Cold colours
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Cold Colours is an American metal
band.
While a show was played at the 1999 Milwaukee Metalfest; COLD COLOURS didn't become an actual working live band until 2001. COLD COLOURS has performed all over the U.S. for the past 9 years. Also headlining all the major venues in the Minneapolis Area including First Avenue, Station 4, The Rock and many others, earning a strong following in the Twin Cities
Area.
While maintaining our own identity, we are strongly influenced by acts such as Sentenced, Amorphis
, Moonspell
and Paradise Lost
.
COLD COLOURS has shared the stage with a wide variety of acts including Iced Earth
, Amorphis
, Moonspell
, Candlemass
, Within Temptation
, Faster Pussycat
, Katatonia
, Beyond Fear
, The Last Dance, Doro
and many more!
While many different sounds have occurred in the bands tenure, COLD COLOURS are a Metal Act that some have called Goth Metal, Progressive, Aggression Depression and most notably WUSS METAL. We have pride in being a Dark and Moody Heavy Metal Band with a Rock and Roll Attitude! .
'eclectic and very progressive metal music. very unique and excellent! ~ DARK SYMPHONIES label and disto (usa)
"Cold Colours display a beautifully crafted and primitive aspect of heavy metal that is so often forgotten. The magnificent dexterity of these guys is something of a prodigy.
~midnightmetal.com
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band.
Biography
Hailing from Minneapolis, COLD COLOURS was formed under the name of WOLFTHORN in 1995 with sole member brian j huebner. After releasing a few demos, WOLFTHORN changed their name to COLD COLOURS in 1999 while recording the debut full length CD "Somnium XIII."A second CD entitled "The Burden of Hope" was released in 2005.While a show was played at the 1999 Milwaukee Metalfest; COLD COLOURS didn't become an actual working live band until 2001. COLD COLOURS has performed all over the U.S. for the past 9 years. Also headlining all the major venues in the Minneapolis Area including First Avenue, Station 4, The Rock and many others, earning a strong following in the Twin Cities
Twin cities
Twin cities are a special case of two cities or urban centres which are founded in close geographic proximity and then grow into each other over time...
Area.
While maintaining our own identity, we are strongly influenced by acts such as Sentenced, Amorphis
Amorphis
Amorphis is a Finnish heavy metal band started by Jan Rechberger, Tomi Koivusaari, and Esa Holopainen in 1990. Initially, the band was a death metal act, but on later albums they evolved into playing other types of genres, which include heavy metal, progressive metal, and folk metal...
, Moonspell
Moonspell
Moonspell is a Portuguese gothic metal band from Brandoa, Lisbon. Formed in 1992, the group released their first EP Under the Moonspell in 1994, a year before the release of their first album Wolfheart...
and Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost (band)
Paradise Lost are a heavy metal band that formed in 1988 in Halifax, England.-History:Their first three full-length albums are examples of the death/doom style, although the latter two incorporated some melodic and gothic elements...
.
COLD COLOURS has shared the stage with a wide variety of acts including Iced Earth
Iced Earth
Iced Earth is an American heavy metal band from Tampa, Florida. Originally formed under the name "Purgatory" in 1984, Iced Earth has released a total of ten studio albums, one live album, three EP's, two compilations and boxsets...
, Amorphis
Amorphis
Amorphis is a Finnish heavy metal band started by Jan Rechberger, Tomi Koivusaari, and Esa Holopainen in 1990. Initially, the band was a death metal act, but on later albums they evolved into playing other types of genres, which include heavy metal, progressive metal, and folk metal...
, Moonspell
Moonspell
Moonspell is a Portuguese gothic metal band from Brandoa, Lisbon. Formed in 1992, the group released their first EP Under the Moonspell in 1994, a year before the release of their first album Wolfheart...
, Candlemass
Candlemass
Candlemass are an influential Swedish doom metal band established in 1984 by Leif Edling , their leader and songwriter. The band is originally from Stockholm. After releasing five full-length albums and touring extensively throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, Candlemass disbanded in 1994, but...
