Got this from digitalmetal.com:
" As Katatonia gear up for the release of their new album, Viva Emptiness, illustrator the group had this to say regarding the artwork for the album.
"Travis told us that he got the idea for the front cover while photographing his daughter playing with her bucket in the back yard. Looking at the pictures gave him an overwhelming sense of grief at the realisation that someday she would lose her innocence or that something ugly can enter a childs life that they cannot see but carry with them. The bones in the bucket represent this fear; the wing represents an angel to protect the innocence of the innocent."
"Anders had the idea to include the road he wanted to highlight this fear, on the back cover the road remains but the child is gone. Maybe this symbolises the difficult & dark road to adulthood. You decide. Viva Emptiness."
Pretty cool huh?
" As Katatonia gear up for the release of their new album, Viva Emptiness, illustrator the group had this to say regarding the artwork for the album.
"Travis told us that he got the idea for the front cover while photographing his daughter playing with her bucket in the back yard. Looking at the pictures gave him an overwhelming sense of grief at the realisation that someday she would lose her innocence or that something ugly can enter a childs life that they cannot see but carry with them. The bones in the bucket represent this fear; the wing represents an angel to protect the innocence of the innocent."
"Anders had the idea to include the road he wanted to highlight this fear, on the back cover the road remains but the child is gone. Maybe this symbolises the difficult & dark road to adulthood. You decide. Viva Emptiness."
Pretty cool huh?
