Koloss
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Koloss is the seventh studio album by Swedish extreme metal band Meshuggah, released on 23 March 2012 in Germany, on 26 March in the rest of Europe, and on March 27 in North America, by Nuclear Blast.[1]
Background
Tomas Haake stated, "As always, we try to take our music in a slightly different direction with each album and with Koloss, we feel that we really nailed what we were going for. Organic brutality, viscera and groove all crammed into a 54-minute metalicious treat, best avoided by the faint of heart!!"[1]
The Koloss album was different from others in terms of cooperation and making music together. Fredrik and Mårten worked together in creating a couple of songs together. Jens Kidman who retired from guitar playing since their debut album Contradictions Collapse composed "Behind the Sun".
Release
The album was released on 23 March 2012 in Germany, 26 March in the rest of Europe and on March 27 in North America. It was released as a standard compact disc, as a digipak version featuring a bonus DVD, as a limited edition boxed set "magic cube" (a mock-Rubik's Cube featuring the album artwork, available only through Nuclear Blast mail-order), and a double-LP pressed on brown vinyl.[2]
The album debuted at number 17 in the United States, with first week sales of 18,342 copies, the band's and record label's highest position on the charts.[3] Koloss also debuted at number 27 on the Canadian Albums Chart.[4]
Reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100[5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| Alternative Press | [7] |
| The A.V. Club | B+[8] |
| Decibel | 8/10[9] |
| Drowned in Sound | [10] |
| Exclaim! | favourable[11] |
| Spin Magazine | 9/10[12] |
| Sputnikmusic | [13] |
| Pitchfork | 8.2/10[14] |
Koloss received generally favorable reviews.[5] Kory Grow of Spin Magazine called it "the first real contender for the genre's album of the year".[12]
Track listing
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I Am Colossus EP
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Personnel
- Jens Kidman – vocals
- Fredrik Thordendal – lead guitar
- Mårten Hagström – rhythm guitar
- Dick Lövgren – bass
- Tomas Haake – drums
- Luminokaya – artwork
Charts
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[16] | 88 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[17] | 93 |
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Meshuggah Drummer Says 'Koloss' Is A '54-Minute Metalicious Treat'". Blabbermouth.net. January 16, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Meshuggah: New Album Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. January 17, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Meshuggah's new album, Koloss, has given Nuclear Blast USA their highest sales and Billboard 200 debuts ever". lambgoat.com. April 4, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."CANOE -- JAM! Music SoundScan Charts". Archived from the original on June 27, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Koloss by Meshuggah". Metacritic. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Heaney, Gregory. "Koloss - Meshuggah – Allmusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Schreurs, Jason (March 26, 2012). "Alternative Press – Reviews – Meshuggah – Koloss". Alternative Press. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Heller, Jason (March 27, 2012). "Meshuggah: Koloss – Music – Music Review – The A.V. Club". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Stewart-Panko, Kevin (April 2012). "Towering Achievement". Decibel Magazine (90).
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Smith, Patrick (March 23, 2012). "Meshuggah Koloss". Archived from the original on March 29, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Falzon, Denise (March 25, 2012). "Meshuggah – Koloss – Metal Reviews – exclaim.ca". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Grow, Kory (March 26, 2012). "Meshuggah, 'Koloss' (Nuclear Blast) – SPIN". Retrieved March 29, 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Thomas, Adam (March 20, 2012). "Meshuggah Koloss". Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Reyes-Kulkarni, Saby (August 1, 2016). "Meshuggah - 25 Years of Musical Deviance". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rosenberg, Axl (April 4, 2013). "'I Am Colossus': Meshuggah Release Toolish New Video". Metal Sucks. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."伏魔殿 | メシュガー" [Koloss | Meshuggah]. Oricon. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Meshuggah | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Further reading
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