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'I glanced at the bio which states COLD COLOURS play heavy dark rock that encorporates elements of death metal, gothic, industrial and prog rock, and i say - what a mess this is going to be. you know what? the bio was correct. COLD COLOURS is the mastermind of brian j. huebner, who recently changed the band's name from the original monicker WOLFTHORN. each of the ten songs sounds different. opening track agony is indescribable yet memorable with the keyboards providing catchy melodies. suicidal somnium and autumn reign have a european flavor kind of like MOONSPELL. misguided entity is heavy with aggressive vocals and a touch of industrial. then comes a red rose in a blackened world with some progressive tendencies; some clear vocals; some esoteric black metal vocals and perhaps a tinge of IN THE WOODS... wierdness. a song like lost sounds like it could have fit on SCULPTURED's brilliant apollo ends. my favorite track is next, wolfthorn with its industrial noises and aggressive vocals, complementing keyboards and gothic influences. the last regret, awake pt. 2 both excellent tunes. a reprise of autumn reign and an unusual cover of DOKKEN's into the fire round out Somnium XIII. definitely worth the risk.
93 out of 100
'~ TRANSCENDING THE MUNDANE zine (usa) 'eclectic and very progressine metal music. formerly WOLFTHORN, COLD COLOURS is a progressive dark metal band being the brainchild of brian j. huebner (DWOLE) with so many different influences it would be hard to describe with words alone. it combines brutal guttural death, industrial, gothic, majestic synth, black vox and progressive with with clean gothic vocals and female vocals. influences - IN THE WOODS..., MOONSPELL, SCULPTURED and even touches of OPETH. very unique and excellent!
'~ DARK SYMPHONIES label and disto (usa) 'COLD COLOURS bring the sound of dark metal and progressive new rock together with this CD. there is a dark ambience throughout and the musicianship is obviously high. there is a focus on apparently rock inspired catchiness beneath a dark veil. this is the first release from COLD COLOURS and they tend to run the gamut of modern industrial into dark metal and progressive rock tendencies. there are dense moments of keyboards and long drawn out guitar riffs between sharp and industrial and gothic moments. for those fans of the dark metal world this is probably a step up into the right direction
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