personal”, Kátai says. “It was shot at places from my past and almost all of the actors are my old friends.” Despite the homecoming, the inspiration behind “A gyönyörű álmok ezután jönnek” isn’t so warm and fuzzy. “The title track comes from a place of disappointment”, he continues. “In the afterglow of nostalgia, there’s also a chill of disappointment”.

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racklist:
1. Piros Kocsi, Fekete Éj (4:12)
2. Mindenevö (6:35)
3. Vasgyár (6:18)
4. Világnak Világa (6:28)
5. Nyárfa, Nyírfa (2:53)
6. Lydiához (3:05)
7. Vakond (4:29)
8. Ködkiraly (7:58)
9. Aláhullás (3:48)
10. A gyönyörü álmok ezután jönnek (3:14) [WATCH]
11. Babylon (Bonus Track – Omega Cover) (3:42)*
Total runtime: 49:02
*Digital Only

Available Formats:
Digital Download
CD Mediabook (First Pressing Only) 
12″ Vinyl Gatefold – Black
12″ Coloured Vinyl Gatefold – Transparent Yellow & Black Marbled
12″ Coloured Vinyl Gatefold – Turquoise & Black Marbled
12″ Coloured Vinyl Gatefold – White w/ Gold Splatters

Recording Lineup:
Tamás Kátai – Guitar, Bass, Vocals, Keyboards, Programming

Guest Musicians:
Martina Veronika Horváth – Vocals on Track 1, 6
Ivett Dudás – Vocals on Track 8
Helga Kreiter – Vocals on Track 4, 10
Gábor Dudás – Vocals on Track 2, 5, 6, 10
Bálint Bokodi – Vocals on Track 2, 4, 9
Gábor Veres – Vocals on Track 3, 8
Attila Bakos – Vocals on Track 1
Zoltán Kónya – Vocals on Track 3
András Vörös – Vocals on Track 4
Breno Machado – Lead Guitar on Track 2
Zoltán Vigh – Lead Guitar on Track 3
Krisztián Varga – Lead Guitar on Track 4
Daniele Belli – Acoustic Guitar on Track 2
Miguel Velasquez Matija – Fretless Bass on Track 2, 6
Edu Giró – Oud, Bouzouki, Baglama on Track 2,7
Grigoris Mitropoulos – Bouzouki, Mpaglamas on Track 7
Sanja Smileska – Violin on Track 3
Jo Quail – Electric Cello on Track 8
Issar Shulman – Contrabass on Track 2
Cal Rustad – French Horn on Track 2, 8
Manuel Domenech – Cor Anglais on Track 8
Khachatrian Lernik – Clarinet on Track 2
Gergő Bille – Flugelhorn, Trumpet on Track 7
Joakim Toftgaard – Trombone, Trumpet on Track 7
Fabian Hernandez – Saxophone on Track 5
Viktória Varga – Narration on Track 3
Annamari Sánta – Narration on Track 7, 8