Dr. Colossus

about

Dr. Colossus is an Australian rock metal band from Melbourne. The band mix doom metal with lyrical references to episodes of The Simpsons. In May 2021, the band released their second studio album, which debuted at number 16 on the ARIA charts. Jono Colliver and Nathan Johnston met playing in a high school rock band called Emprica and continued playing in bands such as Honeytrap and Kashmere Club for twelve years, prior to forming Dr Colossus. It was on tour in Tasmania with Honeytrap in 2011 that the seeds of what would become Dr Colossus were planted. Colliver recalls, "We were going to start a doom band and we were like, 'What's the heaviest name for this band? What's just a massive, dumb, heavy, big thing?" and after deliberating names such as monolith, colossal or colossus, Colliver said "'Why don't we name the band after Dr Colossus from The Simpsons?'" which led to Johnston saying "Well why don't we just make all the songs about The Simpsons?'" Colliver told the ABC that for the next couple of years, the idea of a "Simpsons-themed doom-metal band" refused to dislodge itself from their minds. In early 2014, Johnston had dedicated his time to Kashmere Club, while Colliver has toured the world as Vance Joy's bassist and during down time, the duo recorded a three-track extended play, titled IV, and distributed it to various music blogs and labels. Germany label Totem Manufacture Records released a limited edition on cassette. In 2015, another Simpsons-themed metal band O

top songs

albums

I'm a Stupid Moron With an Ugly Face and A Big Butt and my Butt Smells and I Like to Kiss My Own Butt

Sixty-Six and Six

The Dank

The Death Mountain Collection

Can't Sleep, Clowns Will Eat Me

Mixtape[s]

This Christmas (Buy Me Bonestorm or Go to Hell!)

Lard Lad

Pickabar

IV

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Junglecorps Volume One

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Shut Up and Eat Your Pinecone! / Whack Sabbath - 7"

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