- Black 12" double vinyl (33rpm) in gatefold (first pressing 250 copies worldwide).
• Keep of Kalessin are one of the more well-known melodic black metal bands to emerge from Norway during the ‘90s.
• Sole original member Arnt Obsidian was the live guitarist for Satyricon.
• The lineup has included Frost (Satyricon/1349) and Atilla (Mayhem, Tormentor).
Kolossus is still forged from the melodic but no less fiery cauldrons of black metal. Guitar solos slice like long swords while double bass pounds with all the relentless fury of a war drum. But adding acoustic polish and symphonic flurries to their arsenal elevated the band to a higher field of battle.
“My name will spawn legends”, Obsidian screams in a blaze of glory on the album’s ascendant grand finale. Even amongst their many treasures, Kolossus still shines as one of Keep of Kalessin’s crown jewels.
For fans of Dimmu Borgir, Emperor, Satyricon, …
CD/ 2LP:
1. Origin (02:28)
2. A New Empire's Birth (05:50)
3. Against the Gods (08:47)
4. The Rising Sign (07:27)
5. Warmonger (05:21)
6. Escape the Union (07:49)
7. The Mark of Power (04:57)
8. Kolossus (07:15)
9. Ascendant (04:31)
Total play time 0:54:25