Felt this anger coming over me
You know it was clear for all to see
Made it like some kind of cry for help
Now you know it's a fucking living hell

Burning flames
Some fucked up guiding light
Burning flames
They lead me on
They lead me on into the night

Words were not enough to play this out
My creation left me so strung out
Keep my chin up, though I fall too far
You can hit this target, hit this scar

Burning flames
Some fucked up guiding light
Burning flames
They lead me on
They lead me on into the night

Flirting with the evil we all know
Has the power to make us show
Where our sins are, where our lies are
Welcome to this, it's a fucking living hell

Strung Out

Took me by surprise
You looked me right in the eyes
To my heart there was no other
Truly I could not recover
Come let us lose it all tonight

You won’t know
You won’t know until you take it all
Until my love hits you
Like a cannonball
Like a cannonball 
Like a cannonball

I only told you the truth
And you always claimed that you had wanted proof
You were burning with the fever
The rapture of a fallen preacher
Come let us lose our souls tonight

You won’t know
You won’t know until you take it all
Until my love hits you
Like a cannonball
Like a cannonball 
Like a cannonball 

A solar flare and now I’m blinded
If I could wait til night I’ll find it
I’m made a prisoner of desire
If only she could stop and try it
She’ll like it…

Cannonball

It's like it's already been
Done to death time and again
Caught up in foreign battles
You know that nothing matters

It's like some constant shelling
Gets worse with every telling
Just need a simple thrill kill
To remind me, just remind me

No, don't let this happen again, not now

Your story's cold and tattered
Of course it's all the matters
What works at keeping under
When all has failed, what's gone before?

It's like some constant shelling
Gets worse with every telling
Just need a simple thrill kill
To remind me, just remind me

No, don't let this happen again, not now

My hell's your favourite playground
Feels like I'm caught in limbo
And I know that you'll stick around
Feels like I'm caught in limbo
No question of importance
Feels like I'm caught in limbo
Your classic pose betrays you
Feels like I'm caught in limbo

Caught In Limbo

Pathways

Leatherhead

The Hunted

EL COLOSSO is the Melbourne live scene's premier heavy rock 4-piece in the style ball-park of Soundgarden, Guns'n'Roses, Clutch and Led Zeppelin.

EL COLOSSO is the coming together of four heavyweights of the Melbourne rock scene. Featuring the talents and eclectic influences of Benny James Pertzel (Dirty York / King Wolf), Craig Fryers (Mushroom Giant / Dive Into Ruin), Peter ‘Red Dog’ Hayden (The Hybernators / Free To Run) and Matt ‘Koops’ Cooper (Bring On The Junta). El Colosso has all the attributes of a true heavy rock band: an arse-kicking frontman with a voice as big as his persona, a wildman lead guitarist, a super-tight rhythm section, impressive harmonies and a song list consisting of all killer, no filler. The El Colosso live show is relentless energy from go-to-whoa!

The much-anticipated new album “Pathways” is simply stunning. It grabs you as soon as it starts – first track aptly named “Doom Boogie”. The white noise resolves into a sludge riff cavalcade as if summoning the dark lord up from his lair, and then kicks into foot-tapping, head-banging overdrive – and it doesn’t let up from there. The second track is also the band’s first single from the album, “Leatherhead” – a 4-minute fire-cracker that pushes you right back into your seat as if the nitro’s been suddenly triggered. It’s an album brimming with hooks and character. The final track on the album, “Moving Mountains”, is a song of epic proportion. Closing out at just under 10 minutes it fittingly book-ends the album, featuring Dave Ferguson (Fuck The Fitzroy Doom Scene) sharing the lead guitar parts.

The album was recorded at Headgap Studios by Finn Keane, with vocals, additional tracking and mixing by Jez Giddings and Craig Harnath at Hothouse Studios. Mastering by Jack The Bear.

“It’s jumps out of the gate and grabs you by the balls. It’s merciless.” – Jack The Bear

“Pathways” is El Colosso’s first release since the “Cannonball” EP in 2016, described by Dave ‘Higgo’ Higgins (Triple M, Distortion) as: “… a MASSIVE wall of fuzz riffs basslines and drums that will kick your balls up through your stomach and out the back of your head. POWERFUL!”

“Pathways” is due for release on Monday 22 May, both digitally and on CD, and soon to follow a limited edition red vinyl. For full catalogue and pre-orders visit: elcolosso.bandcamp.com

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