Recent content by D.D.S. Polymath

Thank you for your image links. Unfortunately, these are the photographs that everyone should be familiar with from the album booklets anyway. What I had in mind were excellent black and white photographs from an earlier era (probably the Bergtatt sessions). Believe me, they were excellent...

Hmm… This is going to be the most eagerly anticipated of birthdays for me: turning 33 on October 19 and hoping for the pre-ordered copy of the special ltd edition (the usual Peaceville scenario) of the album to arrive a couple of days afterwards, the new Paradise Lost album preceding it some...

Hullo. I am not quite sure if anyone has already come across the fine self-released album by the Norwegian artist going under the name Vàli, but for anyone admiring Kveldssanger (and, quite probably, Bergtatt), the all-acoustic affair that is Forlatt might prove to be a true treasure trove...

Hullo, everyone. I was wondering if, by any odd chance, there might be anyone knowing where old Ulver photographs (Bergtatt to Nattens Madrigal-era) can be found on the Internet (if at all). I remember seeing a good many photographs taken in the Norwegian countryside (Ulver members roaming...

Although I adore all their albums on Peaceville, I must say Last Fair Deal Gone Down is the one I think the most well-rounded of all.

I received my copy of the boxed edition this morning and now I am listening to it for the very first time. Excellently produced, this package. Judging by the stamp on the envelope, it was sent on Monday, 13 March, so it took only 4 days to arrive from England to Serbia. The My Twin CDS and the...

Is the picture above meant to be reminiscent of the In Slaughter Natives boxed set cover?

I do love Katatonia's tendency to incorporate that negative prefix to great effect: first 'Dispossession', now 'Displaced'; perhaps there may come 'The Disinherited' afterwards. It is, in my opinion, the best song on the MCD, although 'Dissolving Bonds' is alluring, too, with its laid-back...

Overrated though Opeth may well have become, they still are an excellent band. In fact, I think Opeth and Katatonia complement each other in a manner that no other two bands can, so poetic and aesthetically appealing in most respects. The latest Opeth album has so far failed to impress me...

I received my copies of the Katatonia and Dark Throne MCD's yesterday. Judging by the stamp, it only took three days for the packet to arrive. I am now eagerly looking forward to receiving my pre-ordered copy of the Swedish box of The Great Cold Distance. If Displaced is fully representative of...