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Mechanical Engineering of Living Machines

by Colossus

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1.
Instrumental
2.
As the obscuring curtains shuts out of view the curious, blank staring mass
 As the stage floor is cooling down, my aching bones shudder from all that has past
 But the pulse still quake
 And the fire still burns I the faun, I Man/God break walls, push through, performs beyond the abilities of man In this insecure haven of mine I keep journals of all that I see 
I pain the eye – sign of the fish, female genitalia watching me
 And the pulse still quake
 And the fire still burns 
I’m not God, I’m not Man, I’m a beast, I am a predator Bold eagles take flight – Preventing small birds to live
 Feel, don’t think – Destroy the intellect I am standing in front of a precipice into which I may fall
 My soul is sick… I am incurable
 But the pulse still quake
 And the fire still burns
 The earth is integrating, cooling down, it’s still warm – but not for long Bold eagles take flight – Preventing small birds to live
 Feel, don’t think – Destroy the intellect God is the fire in the head
3.
The light, the morning light
 The light, smarts my eyes
 As I’m brought forth
 By the cradling sleeping dead For as long as the eye can see 
A blanket of manlike plants
 Pushing their roots in the bloodrich soil
 I alone live through this hell The light
 The damned sunlight
 Has ripped my soul free 
From the depth of a numbing sleep
 As I scramble forth
 Rubbing my tearing eyes 
In this lifeless massgrave
I see a figure moving 
I’m not alone – in this hell…

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CRITICAL MASS
"The album moves within a doomy Neurosis landscape, where anything resembling the sun is conspicuous by its absence. Dark and heavy rain clouds have manifested in the Stockholm trio rehearsal space and are there to stay. The vocals are filled with such anguish and darkness that you are infected directly and goes into a depressive state."

METAL CENTRAL
"Slow, doomy riff shares space with jittery parts and progressively jazzy drums. The vocals is churning and breathes a genuine desperation. The musical concoction is a pleasant aqquintance, suited for introspective contemplation."

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released October 27, 2010

Performing on this album:
Niklas - Vocals, guitars, bass | Thomas Norstedt drums
Music: Colossus
Lyrics: Niklas Eriksson

Recorded by Mattias Lindberg at Voilum Studios
Mastring by Jonatan Näslund
Cover art by Niklas Eriksson

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Colossus Stockholm, Sweden

Stockholm post-sludge trio Colossus delivers a technical yet catchy groove with equal parts brains and heart.

With their headstrong, playful and completely uncompromising music, the band have created their own personal path through the heavier rock terrain and won over the underground and critics alike to their cause.
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