Trisha Shetty (Editor)

Colossus of Destiny

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Released
  
April 16, 2001

Length
  
59:28

Release date
  
16 April 2001

Recorded
  
December 13, 1998

Artist
  
Melvins

Label
  
Ipecac Recordings


Colossus of Destiny (2001)
  
Millennium Monsterwork 2000 (2002)

Genres
  
Sludge metal, Heavy metal, Punk rock, Noise music

Similar
  
Melvins albums, Heavy metal albums

The colossus of destiny a melvins tale


Colossus of Destiny is a live album by the Melvins, which was released in 2001 through Ipecac Recordings. It was recorded live Friday, December 13, 1998 at Club Mangler, Cupertino, California. It is nearly an hour of synthesizer and sample experimentation ending in a performance of the song "Eye Flys". It was reported that members of the audience were lying on the ground, covering their ears during this performance. The album was originally intended to be the third part of the band's 1999 album trilogy (The Maggot, The Bootlicker and The Crybaby) until they came up with the guest star idea for The Crybaby.

Contents

The name of the album is taken from the John Fante book The Road to Los Angeles, in which the main character, Arturo Bandini, writes a book bearing the name Colossus of Destiny.

The colossus of destiny a melvins tale trailer 2


Personnel

  • King Buzzo - guitar, vocals, misc.
  • Dale Crover - drums, vocals, misc.
  • Korny Ass Joker - bass, misc.
  • Adam Jones - guitar, misc.
  • Additional personnel

  • Randy Hawkins - live engineer
  • Kurt Schlegle - live engineer
  • Mackie Osborne - art
  • References

    Colossus of Destiny Wikipedia