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friday august 19,
2008
to say i have been slacking is an
understatemement. it's very sifficult to remember the site when i am
always on the myspace site. but believe it or not, not everyone is on
myspace. and well, j. kicked me in the ass to get this updated so i
am.
first off we are back to being a full band. the band now
consists of brian on vox and guitar, mason on drums. in may we added
the talent of mr J. ADAIR to our ranks who some of you may know from
RISINGFALL. and recently we added a new guitarist by the name of RYAN
FELGEN who you can check out in his other band GHOSTWOOD
PROJECT.
while we are getting ryan up to speed, our old friend
lance vien is helping us out again. after doing a great job last
saturday, he will again be playing with us at the ROOT OF ALL EVIL
MEMORIAL METAL MASSACRE on friday august 29 at first avenue. we will
also be joined for one night only by our ex-keyboardist JON RAYL! this
night is a memorial to our godfather of all mr. EARL ROOT. so DO NOT
MISS IT!!!. check our shows page for more!
in november we are
going to start work on our new cd. the cd will be a collection of out
of print tracks, live recordings, as well as some brand spankin new
material! we will be remixing our 3 ep's (2007's in solitude reborn,
2006's demo and 2003's depressing the masses) which are all gone bye
bye for inclusion as well. we hope to have it done by early
spring
cold colours is back! after a year and a half of
stagnant and scattered goings on - we are now back to being a full
fledged wuss metal machine! can't wait for the
future!
-brian, mason, j. and
ryan
monday december 3,
2007
ok, i realize that this site is not updated
very much and i appologize. sometimes the best bet is to just go to
the myspace page as it is a lot easier to edit!
so 2 nights
agao we played our 5th and final show of the year - with the 5th
different line up! as many know, rick stallkamp and mason neste are
now bona-fide COLD CUTS, but i want to thank lance, muffin, kyle,
jamie, tommy and joey for playing shows with us this year. the shows
have been great and made me feel like this change with COLD COLOURS
has been the right one.
right now i have been shopping around
the new demo to labels looking for a new deal. gettin' is slow so
nothing to report there - but i remain optimistic. there is easily a
full album to be recorded but i don't want to spend money to record
another full length just to have it sit in my basement with the
others.
for right now, we will not be playing again until may.
however i am sure something will come up. just probably not locally.
FYI - the show is opening for the mighty CANDLEMASS so you can see how
i can't say no to that one!
i am working on a new website
though, so stay tuned to that as well. new band, new direction, new
look naturally!
that's all for now. i want to thank everyone
who made 2007 a good year even if the activity in the band has not
been as active as usual.
saturday march 17,
2007
first and
foremost, i want to thank all who attended glen and lance's farewell
acoustic show. it was so cool to see so many people who cared about
COLD COLOURS to send that chapter off. but mostly i want to thank glen
and lance for their time and effort with me!
i also want to
thank muffin, jon, paul, joe, anne, nick, dave and todd for their time
with the band. 6 years of being on the local scene had its ups and
downs - but it is an experience that i would never take back! but the
time of being a local gigging band is done. as much as i love all of
our friends in the scene, it just seemed to be redundant to play the
same shows (what they felt like) and never getting that "big break" so
it is time to start a new chapter with the project.
i am
currently working with my FORGOTTEN SUN bandmate jamie strobach
recording a new ep that will hopefully be done this summer. it will
feature 3 new songs, a reworking of "autumn reign" and the 2 songs
that were originally featured on the long out of print ROOTS
compilation from 1998.
as far as live shows, i have talked to a
few people to help out with live shows. however, they will just be
live members and they will more than likely change from show to show.
i understand that this is very selfish of me, but i feel that i need
to be in control of the decisions again 100%. i have had a vision for
the band since i started it 11 years ago and i feel that it was
starting to get away from that. there will hopefully be a show this
summer in town, but it is not definite yet. hopefully the local crowd
can still accept the new COLD COLOURS. one of the many things i am
redoing is i am planning on getting 2 guitarists so i can concentrate
100% on vocals for live shows. i feel it will be alot stronger if i
can just focus on singing rather that guitar as well..
i
understand that there are still alot of questions regarding the new
COLD COLOURS and i welcome any inquiries that any of you may have, so
ask away!
hope to see you all
again!
