Coliseum "We Are The Water" Official Video

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Founded by Louisville musician Ryan Patterson and including Kayhan Vaziri and Carter Wilson, power trio Coliseum have grown to become one of today's quintessential contemporary punk bands. Successfully melding progressive musicianship, hardcore fervor, and vital social awareness into one constantly evolving artistic vision.
Over the last decade Coliseum have released music on a host of labels including; Temporary Residence, Relapse, Level Plane, Auxiliary (Ryan’s own label), and Deathwish.
“Anxiety’s Kiss” is the new album from Coliseum, recorded at The Magpie Cage by producer/engineer J. Robbins (Jawbox, Burning Airlines). “Anxiety’s Kiss” is a hook-laden maturation of the Coliseum sound. Nods to their early D-Beat leanings are there, but it is their willingness to embrace Post-Punk melody and explore the space between notes that make “Anxiety’s Kiss” so alluring. Confidently growing within the punk world, without ever leaving it behind.
“We Are The Water” kicks things off with a synth-driven stomp while lyrically serving as a poignant social awakening and call for human empathy. Amidst a tangle and twang of melody, “Course Correction” and “Wrong/Goodbye” then emerge to tackle the ripe subjects of class division and police brutality. “Drums & Amplifiers” picks up pace, taking on those who reflect on their punk past rather than absorb the spirit that still charges the air around us. It’s not all social and subcultural commentary though. The dizzying “Dark Light Of Seduction” and sultry “Sharp Fangs, Pale Flesh” (where J. Robbins guests performing the BulBul Tarang) are darkly provocative narratives about the power of lust and love. In soul and tone, they both interject an emotional underbelly to it all. Robbins also adds bass on “Comedown”, an industrial-tinged romp led by Vaziri’s baritone guitar and Wilson’s booming toms. Coincidentally, it is also the first Coliseum song ever recorded to not feature Patterson on guitar. “Sunlight in a Snowstorm” is the band at their most melodic, with a snow-covered New York City as its lyrical backdrop. The high beam lit, cinematic noir of “Driver at Dusk” and infectious, fuzzed-out “Escape Yr Skull” lastly descend to close out the album. A flawless, yin and yang pairing that is Coliseum at the peak of their experimental and anthemic powers.

[@juanjoalliende]

Awesome tone. Following their music since 2011. Always a joy to hear them back

[@demianrenegade3097]

has a very revolution summer sound. nice :)

[@humananimal814]

I'm feeling the prong / helmet influences. - ems

[@tommytorres9984]

Definitely hear the Killing Joke influence on the chorus. Great song

[@JTEXTREME]

Sounds great. And a Max Moore video to boot. Congrats everyone!

[@xzool5879]

The first time I've tripped to LSD, it started with this song. It was an amazing introduction XD

[@th_defenestrator]

I love, and will always love, Coliseum. (Goddamage forever!) And I appreciate the Breather Resist/Killing Joke/Helmet direction. But this video is hilarious. It's like the band mugged an Asking Alexandria cover band at a video shoot and forced the director at gunpoint to film them instead. All we need is a live clip. That's the band at their best.

[@thebarbaryghostsf]

Nice reference to the Killing Joke video for Love Like Blood, with the fluttery banners and sheets lol

[@LordBael88]

It seems like the band is continuing to head into this throwback 80's proto-punk thing that they have been edging around for the past two records. For my ears, this is just a tad too polished for my liking I think. But maybe it will grow on me. I'm certainly interested to hear the rest of the album, and how this song fits in with the context of the others. Always pleased to see a Louisville band getting exposure though!

[@LanceMcSash]

"80s proto-punk," there's a winning combination of words!

[@waveemann8857]

Yeah but like, think back to when Cave In started shifting from hardcore to their space-rock post-metal sound and everyone hated them and now they're celebrated for that change more or less. It's whatever. People need to widen their horizons a bit.

[@joelkinzeldc7676]

This album is great

[@miagifodder5599]

interesting. mix of genre's

[@freek416]

I miss their heavier stuff

[@oggfuture]

sweet. the production sounds phenomenal, kudos to j. robbins.

[@burningxdimx]

Chorus = Desert Sessions Avon/Nova

[@6leo6cruz6]

He sounds like Oderus from GWAR!!!! :'D

[@FernandoxGarcia]

I can never go back after reading this.

[@outdeux]

so serious.

[@CarlosMartinez-sc2eo]

Is it just me or this song sounds like a mix of early warrior soul+killing joke/prong? Anyways,killer song.

[@KMFDM781]

Definite Killing Joke vibe

[@toavina789]

Go sy

[@mattjwhittle]

Sweet song, look forward to the album. Pissboring clip but.

[@josephpatel8145]

I bet they feel silly for making this video.

[@LanceMcSash]

This is a joke right? Vape smoke, windblown fabric, and Echo and the Bunnymen "riffs" ??

[@dashwig]

Very obvious Killing Joke-reminiscence. Almost a little too obvious. Anyway,very good band.And sounding like Killing Joke isn't a bad thing.;-).

[@HerrKielbasa]

+dashwig Just have found this band - and thought exactly the same.

[@DiegosaurusThesaurus]

Anybody know what tuning these guys play in? Sounds like Standard or Drop D to me.

[@BrandonLTyson]

Sounds like a subdued Dave Brockie singing.

[@StephenAndrew777]

lol. Nice.

[@simonsabbath1064]

basically in the beginning were very furious a kind of southern hard core. this is much more rockinsh kind of indie rock. i mean..........ok..but........kind of pop compared to before. may bit too much

[@meetismurder]

Banshees much?

[@axechainsaw]

i'm all for Coliseum veering musical directions. I've enjoyed almost everything they've done, but this is just kinda boring.

[@MushroomValleyGal]

You guys played this live. It kind of sucked.

[@NTipton90]

MushroomValleyGal Well, that was kinda shitty.

[@mattsmith7123]

this kinda sucks