Release
date: April 04th 2016. Label: Haywire Records. Format:
Cassette/CD/DD/Vinyl
Colossseus
– Tracklisting
Moscufu
The
Elemental
Ruse
Colosseus
Master
Of Convulsions
Band
Members:
Alex
Wehry – guitars
Flavius
Retea – drums, percussion
Mihai
Guta – bass
Raul
Stanciu – guitars, banjo
Review:
Romania's
Methadone Skies have been making a name for themselves over the past
few years in under found music circles, not only with their stunning
live performances but also releasing three excellent albums in 2014s
Eclectic Electric and 2012s Enter The Void and their debut Explosions
Of The Sun from 2010 and you can now add their new album Colosseus to
that list, an all encompassing album that builds upon their previous
work and takes it to the next level, such is the monolithic nature of
the album.
This
is an epic album of the highest order, a stunning mix of psychedelic
progressive jams, heavy as thou doom riffs and blurry shoegaze
elements. The amalgamation between melody, atmosphere and out and out
heaviness is joyful and the whole album is hypnotic throughout, to
the extent that listening to Colosseus is a musical experience that
you rarely find.
Picking
out a track as a particular highlight from Colessus is a tricky one
as you really need to listen to the entire album from start to finish
to properly immerse yourself in the Methadone Skies groove as the
album as a whole is such a powerful piece of work, however I will say
that there has to be a special mention reserved for The Elemental, a
breathtaking song that is the very definition of the word powerful.
The album as a whole though, should be consumed from beginning to end
as you let the sound annihilate your thoughts and take over your
brain, the sound keeps on building and building, creating a pressure
that is released in the most brilliant way possible. This is music
for the soul, at times achingly beautiful and joyful but at others
crushingly heavy and harrowing but when it comes down to it,
Colosseus is never anything less than all encompassing.
This
is an album that you will not forget in a hurry and will be not only
a joy when played live but also an unforgettable encounter Miss
Methadone Skies at your peril, this is an experience that once heard,
will never be forgotten.
Words
by Gavin Brown
Thanks
to Methadone Skies for the promo. Colosseus will be available to buy
on CD/DD/Vinyl from Haywire Records from April 4th 2016.
With
the band being the cool awesome guys that they are, they have let
ourselves premier the brilliant song - The Elemental - from Colosseus.
Or you can watch the video for The Elemental below as well.
Links
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