-brian
friday february 2, 2006
as most
of you know i have decided to throw in the towel with COLD COLOURS
being a working band unit. as many of you prolly hate me for doing it,
keep in mind it was not something i wanted to do. the 3 of us have
been very blah since muffin quit and every time we would show up to
practice it was like a chore. there was absolutely no life left in us,
which sucks because i love those guys. so rather than continue on the
path we were on - get a new bass player, but still have the same
issues. i decided to end it. like glen and lance both said; it was
only a matter of time til the quit the band. so for the time being
COLD COLOURS will go back to being a studio project. however, there
will be a live lineup to do shows - there will just be no more "local"
shows. only playing live for nationals, festivals, benefits, WORTH
WHILE road trips, etc. so stay tuned. stay tuned.
-brian
saturday november
11, 2006
Friends and Fans of Cold
Colours
For the last year and a half, iv'e been the
bassist of Cold Colours, and have toured many different states, played
many national shows, and made many new friends.
But as of
lastnight I have decided to step down from Cold Colours, for
Personal/Professional reason. Im lucky enough to have been in a band
with people that are understanding, and couldent ask for better
friends than that.
For now im going to be filling for the next couple months, and am
going to finish out any local shows we have right now. There is talk
of a farewell show, and will let you know more of that when the time
comes. I just want to say, you all have been supportive, and made not
only me, but all of Cold Colours feel welcome in the local scene, and
I have made some great friends, and I couldent ask for anything more!
Thank
you
all!
Muffin
wednesday may 15,
2006
the AMORPHIS /
KATATONIA / DAYLIGHT DIES shows in mpls. and CO have been
postponed due to the fact that the whole tour has been
postponed!
saturday april 29,
2006
Statement from Jon:
It is with a heavy heart that I write this.
I have spent the past 3 years with Cold
Colours, having joined after a night of drunken ridiculousness.
It has been quite a ride ever since. I have learned a great deal, had
some great times, and I don't think Ive ever played with a better
group of guys. I saw a lot of potential in this band from the word go,
and have always believed that the band would do great things. I am
proud to have been a part of it.
However, as the band explores new directions, the
philosophy and vision have changed a bit, and I find that my heart
just isn't in it any more. The band is growing, and I simply have not
been on the same page. Rather than hold the guys back, I have made the
decision to step down and make room for someone that will be more apt
to helping the band move forward.
This was not a decision that I made lightly. I have
discussed the matter with the band several times, and ultimately it is
a situation that isn't good for any of us. I have full confidence that
this split will help everyone involved move forward in a more positive
light.
I would like to thank Brian,
Glen, Joe, Paul, Lance, and Andy for giving me some unforgettable
experiences, and I would like to thank all the fans that have
supported the band throughout the years. This is an amicable split,
and I wish the guys in Cold Colours the best of luck.
Sincerely,
-Jon Rayl
The remaining members of COLD COLOURS would like to wish
Jon the best of luck on whatever he decides to do with his musical
career. The split is amicable, there are no hard feelings at all.
It is also the decision of the band
to continue on as a 4-piece.
