NEWS: Kollapse only deal in dead formats…?

Norwegian label Fysisk Format have announced they have joined forces with Denmark’s Vinyltroll Records and France’s Head Records to release a new album from Danish Post-Metal trio Kollapse on 8th March. Titled “AR” the record has seen two singles premier in “Autofagia” and “Død” and is once again informed by existentialism, expressionism and personal tribulations. Recorded and co-produced by Jacob Bredahl (The Headlines, Bloodgutter, Aborted) at The Dead Rat Studio, mixed by Scott Evans (Heave, Thrice, Ghoul) at Antisleep Audio and mastered by Brad Boatright (Sleep, Pig Destroyer, Pentagram) at Audiosiege, it’s available for pre-order over at bandcamp.

The band comment: “DØD was one of the harder songs to write from a lyrical point of view. This is also the track that really introduces Peter L. as the second vocal pillar of Kollapse. He had done vocals earlier on Sult, but here he carries the song for the first time. As a lot of our songs, DØD was written around Peter D’s drums and has a basic start/stop dynamic and a certain Amrep feel in the bass parts. The bare bones approach was something we wanted to explore, and the somewhat busy drums push against the simplicity of the guitars in an effective way. This one demands a certain headspace when we play it live because of the subject matter, but no one said playing music should be comfortable.”

“The instrumentals are really pummelling and aggressively punctured, but they are also very melancholic. A lot of dissonant chords that sound like they’re being thrown down a flight of stairs. Peter L. had been listening to a bunch of SUMAC around that time, which really inspired the initial guitar-parts. As mentioned, lyrically the song is difficult. It was difficult to write, it’s difficult to perform, and difficult to discuss. They were all written and performed in the studio after we had recorded the instrumentals. This helped us push ourselves further regarding our lyrics and performance – it also forced us to evolve how we deliver vocals on stage.”

“We purposefully recorded these songs to be abrasive and angular to force the listener to feel the sweaty anxiety and sonic grime. Using the album as a way of dealing with personal issues, both past and present, it is an amalgamation of experiences lived and experiences common on the road.”