Coliseum (band)

{{Short description|American punk rock band}}

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| origin = Louisville, Kentucky, US

| genre = Hardcore punk, punk rock, {{nowrap|post-hardcore}}

| years_active = {{start date|2003}}–2015

| label = Level Plane, Relapse, Temporary Residence, Deathwish

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| website = {{URL|coliseumsoundsystem.com}}

| current_members = Ryan Patterson
Kayhan Vaziri
Carter Wilson

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Coliseum was an American punk rock band from Louisville, Kentucky, that was formed in 2003. They released five studio albums, the latest of which was Anxiety's Kiss on Deathwish Inc. In May 2015. Exclaim! named their 2010 album House with a Curse the No. 6 Punk Album of 2010.{{cite web|title=Year in Review: Punk|work=Exclaim!|url=http://exclaim.ca/Features/YearInReview/punk_year_in_review_2010/Page/6}} After a 12-year run, Coliseum disbanded in 2015, although an official statement acknowledging this was not released until two years later (2017) when the band's lead vocalist Ryan Patterson introduced his new band, Fotocrime.{{Cite web|url=https://metalinjection.net/av/new-music/coliseum-breaks-up-frontman-starts-up-new-band-fotocrime|title=COLISEUM Breaks Up, Frontman Starts Up New Band FOTOCRIME|date=2017-04-20|website=Metal Injection|access-date=2019-11-11}}{{Cite web|url=https://eventseeker.com/artist/5049-coliseum|title=Artist Profile: Coliseum|last=|first=|date=|website=eventseeker.com|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111114407/https://eventseeker.com/artist/5049-coliseum |archive-date=2019-11-11 |access-date=2019-11-11}}

Members

=At the time of disbanding=

=Former=

  • Mike Pascal – bass
  • Chris Maggio – drums
  • Tony Ash – guitar
  • Matt Jaha – drums
  • Keith Bryant – bass

Discography

=Studio albums=

=EPs=

  • Demo (2004)
  • Goddamage (2005, Manic Ride)
  • Parasites EP (2011, Temporary Residence)
  • Sister Chance EP (2013, No Idea)

=Singles=

  • "True Quiet"/"Last Wave" (2009, Deathwish)

=Splits=

  • Maximum Louisville Split Series Volume I (split with Lords) (2004, Auxiliary)
  • Not of This World (split with Doomriders) (2005, Level Plane)
  • Moral Damage (split with Lords) (2006, Destructure)
  • Coliseum / Young Widows (split with Young Widows) (2006, Auxiliary / Relapse)
  • Untitled EP (split with High on Fire and Baroness) (2007, Relapse)
  • Superchunk / Coliseum (split with Superchunk) (2011, Temporary Residence)

=Music videos=

  • "Blind in One Eye" (2010)
  • "Skeleton Smile" (2010)
  • "One Last Night" (2012)
  • "Black Magic Punks" (2013)
  • "Bad Will" (2013)
  • "Fuzzbang" (2013)
  • "Love Under Will" (2013)
  • "Doing Time" (2013)
  • "We Are the Water" (2015)
  • "Sunlight In A Snowstorm" (2015)[http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3337706/coliseum-release-sunlight-snowstorm-video-new-album-coming-soon/ Coliseum Release "Sunlight In A Snowstorm" Video]
  • "Dark Light Of Seduction" (2015)
  • "Sharp Fangs, Pale Flesh" (2015)

References

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{{cite web| last = Adams| first = Gregory| title = Coliseum Reveal 'Anxiety's Kiss'| work = Exclaim!| date = February 24, 2015| url = http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/coliseum_reveal_anxietys_kiss| accessdate = February 24, 2015}}

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