Review

Coliseum - No Salvation

23.11.2007 | Cam | 0 Comments

Genre: Punk/Metal/Hardcore
For Fans Of: Black Cross - Darkest Hour - Doomriders
Favourite Songs: Skyline Fucker - White Religion - Fall Of The Pigs
Running Time: 31:17
Year: 2007
Website Link: http://www.coliseumsoundsystem.com
Myspace Link: http://www.myspace.com/coliseum

Score: 86

Down and dirty never sounded so good...

REVIEW.

Coliseum's dirty blend of rock n roll, thrash and punk has been causing quite a stir over the last couple of years, and their Relapse debut No Salvation is another chapter in their already impressive history. Proving that you don't have to play dumbed down riffs to be heavy, this stripped back trio know how to make one hell of a racket while still writing powerful and most importantly, memorable tunes.

A lot of bands make the mistake of over producing their records, which means the end result is a collection of songs that are good from a technical standpoint but are lacking any balls. Coliseum definitely don't have that problem because No Salvation sounds like it could kick the shit out of you!

I hope Coliseum tour Australia one day because “No Benefit” would kill it live. With its thrashy beat and dirty guitar sound I can only imagine what a live show from this Louisville three piece would look like, but I'll assume that flailing bodies and plenty of booze would be on the agenda.

“Defeater” is a melodic but no less powerful tune than it's predecessor while “The Fate Of Men” has a more progressive feel to it and shows that the band are more than capable of slowing things without losing any momentum.... that is until the chorus picks up a bit of speed and we're back in familiar Coliseum territory.

“Seven Cities” is another fast and furious number that is powered by Mike Pascal's always impressive bass lines and the down trodden sounds of “Profetas” are sure to appeal to fans of Cursed and The Swarm. If you thought that drums solos were only used by arena rock bands then the intro to “Shake It Off” may come as a bit of a surprise, but fuck it! Tommy Lee is too busy appearing on America's Most Wanted so Coliseum may as well give it a go.

My favourite track on the record would have to be “Skyline Fucker”... and not just for the title. It's the most drawn out song that No Salvation has to offer and it does a fantastic job of showing off all of the band's strengths in under three minutes. “White Religion” sounds positively evil and “Fall Of The Pigs” could put you on your arse at ten paces.

CONCLUSION.

There's no clever way to describe a balls to the wall rock n roll record. All you need to know is that Coliseum are an aggressive, no frills band who have made one of the dirtiest and most enjoyable albums of 2007. Get on it!