Madness Reigns

One of my favourite bands is the American heavy metal band Savatage. I have all of their albums, save for one, The Dungeons Are Calling. I ordered a bunch of CDs, including Dungeons, from an online CD store. However, the package I received did not contain Dungeons. Instead they'd sent a CD featuring music by Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg.

Let's review:

• Did receive not ordered CD featuring music by Norwegian 19th century composer Edvard Grieg
• Did not receive ordered CD featuring music by American 80s heavy metal band Savatage

How on earth is it even remotely possible to confuse the two? I figured the two CDs' article numbers must be similar, but no! I've checked the store's website, the article numbers are not even close!

Here's an interesting coincidence, though: One of Grieg's most famous compositions is In the Hall of the Mountain King from Peer Gynt. One of Savatage's most famous albums is Hall of the Mountain King, whose title track is based on Grieg's composition.
However, I did not order Hall of the Mountain King. Had that been the album I ordered, I could possibly understand the mix-up. The album I ordered was called The Dungeons Are Calling. No Grieg reference there whatever.

Now, don't get me wrong, I like Grieg's music, the compositions for Peer Gynt in particular. But that wasn't what I've ordered. The Grieg CD was much cheaper than the Savatage album. Not a good trade-off for me, seeing as I'm being charged for the Savatage album. Time to raise hell with the customer service, in other words. I except to receive the right CD within the next six months. Stay tuned. On second thought, don't.

Note: the title refers to a line from the lyrics to Savatage's Hall of the Mountain King: "Madness reigns...in the hall of the mountain king!" Indeed.