COLTSBLOOD is the sound of the past, the voices of ancestors, terrifying legends once roared with passion from around fires beneath open skies, fuelled by mead and ale; it is the darkest depths of the human mind and the great journey into the unknown of which we all face. Like Celts thundering into war, COLTSBLOOD take up their weapons and summon colossal riffs loud enough for their ancient Gods to hear. Somewhere in the past, war drums thunder, there bellows a blood curdling cry, fires roar, terror resonates, there is freedom, death, life, meaning. COLTSBLOOD feels the need to recreate the strength and power of these spiritual memories. COLTSBLOOD formed in Northern England in 2010 but did not surface until 2013 when a demo tape entitled Beyond the Lake of Madness was self-recorded and released. Ulthar Records released this demo on vinyl soon after. COLTSBLOOD spent months pillaging the lands, guzzling mead and sharing the stage with many greats within the UK underground as well as INDESINENCE, VOMITOR and WATAIN. The band recorded and self-released another cassette tape, a four track split with CRYPT LURKER which featured a cover of CELTIC FROST's "Procreation (Of The Wicked)". During this time, the band earned a storm of reviews comparing the music with all genres from funeral doom to black metal and hailing COLTSBLOOD as monolithic, crushing, filthy, bleak, melodic, devastating, other-worldly and horrific.
Review
Surveying the barren lands they've left behind, Coltsblood appear as a intimidating entity. Although the impenetrable wall of bass is borderline exhausting at times, Into The Unfathomable Abyss more than delivers what the title promises. The oppressive sounds of murder and madness rarely feel as enticing as this. - Metal Observer 4/5