, Within Temptation
Within Temptation
Within Temptation is a Dutch symphonic gothic metal/rock band founded in 1996 by vocalist Sharon den Adel and guitarist Robert Westerholt. Their music is described as symphonic metal, although their earlier material, such as Enter, was gothic metal. In an interview, Den Adel said they fell into a...
, Faster Pussycat
Faster Pussycat
Faster Pussycat is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California formed in 1986. The group was most successful during the late 1980s with their self-titled debut album, their 1989 gold album Wake Me When It's Over and the 80,000 selling Whipped! in 1992.-The roots of Faster Pussycat...
, Katatonia
Katatonia
Katatonia is a Swedish metal band formed in Stockholm in 1991 by Jonas Renkse and Anders Nyström .-1991-1993:The early Katatonia releases, such as the EP Jhva Elohim Meth.....
, Beyond Fear
Beyond Fear
Beyond Fear is a heavy metal band started in March, 2005 by Tim "Ripper" Owens after he left Judas Priest as a side-project apart from his former work with Iced Earth.-History:...
, The Last Dance, Doro
Doro (musician)
Dorothee Pesch , popularly known as Doro Pesch or Doro, is a female rock vocalist, formerly of the German heavy metal band Warlock ....
and many more!
While many different sounds have occurred in the bands tenure, COLD COLOURS are a Metal Act that some have called Goth Metal, Progressive, Aggression Depression and most notably WUSS METAL. We have pride in being a Dark and Moody Heavy Metal Band with a Rock and Roll Attitude! .
'eclectic and very progressive metal music. very unique and excellent! ~ DARK SYMPHONIES label and disto (usa)
"Cold Colours display a beautifully crafted and primitive aspect of heavy metal that is so often forgotten. The magnificent dexterity of these guys is something of a prodigy.
~midnightmetal.com
Former members
- James Strobach - drums (2009-2011)
- Tom Brown - bass (2010-2011)
- Chuck Wagner - guitar(2010-2011)
- Ryan Felgen - guitar(2008-2010)
- Sam Van Moer - bass (2009-2010)
- Dave Hart - guitar (2009-2010)
- Jaden Adair - bass (2008)
- Mason Neste - drums (2007-2008)
- Glen Wadie - drums, vocals (2002-2007)
- Lance Vien - guitar (2005-2007)
- Andrew Oltmanns - bass, vocals (2005-2006)
- Jon Rayl - keyboards, vocals (2002-2006)
- Joe Dunne - bass, vocals (2002-2005)
- Nick Loiacano - bass (1998-1999, 2001)
- Todd Allen - drums (2001)
- Justin Carlson - guitar (2001)
- David Richardson - drums, vocals (1998-2000)
- Jeff Phillips - guitar (1998-1999)
Live help
- Scott Nelson - drums (2009)
- Mark Haider - drums (2008)
- Kyle Skogquist - guitar (2007-2008)
- Jackson Roos - guitar (2007)
- Jason Walton - keyboards (1999)
- Greg Richardson - guitar (1999)
Studio Help
- Ryan McAtee - guitar (2011)
- Rob Nesco - guitar (2007)
- Morgan Little - vocals (1999)
Albums
- Somnium XIII (1999) - Root of all Evil Records
- The Burden of Hope (2005) - Root of all Evil Records
- The Great Depression (2011) - Sleaszy Rider Records
EPs
- Depressing the Masses (2003) - Self Released
- In Solitude Reborn (2007) - Self Released
- Anno MMIX (2009) - Self Released
Demos
- Ille De Lupus (1996) (as WOLFTHORN)
- 2002 (2002)
- Rib Tips & Ball Taps (2006)
V/A Compilations Appearances
- The Crimson Covers - A Tribute to W.A.S.P. (2010) - Remedy Records
- It's Too Damn Loud - A Minnesota Metal Compilation (2009) - Zero Budget Records
- S.O.D. Magazine Compilation (2001) - Root of all Evil Records
- Roots 4 (1999) - Root of all Evil Records
- Roots (1998) - Root of all Evil Records (as WOLFTHORN)