Choral passages alternate with massive and fast riff assaults, all combined in a good and entertaining way. The mixture of speed and groove is very balanced on the album which adds a lot to a good flow. Symphonic elements and soundscapes are present too, which makes ‘Pentalpha’ to a tune, that sums up the musical direction of W.E.B. ‘Pentalpha’ is track number three on the album and the repetitive incantation “Lucifer bring me light…” in the beginning of the song is a different way to start a track, that spreads its evil vibe by moderate pace and a strong groove. The dark soundscapes are a bit more in forefront without pushing the brakes too much. ‘Murder of Crows’ is next and builds on a similar approach as the opener. In general, one can say that the album uses atmosphere is a key element for their sound and the creation of comfortable discomfort. ‘Dark Web’, that is the opener and after a symphonic-laden intro the song shifts gears up dramatically and turns into a fast and blackened one with a choir in the background, supporting the devilish atmosphere. Let’s laser in on the first three songs since they represent in a good fashion what band and album stands for. At the same time, ‘Colosseum’ is also the first album the band releases via Metal Blade and offers 39 minutes of heavy and gloomy metal. is playing harsh and dark metal, that is enriched by a blackened vibe as well as it has some symphonic elements weaved into their musical concept.įor years after the fourth album ‘Tartarus’ was crawling out of the moistened soil it is ‘Colosseum’ that brings new songs to fans of dark metal.

The pseudonyms give a first indication of the music one can expect from the quartet. yet, the band consists of founding member Darkface (v/g), Sextus Argieous Maximus (g), Nikitas Mandolas (d) and Hel Pyre (b). The band from Athens founded in 2002 and after having release two demos things became more concrete with a debut called ‘Don’t Wait Futility’.įor the ones that haven’t heard of W.E.B. With a dot between the letters things get a bit more precise and last but not least it still possible to find some information about the Greek metal outfit on the World-Wide-Web. W.E.B., that is band name that leads to many hits when putting into a search-engine.

Band called colosseum