Coliseum was an American punk rock band from

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, that was formed in 2003. They released five studio albums, the latest of which was '' Anxiety's Kiss'' on Deathwish Inc. In May 2015. ''

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'' named their 2010 album ''House with a Curse'' the No. 6 Punk Album of 2010. After a 12-year run, Coliseum disbanded in 2015, although an official statement acknowledging this was not released until two years later (2017) when the band's lead vocalist Ryan Patterson introduced his new band, Fotocrime.

Members

At the time of disbanding

* Ryan Patterson –

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* Kayhan Vaziri – bass * Carter Wilson –

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Former

* Mike Pascal – bass * Chris Maggio – drums * Tony Ash – guitar * Matt Jaha – drums * Keith Bryant – bass

Discography

Studio albums

* ''

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'' (2004,

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) * ''No Salvation'' (2007,

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) * ''House with a Curse'' (2010,

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) * ''Sister Faith'' (2013, Temporary Residence) * '' Anxiety's Kiss'' (2015, Deathwish)

EPs

* Demo (2004) * ''Goddamage'' (2005, Auxiliary) * ''Parasites EP'' (2011, Temporary Residence) * ''Sister Chance EP'' (2013,

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)

Singles

* "True Quiet"/"Last Wave" (2009, Deathwish)

Splits

* ''Maximum Louisville Split Series Volume I'' (split with Lords) (2004, Auxiliary) * ''Not of This World'' (split with

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) (2005, Level Plane) * ''Moral Damage'' (split with Lords) (2006, Destructure) * ''Coliseum / Young Widows'' (split with

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) (2006, Auxiliary) * ''High on Fire / Coliseum / Baroness'' (split with

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and

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) (2007, Relapse) * ''Superchunk / Coliseum'' (split with

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) (2011, Temporary Residence)

Music videos

* "Blind in One Eye" (2010) * "Skeleton Smile" (2010) * "One Last Night" (2012) * "Black Magic Punks" (2013) * "Bad Will" (2013) * "Fuzzbang" (2013) * "Love Under Will" (2013) * "Doing Time" (2013) * "We Are the Water" (2015) * "Sunlight In A Snowstorm" (2015)Coliseum Release "Sunlight In A Snowstorm" Video
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References

External links

* * Hardcore punk groups from Kentucky Musical groups from Louisville, Kentucky 2003 establishments in Kentucky Deathwish Inc. artists Musical groups established in 2003 Musical groups disestablished in 2015 Temporary Residence Limited artists Level Plane Records artists Relapse Records artists {{Louisville-stub