Ghost of a flea: Apocalyptica: Hall of the Mountain King

February 12, 2005

Apocalyptica: Hall of the Mountain King

Finnish orchestral metal act, Apocalyptica interpret the Hall of the Mountain King.

Mountain walls behind us, black,
and below a void unfathomed!
First we clove through banks of mist,
then we clove a flock of sea-gulls,
so that they, in mid-air startled,
flew in all directions, screaming.
Downward rushed we, ever downward.
But beneath us something shimmered,
whitish, like a reindeer's belly.-
Mother, 'twas our own reflection
in the glass-smooth mountain tarn,
shooting up towards the surface
with the same wild rush of speed
wherewith we were shooting downwards.
- Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt (1875)

Posted by Ghost of a flea at February 12, 2005 07:57 AM

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Comments

1. "Unable to locate server. This server does not have a DNS entry."

2. A metal band called Savatage remade Hall of the Mountain King like 15 years ago.

3. Have you noticed the volume of your comments go down? When I try to comment, it starts by saying I'm signed in, then I write the comment, and it wipes it before telling me I need to sign in. Then I sign in, and I can comment on a whole separate comment screen.

Not sure if everybody's getting this run around ...

Posted by: Bill from INDC at February 13, 2005 12:44 AM

You are not the only one getting this run around. You * are * one of the few who persists despite the problem. I am still looking for someone who knows MT3 and TypeKey to fix the problem...

Posted by: Ghost of a flea at February 13, 2005 06:29 AM

howdy I just found yer bog. and wanted to say I do dig it.
dada duffy 'll be back

Posted by: clifford duffy at February 13, 2005 08:25 PM