LOST IN REVERIE

Husband and wife duo Ihsahn and Ihriel's Peccatum project will probably be a disappointment to those who are hankering for something resembling Emperor's work - although there are still metal influences in the mix on Lost In Reverie, there's nothing as direct and furious as Emperor at their darkest. Instead, the atmosphere aimed for is more reminiscent of somewhat melancholic post-rock. It's a competent album which is certainly worth a try; if the experiments they try here work for you, you'll probably dig it a lot, though if it doesn't resonate with you then odds are you'll get bored partway through - I know I tend to.

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Posted Friday, September 6, 2013 | Review this album | Report (Review #1029707)

Mother of the New Prog Order I will forever give full credit to Heidi Solberg for creating the Ihsahn of today that I know and love. As much as I can respect and admire his efforts with Emperor, most of them are due to his massive impact on the world of black metal, particularly the melodic a ... (read more)

Report this review (#1162444) | Posted by Gallifrey | Thursday, April 17, 2014 | Review Permanlink

Peccatum is a very experimental group - founded by Ihsahn (Emperor) his wife Ihriel (who has done some other musical work, but nothing overly noteworthy), and her brother Lord PZ, back in the late 90s. PZ left the band earlier, though he appears on this album as a guest vocalist. Between the happy ... (read more)

Report this review (#132473) | Posted by Shakespeare | Thursday, August 9, 2007 | Review Permanlink

I've been a huge fan of Ihsahn's work before the release of Lost in Reverie, mostly for EMPEROR (early PECCATUM albums are too weird to be called masterpieces). But after hearing this record I can say for sure: this guy is a pure genius. The first impression was a total shock: never in my li ... (read more)

Report this review (#45420) | Posted by Vaxis | Sunday, September 4, 2005 | Review Permanlink

PECCATUM, the side project of Vegard Sverre Tveitan (Ihsahn) from the legendary Black Metal band EMPEROR, and his wife Ihriel, a project in which Ihsahn has (once again) pushed the envelope of metal as we know it. With a very Experimental approach and a dark whimsical flavor, "Lost in Reverie" ... (read more)

Report this review (#43818) | Posted by Minstrel X | Monday, August 22, 2005 | Review Permanlink

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