Colossloth

Even though I reviewed an album of Colossloth before, the name of the project (and perhaps the logo) always makes me think of some experimental doom metal band, probably from Tartarus Records. That is not the case though. Colossloth is a full out noise project with mostly releases on Cold Spring.

Well, the “noise” description is perhaps more fitting for the previous album, this time only in the first track. Other tracks are more ‘soundscapish’ and there is even a weird technoish track. After a while all tracks develop into something noisy though.

Let us say that the upcoming album (28 February) is more experimental. Sometimes soundscape, sometimes ‘rocky’, sometimes techno, but it always ends in a pile of noise.

Links: Colossloth, Cold Spring

This British project has remained below my radar. Yet, he has been around since 2006 and this is the fourth release on Cold Spring. The label ‘blurb’ says:

Rhythmic industrial noise – grinding and churning, drenched in crushing doom-laden guitars – drapes the sacrificial bones of the new album from esoteric electronic alchemist Colossloth.

What I hear mostly on “Promethean Meat” is fairly chaotic noise with a lot of screeches and high frequencies. The guitar noise, sometimes with vocals, reminds me a bit of the Dutch Gnaw Their Tongues. Here and there the chaos tones down a bit towards darker (industrial) tunes and towards the end there is a more ‘ritual’ type of track.

Not entirely my kind of noise. Not too bad either. Perhaps I will also try the older material of this project.

Links: Colossloth, Cold Spring