Jon's farewell show will be on Friday June
23rd at Station 4
thursday january 26,
2006
we have added 2 videos to our site. they are
from our show at star central last friday and we have either windows
media or quicktime versions up for you. they were done amazingly well
by our new friend bret yager. please visit his site for more videos at
www.yagervideo.com
saturday january 14,
2006
wow, it has been a while. the big news of
course is that we are hitting the road with IMPALER. the tour will
start in st. paul with our 10-year anniversary show and go for 2
weeks. go to the shows page to view the dates. so far we are about
half booked so spread the word. keep checking back for more updated
dates!
saturday october 22,
2005
howz about an update then eh?
we have been gigging hard in the last 2 months
but we are winding down. saturday october 29th will be the last show
in town for a while. it will also mark the first time both of brian's
bands will share the same stage (brian also plays bass for FORGOTTEN
SUN.) he is also one of the promoters for this metal fest so get down
there. go to www.reapersball.com for
all the details.
in case you have yet to see us in our new
incarnation, we have been getting nothing but positive feedback. lance
and andy are a great fit for the band and it shows in our chemistry on
and off stage.
after the next couple of shows, we will be
taking some time off to work on new material and get the newbies up to
speed on our back catalog. also we are prepping for the 10 year
anniversary of COLD COLOURS / WOLFTHORN. expect us to come back with a
huge anniversary show which so far will also feature our bros IMPALER.
also, there will be a 10 year retrospective CD entitled "decade of
depression" which will feature demo, live, rare and unreleased
material from the last 10 years. see you soon!
wednesday august 10, 2005
and now, ladies and gentleman. we would like to
announce that we have been joined by andy oltmanns on bass! the new
lineup is now complete. we were playing in superior last weekend with
andy filling in for us and while brian was introducing the band, andy
whispered in his ear that he was officially joining cold colours.
choice!
friday july 22,
2005
well it finally happened. and if you consider a
"cheers" official as we do...
lance vien(ex-epicurean, ex-risingfall) has
come on board as our permanent guitarist. we are very happy with this
decision as no one would be able to fit this band as well as he does.
lance has already played 2 shows with us before and has always made
sense to us. i am sure anyone who knows us and him agree. and we could
not agree with you more than we already do! (that was for you
glen).
wednesday june 22,
2005
well we will be hitting the live circuit again
shortly. lance is back on board filling in on guitar for as long as we
need him. we also have a fill in bass player named andy whom some may
recognize from SECTION HATE. Stay tuned to the shows page for more
details.
sunday june 12,
2005
i want to thank the droves of people who came
out last night. it was by far the best experience that i have had in
the 10 years i have been doing this band.
thank you to STATION 4 for being the most
professional and coolest club we have ever played for. for anyone who
still holds the old business handlings against them, GET OVER IT! this
is one of the few clubs we have left. support them!
thank you to AESMA DAEVA, CWN ANNWN, REVELENCE
and THE MOMENT for making the night awesome
however the biggest thanx goes to our brothers
joe and paul who played their last show with us last night. there were
many a teary eye in the club including me! (thank god for stage sweat
covering mine!) you both will be missed more than you can
know!
i will never forget the show, it was by far the
highlight of my musical career!
sunday may 8, 2005
a big thank you to lance vien for filling in
for us again at the urban show. it was a HUGE night and it was a blast
to play with you again!
sunday april 3,
2005
IT”S ACTUALLY HAPPENING!!! the release date for
the new COLD COLOURS full length cd “the burden of hope” is june 14th
with a cd release show planned for Saturday june 11th at station 4 in
st. paul, mn. check back soon for all the details!
monday february 28,
2005
COLD COLOURS in it’s current incarnation has
been going for over 2 years now. joe and glen joined the band in early
2002 followed by paul in september and jon in november of that year.
however the CC camp now has a lineup change to announce.
unfortunately due to scheduling and
availability conflicts, we have to say goodbye to our brothers joseph
reaven dunne (bass) and paul anthony (guitar.) the era has been great,
but a change is due. we hope to stay close with our friends, but it is
a task that needed to be done.
sunday december 5,
2004
ok, its a-finally time, almost.
the new
COLD COLOURS full length album "the burden of hope" is nearing
competion. it should finally see the dark of day in january/february
with a HUGE cd release show in the works. it has been almost 6 years
since "somnium XIII" and we are very excited to unleash the new
chapter.