How much change is a band willing to endure in pursuit of
a dream? In the case of Coliseum, as much as it takes. In
the three years since their second album, No Salvation
(their first and only for Relapse Records), the Louisville
power trio have changed labels, producers, engineers,
and replaced the frenetic breakneck speed of former
drummer Chris Maggio with the emphatic rhythmic stomp
of Carter Wilson - all in the service of producing the album
they always dreamed of. That album is House With A
Curse, their third full-length and first for Temporary
Residence Ltd.
Written and recorded in the band's hometown of Louisville,
KY, House With A Curse represents a major sea change in
the Coliseum canon. For the first time in their nearly
decade-long career, the trio play like a singular unit,
commanding an agile, indestructible army of enormous
riffs grounded by the head-nodding, foot-stomping rhythm
section of Wilson and long-time bassist Mike Pascal.
Guitarist/vocalist Ryan Patterson's gravel-throated
proclamations are more personal than ever, reflecting
against himself and projecting to the outside world.
Produced by the band at The Funeral Home in Louisville
and mixed by J. Robbins in Baltimore, House With A
Curse features no less than a half dozen guests - Will
Oldham (Bonnie 'Prince' Billy), J. Robbins (Jawbox),
Jason Noble (Shipping News, Rachel's, Rodan), Peter
Searcy (Squirrel Bait) and more all stopped by to add
vocals, extra guitar, strings and whatever else a particular
song might have called for. House is not just a new and
exciting chapter in the Coliseum story, it's a celebration of
the underground music community that inspired its very
existence.
SALES POINTS
* Features guest appearances by
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, J. Robbins
(Jawbox), Jason Noble (Rachel's,
Shipping News) and more
RIYL: METALLICA, ISIS, FUGAZI,
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE,
HIGH ON FIRE, YOUNG WIDOWS
TRACK LISTING
1. Introduction (1:11)
2. Blind In One Eye (3:18)
3. Everything To Everyone (2:49)
4. Crime And The City (3:08)
5. Cloaked In Red (4:49)
6. Perimeter Man (3:44)
7. Skeleton Smile (3:20)
8. Isela Vega (3:22)
9. Lost In Groningen (3:19)
10. Statuary (3:37)
11. Man Was Never Meant To Fy (5:23)
12. Punk / Money (2:18)