Kohllapse (album) explained

Kohllapse
Type:	studio
Artist:	Kohllapse
Cover:	Kohllapse_Kohllapse.jpg
Released:	1996
Genre:	Gothic-Doom Darkwave
Length:	43:51
Label:	Self-Released
Next Title:	Distant Mind Alternative
Next Year:	1999

Kohllapse is the self-titled debut full-length album by the Australian group Kohllapse.

Recording history

In 1995, the band began independently recording this album, originally intended as a promotional CD.^[1] The band released Kohllapse in 1996. It was noted for its exceptionally dark and varied track listing that combined death, doom, gothic and electronic elements.^[1] The song "An End to Pain" features black metal type out put with its buzzsaw guitars and shrieking vocals.^[1]

Kohllapse was chosen as the "Pick of the Litter" in HM Magazines March/April issue in 1997, and was described as "the first Christian band that sounds like Type O Negative".^[2] The song "Tell Me Your Fears" was released on the magazine's sampler in 1998.^[3]

In 1997 the band signed a distribution deal with Nuclear Blast USA, making the album available for wider audience.^[4]

Track listing

1. "Path" – 1:27
2. "Tell Me Your Fears" – 10:36
3. "Never" – 7:12
4. "Towards" – 1:03
5. "Take Me Away" – 4:09
6. "My Child" – 4:49
7. "An End to Pain" – 2:29
8. "Self Infliction" – 7:55
9. "Serenity" – 4:11

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kohllapse - Kohllapse and interview with Ro . 2007-09-29 . St.Laurent, Neil . 1996 . Tracks of Creation #9 .
2. Web site: Kohllapse . 2007-09-29 . Firestream Music Vault . dead . https://archive.today/20070528075812/http://www.firestream.net/custom/fs_rate.php?go=showitem&item_id=896&cat_id=294 . 2007-05-28 .
3. Web site: Various: Pick of the Litter . 2007-09-29 . Music-db . 21 April 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080421124219/http://www.music-db.org/folk/f1108710.html . dead .
4. Web site: News 1997 . 2007-09-29 . Jonsson, Johannes . 1997–1998 . The Metal For Jesus!. Kohllapse is, at last, receiving major label interest!! (1997-12-18); "Congrats to Kohllapse on obtaining Nuclear Blast America for its distributor." (1998-03-05); "Kohllapse recently inked a distribution deal with Nuclear Blast USA.. unfortunately, they also, again, lost their bassist, Bevan Carroll, and are now seeking bassists.." (1998-02-26).