Katatonia again. Did the House of Commons pass a law making it compulsory to include them in all metal bills this year or what? This was the third time I'd seen them in the last year, and on each occasion I've been unmoved. I wouldn't begrudge Katatonia their acclaim, but whenever I see them I feel nothing but numbness. Only Anders Nystrom has any stage presence to speak of (and with his increasingly unkempt split ends and patchy facial hair, he's looking ever more like a member of My Dying Bride); vocalist Jonas is no visual draw. He is resolutely immobile, bar the bizarre pocket-slapping jig he's taken to dancing during more animated sequences of the set, and the big woolly hat pulled down over his eyes and ears is merely weird. What image is this choice of headgear supposed to convey? The rest of the band maintain their background presence, looking more like they should be in a band with a name like Starsailor or The Seahorses every time they come over here.
I'm looking forward to seeing Jonas slapping his pockets again. 
