Mega Colossus

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Mega Colossus
General information
origin Raleigh , United States
Genre (s) Heavy metal
founding 2005
Website www.meltedfaces.com
Current occupation
Sean Buchanan
Bill Fischer
guitar
 Stephen Cline
Ry Eshelman
Doza Mendoza

Mega Colossus is an American heavy metal band.

history

The band was founded in 2005 in Raleigh , North Carolina under the name "Colossus" and released the album ... And the Rift of the Pandimensional Under-Gods and the EP Drunk on Blood via Nice Life Records in 2008 and 2009 as the first musical signs of life . In 2010 a contract was signed with the German music label Killer Metal Records , which led to the re-release of the debut album in the same year . In 2012 the self-published EP ... And the Sepulcher of the Mirror Warlocks followed , which was reissued by Killer Metal Records in 2015 as a compilation with the first EP.

In 2016, the band renamed itself Mega Colossus in order to minimize or eliminate confusion, as the original name is used relatively widely. So called or were called "Colossus" u. a. a Swedish rock band with borrowings from Stoner Rock, a Swedish doom band with Messiah Marcolin as a singer, an English drum and bass artist and an American metalcore band.

In the year of the renaming (self-published) and at the end of April 2017 via Killer Metal Records, HyperGlaive was the first work under the new band name. In autumn 2017 the band went on a European tour for the first time. Six European countries were visited, including Germany, Italy and Slovenia.

In May 2018 the band was confirmed for the 2019 edition of the Hell Over Hammaburg festival organized by Wolf-Rüdiger Mühlmann .

style

Due to the double-barreled guitars, some drum figures and the degree of hardness, the band will be compared to Iron Maiden . Nevertheless, she makes music "close to the power metal". Elsewhere it says "Iron Maiden meets Thin Lizzy ". In addition, the US metal band Slough Feg is continuously used as a reference.

reception

HyperGlaive , the first work under a new name, was generally welcomed. It received 8 out of 10 possible points at Crossfire and particularly emphasized was "for example the clear vocals of Sean Buchanan, which can be recognized by his vocal color among many others". At Powermetal.de , the album won first place in the soundcheck 12/2016 and received 9 out of 10 points in the individual review.

Andreas Schiffmann of Rock Hard judged that the "first album to be released on a broader scale in Europe" was music that was "eight times more direct, lovingly melodic heavy metal with weird fantasy or sci-fi lyrics", “Which one could still listen to with joy in ten years”.

Discography

Albums

Others

  • 2009: Drunk on Blood ( Extended Play , Nice Life Records, 2010 Divebomb Records)
  • 2012: ... And the Sepulcher of the Mirror Warlocks (EP, self-published)
  • 2015: Drunk on Blood ... And the Sepulcher of the Mirror Warlocks ( Compilation , Killer Metal Records)

Web links

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ John Skibeat: Colossus - Wake (Perennity Records) - Ave Noctum. In: avenoctum.com. May 30, 2013, accessed January 6, 2019 .
  3. ^ Di Hadrianus: Stillborn: Nocturnals. In: Ver Sacrum. November 4, 2017, accessed January 6, 2019 (Italian).
  4. ^ Q&A - Colossus & Transcript [Rush Records]. In: DNB DoJo. July 29, 2015, accessed January 6, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Brody B: Album Review: Colossus - Badlands. In: indievisionmusic.com. October 3, 2014, accessed January 6, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Steffen Hung: Mega Colossus - Hyperglaive. In: hitparade.ch. Retrieved January 6, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Melissa Hart: MEGA COLOSSUS - Marburg, scenario. In: ffm-rock.de. October 1, 2017, accessed January 6, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Raphael Päbst: Tour diary MEGA COLOSSUS: Prehistory -. In: powermetal.de. September 21, 2017, accessed January 6, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Micha: HELL OVER HAMMABURG 2019 :: DEAD CONGREGATION / MAGIC CIRCLE / MEGA COLOSSUS / MATTERHORN. In: metaller.de. May 22, 2018, accessed January 6, 2019 .
  10. ↑ a b Joxe Schaefer: Mega Colossus - Hyperglaive. In: crossfire-metal.de. Retrieved January 6, 2019 .
  11. ↑ a b Lior "Steinmetal" stone: Mega Colossus - HyperGlaive. In: metal-temple.com. February 27, 2017, accessed January 6, 2019 .
  12. ↑ a b Raphael Päbst: Highlight at the end of the year. In: powermetal.de. December 18, 2016, accessed January 6, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Alex Fähnrich: Review: MEGA COLOSSUS - Hyperglaive. In: darkscene.at. Retrieved January 6, 2019 .
  14. ↑ Soundcheck 12/2016. In: powermetal.de. Retrieved January 6, 2019 .
  15. ↑ Andreas Schiffmann: Hyperglaive. In: Rock Hard # 362. Retrieved January 6, 2019 .