I can’t say it better than Ryan Patterson (from Instagram):
Our first album was released on Level-Plane in June 2004 and reissued by Deathwish in 2014. It marked the beginning of our journey and holds a special place in our history and hearts. Unfortunately, the drums were buried in the original mix and the album didn’t quite portray an accurate representation of Coliseum at that time. Now, twenty years after its original release, I have remixed the album in the hopes of shining a light on the entire band, particularly our original drummer, my cousin Matt Jaha, who passed away in April 2020. Now that Coliseum is back after a nearly nine-year hiatus, it’s even more poignant and important to give this special album a new 20th anniversary remix, remaster, and reissue. It will again feature John Dyer Baizley’s wonderful interpretation of the original cover art. Huge thanks for Dan and Equal Vision Records for their support and hard work on this project. It will be released on Nov. 21, 2024. We are also overjoyed to announce our return to Europe! In the short time we have available, we will be coming to select cities in Europe, Scandinavia, and the UK in Nov./Dec. Massive love to Alex and Swamp Booking for encouraging us to make this tour happen.
But first, see you in Chicago on Sat., Sep. 14!
COLISEUM 20th Anniversary Shows: Sep 14, 2024 – Chicago IL – Empty Bottle Nov 28, 2024 – Ghent BE – Asgaard Nov 29, 2024 – Vienna AT – Arena Nov 30, 2024 – Prague CZ – Punctum Dec 1, 2024 – Oslo NO – Vaterland Dec 2, 2024 – Stockholm SE – Hus 7 Dec 3, 2024 – London UK – New Cross Inn
Rodan’s debut full-length Rusty hit 30 years old back in April. To celebrate, Touch and Go Records is looking back and releasing a new limited edition LP. There’s only going to be 1000 copies available, and it’ll be released on October 25th, 2024. However, preorders are up now, so get em while they’re available.
At LDB earlier this year, a lot of people noticed that there was a Louder Than Life table out in the lobby. Of course, this prompted a bit of speculation. Well, wonder no longer as we now have a 4-show hybrid event. Set during Louder Than Life, Louder Than LDB will kick off much, much smaller hardcore shows around town during LTL featuring some bands playing LTL and more. Considering how much of the LTL audience is older and from out of town, this is a great way to get some of these bands in front of the more active younger audiences as all shows are way cheaper and all ages.
Presale tickets can be signed up for at https://www.louderthanldb.com/ and available with code starting at Noon on Thursday, August 15th. Regular tickets will be on sale soon afterwards. These shows are likely going to sell out, so get on it quick if you are interested.
Split Intentions is teaming up with Truth In Action records to put out their first cassette. Truth In Action is out of the Columbus, OH area, and you can flood their webstore with preorders now. For those not able to grab a copy, the new EP will be streaming on September 2nd.