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90
This unpredictability — the 25-year-old band’s trademark attraction — is what keeps them at the forefront of metal’s vanguard, and what makes Koloss, for all its “normalcy” (joke quotes intended), the first real contender for the genre’s album of the year.
12y
88
This will undoubtedly go down as one of the year’s best metal albums, and is only bested by their previous masterworks, Nothing and Catch 33. If anything, Koloss shows once again how consistent this group has been over the years.
6y
85
It is a slight push forward in some respects, a classic example of a patented style in others, and a return to the roots in a way that is somehow familiar and fresh.
4y
82
On Koloss, once again the band shifts down to a slower, groove-oriented approach, but this time it sounds more limber and less encumbered by its own muscularity.
9y
80
For those considering taking a walk on the very heavy side, this might not be a bad place to start. For anyone already smitten by the idea music-as-earthquake, dive on in.
12y
80
Meshuggah have easily proven to listeners time and time again that they know their way around their instruments better than most, so even though Koloss isn't the band's most daring or experimental work to date, it's definitely worth any metal fan's time.
12y
80
Often times it is hard for such a long running act to stay not only fresh but relevant in a sea of clones, but by making precise tweaks and adjustments to their sound by approaching Koloss with a new attitude, all the while holding fast to their core strengths, Meshuggah have given us the first truly engaging metal album of 2012.
12y
60
Overall I did think this was a likable LP, but it will not be going down as one of my favorites in the Meshuggah discography.
8y
light 9, ok this is their most brutal one and my favorite as a result, hit after hit after hit.
It is hard to surpass the legacy of a masterpiece, especially coming from an album like obZen that marked how contemporary metal would sound. That is why Koloss is special, it rejects what obZen was, and it doesn't want to be like its predecessor. You could define Koloss as a "singles album", which is in its essence, every song of this record could be released as a single from it, and ... read more
Obzen was the pinnacle of Meshuggah's story in many different ways, an album that not only served as the culmination of the band's creative ambitions within the realms of Djent and Prog Metal, but also as their grandest moment in terms of popularity and influence. As a result, one could argue that they've been 'coasting' on this success ever since. That being said, how did the first of their 'legacy' releases go?
Predictably, it turned out to be an absolutely ... read more
I do have to grant Messhuggah that following up Obzen, arguably one of the greatest metal albums ever made, was going to be an extremely difficult task no matter what, so I can excuse that this album is a very slight downgrade from the ones before it. But come on, you've seen my Messhuggah reviews, "not as good as their previous albums" doesn't say jack shit because of how damn consistent these guys are. They slow down things a bit here, it's not quite as thrashy as ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | I Am Colossus 4:43 | 83 |
| 2 | The Demon's Name Is Surveillance 4:39 | 91 |
| 3 | Do Not Look Down 4:43 | 88 |
| 4 | Behind the Sun 6:14 | 87 |
| 5 | The Hurt That Finds You First 5:33 | 86 |
| 6 | Marrow 5:35 | 88 |
| 7 | Break Those Bones Whose Sinews Gave It Motion 6:55 | 86 |
| 8 | Swarm 5:26 | 85 |
| 9 | Demiurge 6:12 | 96 |
| 10 | The Last Vigil 4:32 | 76 |
Total Length: 54 minutes
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2mo
If this ever gets down to a 79... i was gonna do soemthingbut it wont change anything so PLZ JUST DONT DROP THE RATINGS DOWN 😭🙏🏻
2mo
Marrow might be their best song. Every riff sounds like an actual thud on my ears, holy hell.
