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On the Radar: Koloss

Posted in On the Radar on February 24th, 2011 by JJ Koczan

I’ve long been of the opinion that people don’t give Swedish outfit Cult of Luna enough credit when it comes to the whole post-metal thing. Neurosis, well that’s just obvious. Isis, alright sure, they left their mark in the rhythms and there’s no shortage of drummers out there doing that with their snare, but Cult of Luna have had as much if not more overall impact on the genre as Isis, and yet their name hardly ever gets mentioned. Fellow Swedes Koloss, who you can hear on the player below, put their influence to good use on their End of the Chayot full-length, which they’re offering for free download at their Bandcamp page.

I’m willing to grant there’s no small amount of late-era Isis on closer “One Wave,” but End of the Chayot‘s more crushing opening movement is straight out of the cold Scandinavian snows. “Gaia” and “Old Sun Rise” might tread familiar ground stylistically, but they’re heavy and the album is free and sometimes I want to feel like I’m being beaten over the head with churning riffs, so I’m posting the tracks. I’m about as “over” post-metal as the next guy, but screw it, at least Koloss aren’t doing ironic Katy Perry covers or trying to pretend they never heard of Mogwai. They emailed and asked that I help spread the word and I’m a sucker for Swedes. I think we all know the score. Here’s the player:

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