Kolossus is Keep Of Kalessin's most diverse effort so far. They aren't just a traditional black metal band, although there is plenty of that on the album. You'll also hear thrash metal, black and roll, death metal and a lot of progressive influences. The songs are well-written, and recorded in one take instead of the cut and paste technique used by so many bands. Atmospheric, symphonic songs shift into evil black metal. Groovy, melodic songs transform into epic progressive tunes with great guitar riffs and solos.
There are a lot of different vocal styles utilized as well. Thebon does a typical black metal rasp, combination thrash style yelling/singing and regular melodic singing. Keep Of Kalessin is quickly becoming one of the rising bands in black metal, and Kolossus, with its excellent musicianship, songwriting and variety will take them to even higher levels.
(released June 10, 2008 on Nuclear Blast Records)
