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Hey Colossus in session

If it's possible to sum up the sound of tonight's session guests in one word, then LOUD would be it.

Formed two years ago in South London, Hey Colossus steer a fearsome three-pronged guitar attack, with Ian Scanlon on guitar/vocals, Bob Davies (guitar/vocals), James Parker (guitar/vocals) and a battering-ram rhythm section courtesy of Joe Thompson and Tim Hall on bass and drums.

The four-piece released their debut album, a colossal 5 track 12" in 2004, titled 'Hey Colossus Hates You,' 35 minutes of eardrum bursting noise with one track boasting an impressive 18 minute running time.

A split 7" with The Lords soon followed (out on Theory of Nothing Records) and in January 2005 another split 7" with the Phil Collins 3 was released on Victory Garden Records.

They released their second full length Hey Colossus II in March.

Naturally given their obsession with loudness, you'd expect their influences to be suitably heavy. And you'd be right. Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Neurosis, Isis and High on Fire rock the mighty Colossus's world, along with a tendency towards the kraut rock of Can and Neu.

Current label Jonson Family Records describe Hey Colossus as "making the musical equivalent of having your head filled with cement," adding "but...and here's the rub...You'll be smiling when it happens."

You can find out for yourself by checking them out live on Thursday 6th October at the Croft in Bristol with the cheerfully named Church of Misery.

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