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COLOSSEUM is a project with the aim to create the most bleak and funereal atmospheres through music. Darkest hymns for a forlorn souls, diving into the deepest abyss of mind.Drones of delirium and doom are taking their caustic formand the conjurations for the debut album are being prepared.Dark waters stir...The Gate of Adar has been opened and there's no turning back....____________________________________________________ ____________The idea of COLOSSEUM was born in 2006 when the mastermind of YEARNING started due to his frustration towards mostly everything to create extremely slow and heavy material.After composing five full-lenght cd's under the name of YEARNING he wanted to do something extremely dark and powerful.Mixture of darkest kind of Funeral Doom Metal with the strong influences from both Dark Ambient and Orchestral Works melted together from the very first beginning. The idea was to mix together the rich and colourful chord progressions of classical music,the soundscapes of Ambient and total darkness and heaviness of extreme Doom Metal. Dauntless slowness and power of Funeral Doom genre mixed with influences from such acts as Dead Can Dance,Lustmord etc.New songs began to take their form quite easily and finally the compositions were finalized with the lyrics wandering in the realms of suicidal depression,delirium,Sumerian/Lovecraftian myths and ghastly depths evoked by the dismal atmosphere of the music.Some demo material was sent to a few labels and the interest was quite immediate from the underground labels around the world.At this point the band was completed with Olli Haaranen(guitars/production) and Janne RÃ¤mÃ¶(bass) both sharing a strong commitment towards the dark arts and also a long backround in underground metal..After a while of search they got in touch with Sameli KÃ¶ykkÃ¤(drums) to complete the line-up.Material was constantly evolving and after the few offers from the labels COLOSSEUM finally accepted the one offered by Firedoom Music in 2007.. MySpace HELP Profile Help!

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Member Since: 6/20/2007
Band Website: colosseumdoom.com
Band Members: Juhani PalomÃ¤ki(guitars/voc) Olli Haaranen(guitars) Janne RÃ¤mÃ¶(bass) Sameli KÃ¶ykkÃ¤(drums)
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Record Label: Firedoom Music
Type of Label: Indie

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Chapter 2: Numquam

Colosseum will record its next album "Chapter 2: Numquam" in July at D-Studio Klaukkala,Finland.Pre-production has already begun and the process has proved to be very promising.Most of the orchestrati...
Posted by COLOSSEUM on Tue, 13 May 2008 07:21:00 PST

Live video

Two songs by Colosseum from Riihimäki Escape 12.4... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWNqFwnHIGs&NR=1...
Posted by COLOSSEUM on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:12:00 PST

Colosseum nominated in european metal awards

Colosseum has been nominated in "Best Extreme Doom Metal" category in European Metal Webzine Awards 2007 www.MetalStorm.eeYou can register and place your vote after that in here: http://www.metalstorm...
Posted by COLOSSEUM on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:22:00 PST

Aspirat primo Fortuna labori

Colosseum is working with a new material for a Chapter 2.Most of the material is ready and the recordings will take their place in the summer.Some live appearances might happen as soon as we sort out ...
Posted by COLOSSEUM on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 07:16:00 PST

Ordering the album

Here's a link where you can purchase Colosseum's album with a fair price:http://www.recordshopx.com/kassa.php?return2=artist%2F Colosseum_%2528Fin%252C_doom%2529%2FCheck it out.
Posted by COLOSSEUM on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:34:00 PST

Reviews of Chapter 1 : Delirium

http://www.disagreement.net/reviews/colosseum_chapter1deliri um.htmlhttp://www.cosmosgaming.com/articles.php?id=917&a rticletype=reviewhttp://mouthforwar.net/index.php/2007/11/co losseum-chapter-i-de...
Posted by COLOSSEUM on Sun, 11 Nov 2007 07:54:00 PST

Sample from the upcoming album

Sample from the upcoming album is added.
Posted by COLOSSEUM on Sun, 09 Sep 2007 02:43:00 PST

Debut out 14th/19th of November

Firedoom Music will release Colosseum's debut Chapter 1 : Delirium the 14 th of November in Finland and 19 th of November for the rest of the world.
Posted by COLOSSEUM on Sat, 08 Sep 2007 04:54:00 PST

Darkness

Mixing and the mastering of the debut album is now finished.Dark,mesmerizing soundscapes are finalized and after the few months the audience will be drowned in the shady worlds of gloom.We'll inform y...
Posted by COLOSSEUM on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 06:04:00 PST

Chapter 1 : Delirium

Debut album of COLOSSEUM (Chapter 1: Delirium) has now been recorded in various different studios, mainly at D-Studio, Klaukkala, FinlandIt will be released in November 2007 through Firedoom Music, a ...
Posted by COLOSSEUM on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 03:34:00 PST