Kolossus is Keep of Kalessin's fourth studio album. It was released on June 6, 2008, in Europe and on June 10 in the U.S. A limited edition deluxe digipak was released under Indie Recordings which contains a bonus DVD including interviews, behind-the-scenes material, the making of Kolossus, the live performance Come Damnation, Live in Paris 2006 and the Kolossus teaser.

Kolossus
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 6, 2008
Recorded2007–2008
GenreMelodic black metal
Melodic death metal
Length54:21
LabelNuclear Blast, Tabu
Keep of Kalessin chronology
Armada
(2006)
Kolossus
(2008)
Reptilian
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Origin"2:28
2."A New Empire's Birth"5:50
3."Against the Gods"8:46
4."The Rising Sign"7:27
5."Warmonger"5:20
6."Escape the Union"7:49
7."The Mark of Power"4:55
8."Kolossus"7:15
9."Ascendant[1]"4:31
Total length:54:21

Notes

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  1. ^ A music video for the song Ascendant was made.

Personnel

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  • Arnt "Obsidian C." Ove Grønbech - guitars, synthesizers
  • Torbjørn "Thebon" Schei - lead vocals
  • Robin "Wizziac" Isaksen - bass
  • Vegar "Vyl" Larsen - drums
  • Håkon-Marius Pettersen - piano, keyboards
  • Daniel Elide - percussion

Charts

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Chart (2008) Peak
position
Norwegian Albums Chart[2] 19

References

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  1. ^ Kolossus at AllMusic
  2. ^ Steffen Hung. "Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved February 27, 2012.