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Koloss

MeshuggahMP3 Download
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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  • Original Release Date: 26 Mar 2012
  • Format - Music: MP3
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Play   4. Behind the Sun 6:14 £0.79  Buy MP3 
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Play   7. Break Those Bones Who Sinews Gave It Motion 6:55 £0.79  Buy MP3 
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5.0 out of 5 stars Behind The Sun 8 April 2012
Format:Audio CD
Koloss has an otherworldly bleakness about it, like a deserted planet, with ragged mountain ranges that stretch as far as the eye can see, endless terrains of black brown rock and dust storms that turn the sun to a hovering, ghostly coin. Some people seem to view this feeling of bleakness as a 'boring' element that runs through the album, but I love that. I like the minimalism, the feeling of emptiness; it creates a sensation of space within and around the songs. Demiurge is a good example of this, with its eerie, ambient soundscapes (it grows into something quite sinister for me, cold and chilling towards the climax, which of course I adore) and the multi-layered, slow burning beauty of Behind The Sun. Break Those Bones Whose Sinews Gave It Motion sounds barren and dry until it floods into colour at 3:48 with those long, disquieting tunnels of guitar sound that seem to take us slowly, creeping into points of space. The Last Vigil takes this feeling of space into another dimension, an ethereal, haunting place full of forbidden geometry and strange, bleeding light.

Koloss is intricate, dense and heavy. I love the drumming patterns on Marrow and Swarm and the way the twin guitar riffs slide away from each other like magnets on Marrow. The way the guitar notes on The Demon's Name Is Surveillance build and bend into something high, wild and intense, penetrating and peering into your mind like snaking, living cameras, and how Do Not Look Down seems to flow into a completely different song at exactly the 3:00 minute mark. The way the guitar (it sounds like a weird sliding backwards chord with bending strings) seems to pull my stomach muscles down at 0:18 (there are two more during the song, deliciously heavy, they occur at 1:06 and 3:46) on I Am Colossus, it feels exquisite, like falling through a trapdoor. I love the ascending chromatic riff during the chorus and the lead solo towards the end is beautifully-placed, having a 'siren-esque' quality to it, a little like the melody (or rather the atmosphere) you hear during Corridor Of Chameleons (at 2:02 and 3:55) from Chaosphere. The Demon's Name Is Surveillance has this siren-esque quality as well towards the end section at 3:30. You can hear elements of Chaosphere and Obzen throughout the album and for that matter, elements of Nothing and Catch 33.

Koloss is an alien landscape. Beams of sunlight flicker in broken shafts on that black-brown surface. At certain angles, the light glints like gold upon those great stones. It is full of twists and turns like some leviathan puzzle box. What you find inside depends on how deeply you want to go into that box.

Koloss. Bleak. Barren. Alien.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Embrace the Void 4 Mar 2013
Format:Audio CD
It's Meshuggah, it's bleak, mad and technical. Freaking awesome!

In the words of Devin Townsend, fine purveyor of all kinds of metal insanity...

"Oh. My. F*****g. God."
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Format:Vinyl|Amazon Verified Purchase
At first I thought that this wasn't the kind of album that would work well on vinyl. I thought it would be too heavy... But I was wrong. What is great about the having this album on vinyl is the sinister artwork with which many comparisons can be drawn with the music itself. Its technical, beautiful, innovative, provocative!

This band surprises me every time they bring out a new album and with Koloss, they do not disappoint. Its even more technical than previous albums and a lot more subtle. The co-ordination in songs such as "Do Not Look Down" and "The Demons Name is Surveillance" are mind blowing. Meshuggah continue to move the Holy Grail out of reach of those who seek to obtain it, which is only right of the band that invented the sound some would call "Djent".

However I think that the first single from Koloss; "Break Those Bones Whose Sinews Gave It Motion" just dragged on for a little too long. Its a good song and is a great contrast in tempo to the rest of the album being much slower. Also rhythmically the song not as complicated as the rest of the album giving some listeners a much needed break form the onslaught of Tomas Haake's genius. But with little noticeable change throughout the song, it doesn't justify being nearly 7 minutes long.

"The Last Vigil" brings the album to close with an eerie but peaceful instrumental guitar duo. Marten Hagstrom and Fredrik Thordendal ease the listener back into real space time which they had been forced to vacate at the opening riff of "I Am Colossus"

All in all Koloss is another incredible album form an Incredible band. Meshuggah have outdone themselves once again. Definitely worthy of 5 stars.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Good
I expected more from Meshuggah, apart from the odd INCREDIBLE head spinning poly rhythm, the album is a bit of a slog if I'm honest. Read more
Published 1 month ago by ThrashyPhil
4.0 out of 5 stars The Koloss.
Koloss is the next album from Meshuggah and personally i would say that while it is a good album it is not as good as their previous work. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Karl Kirkby
5.0 out of 5 stars If you like music...
...you own this already right?

You're not hovering over the buy button?

Meshuggah invented heaviness and the current Djent scene is an entire genre devoted to... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Jacq
5.0 out of 5 stars chugg, chugg, chugg!!!
Masters of the extreme. a better offering than Obzen, with the inclusion of some "groovey" riffs and drum patterns... can i hear a cowbell? always good in my book. Read more
Published 13 months ago by toshy boy
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best metal albums!
I have only recently got into Meshuggah. I had never heard of them before - which is quite a shock to myself!! Read more
Published 13 months ago by Kev1977
4.0 out of 5 stars Koloss - they still manage to keep that dimensional gate open
If you can get over the fact that this album is best for disintegrating your nervous system and you willing to let that happen- it is worth the money. Read more
Published 13 months ago by G
5.0 out of 5 stars Great release
This album absolutely blew me away, thought provoking lyrics, amazing riffs,amazing drums, and great vocals! What more can i say! Read more
Published 14 months ago by MrZodiac
5.0 out of 5 stars Metal head
Been awaiting this album for a while, got to say meshuggah really went to town on this one. New approach with lots of progressive elements. The album is incredible! Read more
Published 14 months ago by M Thurston
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