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GRIM COLOSSUS - Unhallowed Blasphemies
Available Nov 28 on all streaming services - Grim Colossus returns with Unhallowed Blasphemies, a four-track descent into Lovecraft’s psychic rot. The approach is direct with slow, heavy structures, a monochrome palette, and vocals that carry weariness. The one man project has been refining this formula since Where Shadows Dwell, and here the focus sharpens without losing the edge that defines its character.
“The Whisperer” opens with a steady march through isolation and distortion. The narrative follows Lovecraft’s Vermont nightmare, but the delivery avoids nostalgia. The guitars grind in long, deliberate phrases, letting the tension sit without embellishment. It sets the tone of dread as weight.
“Flesh of the Fallen Star” darkens the frame. The track leans into polluted atmosphere with slow bends, decaying chords, and a vocal line that feels submerged. The imagery from The Colour Out of Space fits naturally into the project’s grounded doom style. There’s no rush to escalate here, the degradation unfolds at its own pace.
“Unhallowed Blasphemies” is the EP’s largest piece, and it earns the space. The Cthulhu mythology is handled without grandiosity. Instead, the instrumentation holds a steady, oppressive gait, giving the song a ritualistic pressure. The melodic choices are sparse but shape the track’s momentum without softening it.
“Forever Caught, Forever Lost” closes the release by stepping away from explicit lore. The introspective angle aligns with the project’s core strengths. The guitars widen slightly, and the pacing loosens just enough to pull the emotional focus inward. It’s the most human moment on the record, it lands direct & clean.
Unhallowed Blasphemies is a disciplined work. No excess, no ornamental drama, just focused doom shaped by isolation, dread, and a clearly defined creative identity.
10/10
Words by Fuego Casa
In collaboration with Headbangers Australia