Coliseum‘s somewhat confusing return has been properly clarified. Late last year, several members of the band, vocalist/guitarist Ryan Patterson, bassist Kayhan Vaziri and drummer Carter Wilson, returned from their 2015 disbandment as C.L.S.M., surprise releasing an album titled “Infinity Shit“.
While it seemed the trio would be continuing under this newly-adopted moniker, this past January saw the outfit announce the return of Coliseum proper, with the band set to make their live return this Saturday & Sunday, (April 20th & 21st), at Planet Of The Tapes in Louisville, KY.
As it now stands, Patterson has confirmed that C.L.S.M. is viewed as a side project and that they are now focusing on Coliseum‘s official reunion.
Helping solidify that is song “You Might Be Dead“, which was written and recorded as their first official new music in nine years. It arrived online today, April 17th, having been written and recorded in Patterson‘s studio amid this month’s rehearsal sessions for their aforementioned reunion shows. Patterson commented:
“As we played together and revisited songs from our back catalog that meant so much to us, we were inspired to write a new song that channeled those feelings and that energy. We had an incredible time making our C.L.S.M. side project/offshoot album that was released last year, but ‘You Might Be Dead’ connects directly to the sound and trajectory we forged when we solidified our identity as a band throughout ‘House With A Curse’, ‘Sister Faith’ and ‘Anxiety’s Kiss’.”
A press release further stated:
‘The lyrics to ‘You Might Be Dead‘ approach some of the recurring themes in Coliseum songs since day one; forging ahead in a life outside the lines, never giving up on your passions and missions, watching everything around you constantly shift as you dig deeper and deeper into your own creative world. It is also a tribute to musicians whose lives and art touched the band and who are now gone. Whether they were family, friends, or inspirations whose music they loved, they are missed, and they will continue to sing their songs and hang on as long as they can.’
